Table of Contents
Preface v
List of contributing authors José Miguel Molina Jordá xi
1 Metal matrix composites for thermal management 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Composite materials for thermal management 3
1.2.1 Liquid infiltration 4
1.2.2 Powder metallurgy 5
1.3 Design and modeling of metal matrix composites for electronics 6
1.3.1 Volume fraction of ceramic phase 6
1.3.2 Thermal conductivity 8
1.3.3 Coefficient of thermal expansion 9
1.4 Families of advanced metal matrix composite materials for electronics 9
1.4.1 SiC-based composites 11
1.4.2 Carbon-based composites 18
1.4.3 Diamond-based composites 26
1.5 The future of metal matrix composites in electronics 30
References 31
2 Recent research and developments on the mechanical behavior of CNT-reinforced metal matrix composites Nuno Silvestre 39
2.1 Introduction 39
2.2 CNT-Al composites 43
2.3 CNT-Co composites 55
2.4 CNT-Cu composites 57
2.5 CNT-Fe composites 61
2.6 CNT-Mg composites 63
2.7 CNT-Ni composites 67
2.8 CNT-Ti composites 71
2.9 Concluding remarks 74
References 75
3 Novel preparation and mechanical properties of in situ synthesized (TiB+La2O3)/TiNbTaZr composites Yue Li Xiaoxing Cheng Liqiang Wang Weijie Lu Jining Qin Fan Zhang Di Zhang 81
3.1 Introduction 81
3.1.1 The application of rare earth elements in β titanium alloys 81
3.1.2 The influence of rare earth elements in titanium alloys 81
3.1.3 Biosafety of rare earth elements 81
3.2 Materials preparation and experimental procedures 84
3.2.1 Materials preparation 84
3.2.2 Experimental procedures 84
3.3 Results and discussions 85
3.3.1 Phase analysis 85
3.3.2 Thermodynamic analysis 85
3.3.3 Microstructure analysis 87
3.3.4 Micro structure of reinforcements 89
3.3.5 Analysis of the solidification mechanism 91
3.3.6 Superelasticity 92
3.3.7 In situ characterization of microstructure 95
3.3.8 Mechanical properties 97
3.4 Conclusions 99
References 100
4 Microstructure formation of particle-reinforced metal matrix composite coatings produced by thermal spraying Dina V. Dudina Igor S. Batraev Vladimir Yu. Ulianitsky 103
4.1 Particle-reinforced MMC coatings formed ex situ by thermal spraying of powder mixtures and composite particles 104
4.2 MMC coatings with reinforcing particles formed in situ during thermal spraying 108
4.3 Design of particle-reinforced MMC coatings using flexible variation of spraying parameters in computer-controlled detonation spraying 110
4.4 Post-spray treatment of MMC coatings 116
References 120
5 Fabrication of Al-metal matrix composites by liquid stirring technique Alakesh Manna 123
5.1 Introduction 123
5.2 Fabrication of Aluminium metal matrix composites 125
5.2.1 Fabrication of the stirring arrangement 126
5.2.2 Mold-making and preparation of the mold cavity 127
5.2.3 Estimation of raw materials for Al/5, 10, 15 wt.% reinforced MMC casting 128
5.2.4 Experimental procedure 129
5.3 Physical, chemical and mechanical properties of stir cast samples 129
5.3.1 Physical property of stir cast samples 129
5.3.2 Mechanical properties of stir cast samples 130
5.3.3 Analysis of the reinforced weight fraction 131
5.3.4 Microstructural characterization 131
5.4 Optimization of stir casting parameters for Al/15 wt.% SiC-MMC 135
5.4.1 S/N Ratio for micro-hardness of prepared Al/15 wt.% SiC-MMC 135
5.4.2 ANOVA for micro hardness of prepared Al/15 wt.% SiC-MMC 136
5.4.3 Mathematical model for micro hardness of prepared Al/15 wt.% SiC-MMC 137
5.4.4 S/N Ratio for tensile strength of prepared Al/15 wt.% SiC-MMC 137
5.4.5 ANOVA for tensile strength of prepared Al/15 wt.% SiC-MMC 138
5.4.6 Mathematical model for tensile strength of prepared Al/15 wt.% SiC-MMC 138
5.5 Conclusion 139
References 139
6 Material removal processes for metal matrix composites Inderdeep Singh Saurabh Chaitanya Ravinder Kumar 141
6.1 Introduction 141
6.2 Conventional machining processes 142
6.2.1 Turning of PMMCs 143
6.2.2 Milling of PMMCs 144
6.2.3 Drilling of PMMCs 145
6.3 Unconventional machining of MMCs 146
6.3.1 Electrochemical machining of PMMCs 148
6.3.2 Electric discharge machining of PMMCs 150
6.3.3 Ultrasonic machining of PMMCs 153
6.4 Conclusion 155
References 155
7 An investigation into machining Al/SiC metal matrix composites Vijayan Krishnaraj 159
7.1 Milling of metal matrix composites 159
7.1.1 Introduction 159
7.1.2 Experimental procedure 161
7.1.3 Results and discussion 163
7.2 Summary 169
7.3 Drilling of metal matrix composites 170
7.3.1 Introduction 170
7.3.2 Experimental setup and procedure 171
7.3.3 Results and discussion 172
7.3.4 Summary 176
References 176
8 Application of response surface method and desirability function for the optimization of machining parameters of hybrid metal matrix (Al/SiC/Al2O3) composites 179
8.1 Introduction 179
8.2 Materials and methods 180
8.2.1 Fabrication of hybrid metal matrix composites 180
8.2.2 Machining experiment 182
8.3 Modeling and optimization 184
8.3.1 Modeling of machining parameters using the response surface method 185
8.3.2 Optimization of machining parameters using the desirability function approach (DFA) 185
8.4 Results and discussion 187
8.5 Conclusions 197
References 198
Index 201
