Enhanced micro-vibration sensitive high-damping capacity and mechanical strength achieved in Al matrix composites reinforced with garnet-like lithium electrolyte

Abstract

A novel micro-vibration sensitive-type high-damping Al matrix composites reinforced with Li_7−xLa₃Zr_2−xNb_xO₁₂ (LLZNO, x = 0.25) was designed and prepared using an advanced spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique. The damping capacity and mechanical properties of LLZNO/Al composites (LLZNO content: 0–40 wt.%) were found to be greatly improved by the LLZNO addition. The maximum damping capacity and the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of LLZNO/Al composite can be respectively up to 0.033 and 101.2 MPa in the case of 20 wt.% LLZNO addition. The enhancement of damping and mechanical properties of the composites was ascribed to the intrinsic high-damping capacity and strengthening effects of hard LLZNO particulate. This investigation provides a new insight to sensitively suppress micro-vibration of payloads in the aerospace environment.

Keywords

high-damping materials / micro-vibration sensitivity / LLZNO/Al metal matrix composites / mechanical property

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51401203, 11274309, 11274305, and 11374299).

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