Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2002, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (6): 531-537 .

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PARTICLES ANALYSIS OF Al2O3 PARTICLE REINFORCED ZL202 MATRIX COMPOSITES PREPARED BY IN-SITU REACTION

X.H. Yan, S.C. Sun, Z.Y. Jiang   

  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu 212013, China
  • Received:2002-06-05 Revised:2002-04-16 Online:2002-12-25 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: X.H. Yan

Abstract: ZL202 matrix composite reinforced by Al2 Os particles was prepared by combining in-situ reaction and casting techniques. Particles' size in the composites was from 1 to 5microns in diameter. X-ray diffraction analysis verified that the reinforcing particleswere δ-Al2 O3 which belong to γ-Al2Oa series. The wetting angle between matrix andreinforcement was less than 90°. Energy spectrum analysis indicated that the reactionin bell cover pressing process took place not so completely as in flouring stir process.When the reaction was finished, the matrix was still ZL202 alloy in both processes.

Key words: metal matrix composites, in-situ reaction, particles