Centrifugal gel casting of graded Al2O3-Ni composites using 2-carboxyethyl acrylate

• Autorzy: Zygmuntowicz Justyna , Tańska Joanna , Wiecińska Paulina , Piotrkiewicz Paulina , Konopka Katarzyna , Szafran Mikołaj , Wachowski Marcin , Szachogłuchowicz Ireneusz , Michalski Bartosz , Kaszuwara Waldemar

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DOI

10.2478/adms-2025-0017

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study presents the fabrication and characterization of functionally graded Al2O3-Ni ceramic-metal composites using centrifugal gel casting with 2-carboxyethyl acrylate (CEA) as the monomer. Two Series of composites were produced under different centrifugal conditions to investigate their influence on nickel distribution, microstructure, and mechanical performance. The CEA-based gel system enabled the formation of dense green bodies with improved phase dispersion and sintering behavior. Microstructural analysis revealed that lower rotational speed and longer casting time (2500 rpm, 110 min) led to a more uniform radial distribution of nickel particles and reduced agglomeration. This microstructural improvement resulted in significantly higher compressive strength (1620 kN) compared to the faster cast series (977 kN). Digital image correlation confirmed more distributed strain fields and delayed fracture in the optimized samples. These findings demonstrate that casting parameters and monomer chemistry can be effectively tailored to engineer dense, robust, and gradient-structured ceramic–metal composites for high-performance applications.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

functionally graded materials; Al2O3-Ni composites; centrifugal gel casting; 2-carboxyethyl acrylate; ceramic-metal composites

PL

funkcjonalne materiały gradientowe; kompozyty Al2O3-Ni; odlewanie żelowe; akrylan; kompozyty ceramiczno-metalowe

• Wydawca: Politechnika Gdańska
• Czasopismo: Advances in Materials Science
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 25, nr 3(85)
• Strony: 85--103
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 44 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

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Zygmuntowicz Justyna

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw, Poland

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Tańska Joanna

• Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

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Wiecińska Paulina

• Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

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Piotrkiewicz Paulina

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw, Poland

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Konopka Katarzyna

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw, Poland

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Szafran Mikołaj

• Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

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Wachowski Marcin

• Military University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Warsaw, Poland

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Szachogłuchowicz Ireneusz

• Military University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Warsaw, Poland

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Michalski Bartosz

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw, Poland

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Kaszuwara Waldemar

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw, Poland

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