摘要:
Aluminium-based metal matrix composites were synthesized from Al-TiO
2-Gr powder mixtures using the powder metallurgy technique and their forming characteristics were studied during cold upsetting. Green cylindrical compacts of pure Al, Al-5wt%TiO
2, Al-5wt%TiO
2-2wt%Gr, and Al-5wt%TiO
2-4wt%Gr were made using a 400-kN hydraulic press equipped with suitable punch and die and by sintering at (590 ± 10)℃ for 3 h. Cold upset forging tests were carried out, the true axial stress (
σz), the true hoop stress (
σθ), and the true hydrostatic stress (
σm) were evaluated and, their behavior against the true axial strain (
ɛz) was also analyzed. It is observed that the addition of 5wt% TiO
2 into the Al matrix increases
σz,
σθ, and
σm. The addition of both TiO
2 and Gr reinforcements reduces the densification and deformation characteristics of the sintered preforms during cold upsetting. Microstructure analyses of the as-sintered and cold upset forged specimens also were carried out to substantiate the experimental results.