A novel two-step method to prepare fine-grained SiC/Al-Mg-Sc-Zr nanocomposite: Processing, microstructure and mechanical properties

• Main Authors: Huang, Guoqiang, Wu, Jie, Hou, Wentao, Luqman Hakim, Ahmad Shah, Midawi, Abdelbaset R. H., Cao, Fujun, Gerlich, Adrian, Shen, Yifu, Meng, Fanqiang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33716/1/A%20novel%20two-step%20method%20to%20prepare%20fine-grained%20SiC%20Al-Mg-Sc-Zr%20nanocomposite%3B%20Processing%2C%20microstructure%20and%20mechanical%20properties.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33716/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.141764; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.141764

In this study, a novel two-step method consisting of powder metallurgy (PM) and subsequent friction stir processing (FSP) was used for preparing SiC/Al-Mg-Sc-Zr nanocomposites integrating multiple beneficial microstructural factors, including high densification, uniform distribution of SiC nanoparti...