简介:Inthisstudy,Almatrixcompositesreinforcedby7.5and15vol.%B4CparticlesandalsomonolithicAl(AlwithouttheB4Cparticles)wereproducedbywetattritionmillingandsubsequenthotforwardextrusionprocesses.Themicrostructureofthecomposites,evaluatedbyscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),showedthattheB4CparticleswereproperlydistributedintheAlmatrix.MechanicalpropertiesoftheAI/B4CcompositesandmonolithicAlwereinvestigatedbytensile,wearandhardnesstests.TheresultsrevealedthatwithincreasingcontentofB4Cparticles,thetensilestrengthandmicrohardnessofcompositesincreasedbuttheelongationdecreased.Inaddition,thetensilestrengthandmicrohardnessofcompositesampleswerehigherthanthoseofmonolithicAl.ThedensitymeasurementsrevealedthatthedensityofcompositesdecreasedwithincreasingcontentoftheB4Cparticles.