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Publications in Scientific Journals:

G. Requena, H.P. Degischer, E. Marks, E. Boller:
"Microtomographic study of the evolution of microstructure during creep of an AlSi12CuMgNi alloy reinforced with Al2O3 short fibres";
Materials Science and Engineering A, 487 (2008), Issue 1-2; 99 - 107.



English abstract:
The evolution of the microstructure during creep of an AlSi12CuMgNi alloy with 15 vol% of Al2O3 short fibres is investigated by means of synchrotron microtomography. The results reveal a change of the morphology of the hybrid reinforcement composed by the eutectic-Si, the short fibres and the intermetallic particles. This change takes place due to the diffusion induced coarsening of Si and a coarsening of the intermetallic particles. The interconnectivity of the hybrid reinforcement increases during long-term creep exposure reaching a degree of almost full interconnectivity after 6400 h of creep. The analysis of creep damage during secondary creep stage shows an increase of void volume fraction by a factor 2, while the number of voids per volume remains practically constant (void sizes larger than 8 voxels were analysed). An analysis of the voids´ location indicates that pores generated during processing of the composite grow, but no new pores are produced during the primary and secondary creep stages.

Keywords:
Short-fibre composites; Creep; Microtomography; Hybrid reinforcement; Damage mechanisms


"Official" electronic version of the publication (accessed through its Digital Object Identifier - DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.10.016

Electronic version of the publication:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TXD-4PX7B6Y-1&_user=103677&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000007978&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=103677&md5=191c60c9099b7ecd3d278d16a93b8651


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