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High-Frequency Induction Heated Synthesis and Consolidation of Nanostructured Al-TaC Composite and Its Mechanical
Na-Ra Park1, Hae-Cheol Jeong2, In-Jin Shon2
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
The significance of Al matrix composites reinforced with metal carbide having low density and very high hardness increases in order to reduce CO₂ emissions and improve the efficiency of energy in automobile and transportation industries. Nanopowder mixture of Ta and Al₄C₃ were fabricated by high energy ball milling. Highly dense nanostructured 4Al-3TaC composite was consolidated by high-frequency induction heated sintering within one min from the mechanically activated nanopowder mixture of Ta and Al₄C₃ under the 80 MPa pressure. The microstructure, sintering behavior and mechanical properties (hardness and fracture toughness) were evaluated using FE-SEM and Vickers hardness tester.
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