采用搅拌摩擦加工(FSP)方法在Al基体中添加微米级Ni粉及(Ni+La_2O_3)混合粉末,制备Ni/Al及(Ni+La_2O_3)/Al复合材料。采用SEM、EDS及XRD对复合区微观结构及相组成进行分析,采用室温拉伸试验对Ni/Al、(Ni+La_2O_3)/Al复合材料力学性能进行了测试。结果表明:Ni/Al复合材料中主要成分为Al、Al3Ni和Ni粉团聚物,Ni粉团聚物尺寸粗大,形貌呈壳-核结构,核为团聚的Ni,壳为Al3Ni增强相层;La_2O_3对Al-Ni原位反应有较大影响,能够强化Al-Ni原位反应,生成更多增强相;La_2O_3阻碍了Ni粉的相互吸附和聚拢行为,从而减少了团聚现象;(Ni+La_2O_3)/Al复合材料的抗拉强度可以达到186 MPa,与Al基体(抗拉强度72 MPa)、纯Al FSP(抗拉强度90 MPa)、Ni/Al复合材料(抗拉强度144 MPa)相比,其抗拉强度分别提高了158%、107%、29%。
Ni/Al and(Ni+La_2O_3)/Al composites were fabricated by adding micron Ni powder and(Ni+La_2O_3)mixed powder to the Al matrix with means of the friction stir processing.The microstructures and phase composition of the composite zone were analyzed by SEM,EDS and XRD.Mechanical properties of Ni/Al and(Ni+La_2O_3)/Al composites were tested by tensile test at room temperature.Results show that Ni/Al composites are mainly composed of Al,Al3 Ni and agglomerates of Ni powder,the size of agglomerates of Ni powder is very coarse and the morphology is core-shell structure.The core is composed of agglomerated Ni,the shell is composed of the reinforced phase layer of Al3Ni;La_2O_3reinforces Al-Ni in-situ reaction to produce more reinforced phase;La_2O_3reduces the agglomeration of Ni powder by retarding the mutual adsorption and aggregated behavior of Ni powder;The tensile strength of(Ni+La_2O_3)/Al composites can reach 186 MPa.Compared with the Al matrix(tensile strength is 72 MPa),the FSPed Al(tensile strength is 90 MPa)and Ni/Al composites(tensile strength is144 MPa),the tensile strength of(Ni+La_2O_3)/Al composites has increased by 158%,107% and 29%respectively.