WonJun Lee, HoJun Hwang, HyeongJo Kim, CheolHong Park, SunChul Huh and WonJo Park*
The Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, vol. 26, no. 8, pp.2627-2630, 2012

Abstract : "With the rapid development of aerospace and automobile industries, there is an increasing need for structural materials with excellent mechanical properties such as can be used at high temperatures. Aluminum matrix composite have attracted much attention because of its excellent performance, particularly the existence of the high temperature resistance inter-metallic compounds. Aluminum-based composites with inter-metallic compounds have been studied recently. In this study, Ni-Cr porous preform is reinforcement when Al-alloy (AC8A) is base metal and Ni-Cr/AC8A composites were manufactured under low pressure infiltration limited to the maximum of 0.5 Mpa at 700oC, 750oC, 800oC and 850oC, respectively. The microstructure and phase composition of the composites were evaluated by optical microscope, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electro-probe micro analyzer (EPMA), intermetallic compounds Al3Ni and CrSi were found as newly formed phases in the composites. In addition, Vickers hardness of Ni-Cr composites was also tested."

Keyword : Metal matrix composites; Inter-metallic compounds; Low pressure infiltration; Microstructure; Hardness