Interface reactions and fracture behaviour of fibre-reinforced Mg/Al alloys

verfasst von
A. Feldhoff, E. Pippel, J. Woltersdorf
Abstract

In the composite system carbon fibre/magnesium alloy the interface reactivity was varied over a wide range by adding different amounts of the alloying element aluminium (alloys: AM20, AZ91) and by using carbon fibres of different surface properties (fibres: M40J, T300J). The structure and composition of interlayers in these composites down to the atomic scale as well as their effect on the mechanical properties were studied systematically by the combination of high-voltage electron microscopy, high-resolution electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and electron energy-loss spectroscopy with scanning electron microscope in situ bending tests. As resulting microstructure and nanochemistry correlate with the micromechanical fracture behaviour of the metal matrix composites, the interface reactivity can be used as a parameter governing the composite properties. In addition to precipitates of aluminium carbide, strongly influencing the fracture behaviour, there are also graphitic carbon ribbons and layers of nanocrystalline magnesium oxide at the fibre/matrix interface. Increasing the reactivity of the composite system, three characteristic modes of fracture behaviour are observed: single fibre pullout, bundle fracture (the optimum composite) and brittle failure.

Organisationseinheit(en)
Institut für Physikalische Chemie und Elektrochemie
Externe Organisation(en)
Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik
Typ
Artikel
Journal
Journal of microscopy
Band
185
Seiten
122-131
Anzahl der Seiten
10
ISSN
0022-2720
Publikationsdatum
1997
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Pathologie und Forensische Medizin, Histologie
Elektronische Version(en)
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.d01-611.x (Zugang: Unbekannt)