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Composite Interfaces Volume 28, 2021 - Issue 2
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Research Article

Role of layered structure in ductility improvement of Ti-B4C/Al composite fabricated by pulse current sintering

H. S. Chena College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR China;b Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-based Materials, Taiyuan, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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W. X. Wangb Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-based Materials, Taiyuan, PR China;c College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR ChinaView further author information
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H. H. Niec College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR ChinaView further author information
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T. M. Sunc College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR ChinaView further author information
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T. Yanga College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR ChinaView further author information
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J. Zhoud Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Behrend College, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, PA, USAView further author information
Pages 115-127 | Received 22 Nov 2019, Accepted 07 Feb 2020, Published online: 17 Feb 2020
 
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ABSTRACT

In this study, a novel structure of layered Ti-B4C/AA6061 composite with different B4C particles contents was designed and fabricated by pulse current sintering, and its microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. It is found that the heterogeneous interface bonds well without voids and cracks and the B4C particles exhibit a homogenous distribution in AA6061matrix. The intermetallic compounds (TixAly) are observed with a thickness of about 1.5 μm between Ti and B4C/AA6061 layers. The yield strength, ultimate tensile strength and elongation to fracture of the layered Ti-B4C/AA6061 composite are obviously enhanced. In addition, the Ti layers and the B4C particles embedded in the matrix play an important role in strengthening mechanisms of the layered composite, and the crack propagation is constrained by layered structure.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work is supported by ‘National Natural science Foundation of China’(Grant Nos. 51805358 and 51775366), ‘Postdoctoral science Foundation of China’ (Grant No. 2018M631773) and ‘Shanxi Province Science Foundation for Youths of China’(Grant No. 201801D221122).

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