Abstract
The thermal expansion behaviors of AZ91D alloy and Al18B4O33 whisker (w)-AZ91D fabricated by different techniques were investigated at 30-300 °C. The results indicate that these behaviors were greatly influenced by extrusion forming, which reduced the coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) of AZ91D and Al18B4O33w-AZ91D and resulted in negative strain. The residual stresses could be eliminated by thermal cycling. The CTE of the whisker-reinforced composites could be predicted accurately by micromechanical modelling.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 512-515 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2009 |
Keywords
- Extrusion
- Modelling
- Residual stresses
- Whisker-reinforced composites