Simulation and Experimental Mechanical Properties of SiCn/2024 Al Alloy Co-Continuous Composites

Abstract

The experimental and numerical simulations of mechanical properties of co-continuous composites SiCn/Al produced by infiltration of SiC preforms with melted 2024 Al alloy using Solidwork2012 Simulation code were carried out. The results showed that ultimate tensile strengths of SiCn/Al up to 410 MPa at a failure strain of up to 0.7% without any heat treatment. The compression strength was up to 710 MPa with 2% strain to failure. The composites show an excellent resistance to high cycle fatigue. Fatigue life for specimen was 4.5×105 cycles for 250 MPa while R=-1.0, and 4.9×105 cycles for 164 MPa while R=-0.05. Simulated data shows there is different mechanical behavior between SiC structs and Al matrix, difference of elasticity modulus of two constituents occasion difference of generated deflection, Al has taken place large deformation; Due to structural characteristic of SiC, the force on each rib affects other adjacent rib, Al and SiC restrict each other to prevent from producing the strain.