TY - JOUR
T1 - Microstructure of a carbon fiber-reinforced aluminum matrix composite fabricated by spark plasma sintering in various pulse conditions
AU - Lalet, Grégory
AU - Kurita, Hiroki
AU - Miyazaki, Takamichi
AU - Kawasaki, Akira
AU - Silvain, Jean François
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the French ‘‘Délagation Générale pour l’Armement,’’ the ‘‘Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,’’ and the ‘‘Global COE Program ‘‘Materials Intergration (International Center of Education and Research), To-hoku University,’’ MEXT, Japan’’ for financial support.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Carbon fiber-reinforced aluminum composites were produced by spark plasma sintering in various pulse conditions. The pulse condition of spark plasma sintering affected the aluminum particle boundaries and aluminum/carbon fiber interfaces; the different fracture morphologies of aluminum oxide were observed on aluminum particles and interfacial aluminum carbide formation. We demonstrated the control of the quantity of aluminum carbide crystals by the alteration of pulse conditions. Finally, we propose the mechanism of local temperature increase in the spark plasma sintering process.
AB - Carbon fiber-reinforced aluminum composites were produced by spark plasma sintering in various pulse conditions. The pulse condition of spark plasma sintering affected the aluminum particle boundaries and aluminum/carbon fiber interfaces; the different fracture morphologies of aluminum oxide were observed on aluminum particles and interfacial aluminum carbide formation. We demonstrated the control of the quantity of aluminum carbide crystals by the alteration of pulse conditions. Finally, we propose the mechanism of local temperature increase in the spark plasma sintering process.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10853-014-8032-7
DO - 10.1007/s10853-014-8032-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84895057896
SN - 0022-2461
VL - 49
SP - 3268
EP - 3275
JO - Journal of Materials Science
JF - Journal of Materials Science
IS - 8
ER -