Influence of B₄C particle size on microstructure and damping capacities of (B₄C+Ti)/Mg composites

Abstract

To study the influence of B₄C particle size on the microstructure and damping capacities of (B₄C+Ti)/Mg composites, in situ reactive infiltration technique was utilized to prepare Mg-matrix composites. The microstructure, produced phases and damping capacities of the composites prepared with different particle size of B₄C were characterized and analyzed. The results show that the reaction between B₄C and Ti tends to be more complete when finer B₄C particle was used to prepare the composites. But the microstructure of the as-prepared composites is more homogenous when B₄C and Ti have similar particle size. The strain-dependent damping capacities of (B₄C+Ti)/Mg composites improve gradually with the increase of strain amplitude, and composites prepared with coarser B₄C particles tend to have higher damping capacities. The temperature-dependent damping capacities improve with increasing the measuring temperatures, and the kind of damping capacities of the composites prepared with 5 B₄C are inferior to those of coarser particles. The dominant damping mechanism for the strain-damping capacity is dislocation damping and plastic zone damping, while that for the temperature-damping capacity is interface damping or grain boundary damping.

Keywords

Mg-matrix composites / in situ reactive infiltration / particle size / microstructure / damping capacity / mechanism

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