A fruitful combination of powder metallurgy and the mechanical alloying route is one of the most promising process for producing advanced Cu-based nanocomposites. In this study, three different material systems, namely, pure copper (Cu), 5 wt% Cr reinforced Cu matrix composites, and 1 wt% Y2O3 reinforced Cu-Cr matrix nan-composites were synthesized by ball milling method at different milling times. The influence of different ball milling times (0.5, 2, and 4 h) and different types of reinforcements (Cr and Y2O3) on the powder and sintered parts properties were thoroughly analyzed with a holistic approach. The milled powders were then consolidated using a cold press followed by a liquid phase sintering process. Results revealed that the Cr and Y2O3 particles were fractionally dispersed and imbedded in the ductile Cu matrix with respect to increasing milling time. Milling for 4 h of Cu-Cr-2O3 powders produced the lowest level of particle size (28 μm) with reduced and flattened and uniformly distributed reinforcement phases due to intense plastic deformation induced shearing effect and dominant powder-ball-jar collisions. Besides, the ball milling process of the same powders concluded a decrement of crystallite size to 35 nm in concomitant with an increase of lattice strain and dislocation density ⁓ % 0.3 and 0.8×1015 line/m2 , respectively. Brinell hardness of the sample produced by these powders increased from 39 to 95 HB. A ⁓%145 striking increase of hardness could be attributed to the strong hindrance of high-dense dislocations triggered by several concurrent strengthening mechanisms. Nevertheless, relative density results of sintered samples revealed that the addition of Cr and Y2O3 along with increasing milling time deteriorated the density due to the higher hardness and brittleness of milled powders and accompanying worsened compressibility and sinterability. The source of noticed differences between hardness and density results were discussed within the process-structure-performance framework.
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The combination of powder metallurgy and ball milling method has been widely regarded as the most beneficial route for producing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-reinforced aluminum matrix composites. In this study, the effects of different milling times (1, 2, 4, and 8 h) on the structural, morphological, and crystallographic properties of MWCNTs-reinforced Al7075 composite powders were characterized by particle size analyzer, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). After the morphological and structural characterization of the milled powders, the microstructural and mechanical properties of the hot-pressed composites were evaluated using an optical microscope, SEM, density, and Brinell hardness measurements. Considering milled powder characterization, the MWCNTs were gradually distributed and embedded within the matrix as the milling time increased. Milling for 8 h resulted in a minimum level of particle size (11 µm) with shortened and uniformly dispersed CNTs. Brinell hardness of the composite increased from 91 to 237 HB -a ⁓%160 after 8 h of milling. Such a remarkable increment in hardness could be attributed to several concurrent strengthening effects related to dispersion, solution, grain refinement, and Orowan looping mechanisms. However, relative density results revealed that the composite produced by 2 h milled powders exhibited the highest density (%99.96). The observed differences between hardness and density results were ascribed to powders’ deteriorated packing and sintering behavior due to an increment in the hardness of particles and variation in particle size range and morphology, which resulted from following different milling protocols.
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