选用Ti-6Al-4V(TC4)钛合金为基体,镀铜碳纤维布为增强相来制备钛合金/碳纤维布复合材料。通过放电等离子烧结法(SPS)对镀铜碳纤维布与钛合金薄片进行叠层烧结,制备钛合金/碳纤维布叠层复合材料,并对其界面形貌、微观组织与力学性能进行表征。结果表明:镀铜碳纤维均匀分布在钛合金/碳纤维布复合材料中,Cu Ti,Cu和少量的TiC沿着纤维和基体的界面分布。钛合金/碳纤维布复合材料具有比钛合金略高的塑性,同时屈服强度和抗压强度与钛合金相比有了明显的提高。碳纤维表面电镀铜对复合材料界面有着重要的影响:(1)显着降低钛合金/碳纤维布复合材料的烧结温度;(2)提高了碳纤维和钛基体之间的润湿性,改善了界面结合,从而提高了钛合金/碳纤维布复合材料的力学性能;(3)有效地抑制TiC脆性相的产生,与未镀铜的碳纤布增强钛复合复合材料相比,镀铜碳纤维布/钛合金复合材料具有更好的塑性。
Using Cu-coated carbon fiber cloth (CFC) as reinforcement and Ti-6Al-4V (TC4) as matrix, the Cu-coated CFC/TC4 composite was fabricated by spark plasma sintering. The interface morphology, phase microstructure, phase distribution and mechanical properties of CFC/TC4 were characterized. Results show that carbon fibers are uniformly distributed in Cu-coated CFC/TC4. CuTi, Cu and trace TiC are distributed along the interface between fibers and matrix. The Cu-coated CFC/TC4 possesses slightly better plasticity than TC4, and the yield strength and compressive strength are obviously enhanced. The electroplated Cu plays important roles: (1) markedly decreasing the sintering temperature of Cu-coated CFC/TC4; (2) significantly improving the wettability and interracial bonding between carbon fibers and TC4 matrix, thus increasing mechanical properties of Cu-coated CFC/TC4; (3) effectively inhibits the excessiving generation of brittle TiC compared with uncoated CFC/TC4 composite, thus maintaining good plasticity of Cu-coated CFC/TC4.