In fabricating magnesium-matrix composites, an easy and cost-effective route is to infiltrate the ceramic preform with molten Mg without any external pressure. However, a rather well wettability of molten Mg with cera...In fabricating magnesium-matrix composites, an easy and cost-effective route is to infiltrate the ceramic preform with molten Mg without any external pressure. However, a rather well wettability of molten Mg with ceramic reinforcement is needed for this process. In order to improve the wettability of the metal melt with ceramic preform during fabricating composites by metal melt infiltration, a simple and viable method has been proposed in this paper where a small amount of metal powder with higher melting point is added to the ceramic preform such that the surface tension of the Mg melt and the liquid-solid interfacial tension could be reduced. By using this method, boron carbide particulate-reinforced magnesium-matrix composites （B4C/Mg） have been successfully fabricated where Ti powder immiscible with magnesium melt was introduced into B4C preform as infiltration inducer. The infiltration ability of molten Mg to the ceramic preform was further studied in association with the processing conditions and the mechanism involved in this process was also analyzed.展开更多
Biodegradable magnesium alloys as new biomedical implant materials have been extensively studied because of their notable biodegradability over traditional bio-inert metals.However,the extreme degradation rate of pure...Biodegradable magnesium alloys as new biomedical implant materials have been extensively studied because of their notable biodegradability over traditional bio-inert metals.However,the extreme degradation rate of pure magnesium leads to the loss of its mechanical integrity before the tissue recovers completely.The solutions to this challenge are as follows:(1)purification,(2)alloying,(3)surface modification,and(4)biodegradable magnesium-matrix composites(BMMCs)synthesis.Owing to the tunability of mechanical properties,the adjustability of degradation rate,and the improvement of biocompatibility,BMMCs reinforced with bioactive reinforcements have promising applications as a new generation of biomedical implants.In this review,the processing methods,Mg matrix,and reinforcement phases of BMMCs are discussed.Moreover,the review comprehensively discusses various BMMCs synthesized thus far,aiming to show the governing aspects of the achieved mechanical properties,corrosion behavior,and biocompatibility.Finally,this paper also discusses the research direction and further development areas for these materials.展开更多
The 42.1 vol. pct TiC/AZ91D magnesium-matrix composites with interpenetrating networks were fabricated by in-situ reactive infiltration process. The compressive creep behavior of as-synthesized composites was investig...The 42.1 vol. pct TiC/AZ91D magnesium-matrix composites with interpenetrating networks were fabricated by in-situ reactive infiltration process. The compressive creep behavior of as-synthesized composites was investigated at temperature ranging from 673 to 723 K under loads of 95-108 MPa. For a comparative purpose,the creep behavior of the monolithic matrix alloy AZ91D was also conducted under loads of 15-55 MPa at 548-598 K. The creep mechanisms were theoretically analyzed based on the power-law relation. The results showed that the creep rates of both TiC/AZ91D composites and AZ91D alloy increase with increasing the temperature and load. The TiC/AZ91D composites possess superior creep resistance as compared with the AZ91D alloy. At deformation temperature below 573 K, the stress exponent n of AZ91D alloy approaches theoretical value of 5, which suggests that the creep process is controlled by dislocation climb. At 598 K, the stress exponentof AZ91D is close to 3, in which viscous non-basal slip deformation plays a key role in the process of creep deformation. However, the case differs from that of AZ91D alloy when the stress exponent n of TiC/AZ91D composites exceeds 9, which shows that there exists threshold stress in the creep process of the composites, similar to other types of composites. The average activation energies for the creep of the AZ91D alloy and TiC/AZ91D composites were calculated to be 144 and 152 k J/mol, respectively. The existence of threshold stress in the creep process of the composites leads to an increase in activation energy for creep.展开更多
基金Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51271051)
文摘In fabricating magnesium-matrix composites, an easy and cost-effective route is to infiltrate the ceramic preform with molten Mg without any external pressure. However, a rather well wettability of molten Mg with ceramic reinforcement is needed for this process. In order to improve the wettability of the metal melt with ceramic preform during fabricating composites by metal melt infiltration, a simple and viable method has been proposed in this paper where a small amount of metal powder with higher melting point is added to the ceramic preform such that the surface tension of the Mg melt and the liquid-solid interfacial tension could be reduced. By using this method, boron carbide particulate-reinforced magnesium-matrix composites （B4C/Mg） have been successfully fabricated where Ti powder immiscible with magnesium melt was introduced into B4C preform as infiltration inducer. The infiltration ability of molten Mg to the ceramic preform was further studied in association with the processing conditions and the mechanism involved in this process was also analyzed.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51574118 and51674118)。
文摘Biodegradable magnesium alloys as new biomedical implant materials have been extensively studied because of their notable biodegradability over traditional bio-inert metals.However,the extreme degradation rate of pure magnesium leads to the loss of its mechanical integrity before the tissue recovers completely.The solutions to this challenge are as follows:(1)purification,(2)alloying,(3)surface modification,and(4)biodegradable magnesium-matrix composites(BMMCs)synthesis.Owing to the tunability of mechanical properties,the adjustability of degradation rate,and the improvement of biocompatibility,BMMCs reinforced with bioactive reinforcements have promising applications as a new generation of biomedical implants.In this review,the processing methods,Mg matrix,and reinforcement phases of BMMCs are discussed.Moreover,the review comprehensively discusses various BMMCs synthesized thus far,aiming to show the governing aspects of the achieved mechanical properties,corrosion behavior,and biocompatibility.Finally,this paper also discusses the research direction and further development areas for these materials.
基金Financial supports from Natural Science Foundation （Grant No. 20032012）；Liaoning Province, China； the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned 0verseas Chinese Scholars；State Education Ministry, China and from the Starting for New Scientific Researchers of Institute of Metal Research （IMR）；Chinese Academy of Sciences （CAS）, are gratefully acknowledged.
文摘The 42.1 vol. pct TiC/AZ91D magnesium-matrix composites with interpenetrating networks were fabricated by in-situ reactive infiltration process. The compressive creep behavior of as-synthesized composites was investigated at temperature ranging from 673 to 723 K under loads of 95-108 MPa. For a comparative purpose,the creep behavior of the monolithic matrix alloy AZ91D was also conducted under loads of 15-55 MPa at 548-598 K. The creep mechanisms were theoretically analyzed based on the power-law relation. The results showed that the creep rates of both TiC/AZ91D composites and AZ91D alloy increase with increasing the temperature and load. The TiC/AZ91D composites possess superior creep resistance as compared with the AZ91D alloy. At deformation temperature below 573 K, the stress exponent n of AZ91D alloy approaches theoretical value of 5, which suggests that the creep process is controlled by dislocation climb. At 598 K, the stress exponentof AZ91D is close to 3, in which viscous non-basal slip deformation plays a key role in the process of creep deformation. However, the case differs from that of AZ91D alloy when the stress exponent n of TiC/AZ91D composites exceeds 9, which shows that there exists threshold stress in the creep process of the composites, similar to other types of composites. The average activation energies for the creep of the AZ91D alloy and TiC/AZ91D composites were calculated to be 144 and 152 k J/mol, respectively. The existence of threshold stress in the creep process of the composites leads to an increase in activation energy for creep.
