| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 188, 2018
5th International Conference of Engineering Against Failure (ICEAF-V 2018)
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| Article Number | 03001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Metallic Materials II: Damage Accumulation, Structural Integrity, Advanced Manufacturing Techniques | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201818803001 | |
| Published online | 07 August 2018 | |
Microstructure and surface degradation of Al reinforced by AlxW intermetallic compounds via different fabrication routes
1
Laboratory of Applied Metallurgy, Department of Materials Engineering, University of Ioannina,
45110
Ioannina,
Greece
2
Applied Engineering and Marine Materials Sector, Hellenic Naval Academy,
18539
Piraeus,
Greece
* Corresponding author: alekatou@cc.uoi.gr
In the present effort, Al-AlxW composites have been prepared by vacuum arc melting (VAM), conventional casting (CAST) and free sintering (PM) with the objective to determine an effective fabrication route in terms of low cost, ease of manufacture and property boosting. The produced Aluminium Matrix Composites (AMCs) contain several types of in-situ aluminides. Their morphology, stoichiometry and distribution strongly depend on the fabrication route. The particulate aluminide reinforcements have a beneficial effect on the wear response of the monolithic matrix. VAM-AMCs show the highest resistance to wear. A wear mechanism is proposed.
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