Mechanical Properties of Compound-Extruded Aluminium-Matrix Profiles under Quasi-Static Loading Conditions

Abstract:

Compound-extruded unidirectionally reinforced lightweight profiles are a novel class of materials for the realisation of load-bearing structures. They may be fabricated in a flexible and rapid near-net-shape process. The authors present investigations of the reinforcing effect of wires in compound-extruded aluminum profiles under quasi-static tension and compression. In particular, the compounds were characterized by metallographic examinations focusing on the fracture morphology. Furthermore, specimens subject to compression tests were examined using micro computer tomography (µ-CT) and light microscopy (LM). It is shown, that the mechanical properties of wire-reinforced profiles are improved under both positive and negative quasi-static loads in comparison to non-reinforced profiles.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 10)
• Pages: 23-34
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.10.23
• Online since: February 2006
• Authors: Kay André Weidenmann, Eberhard Kerscher, Volker Schulze, Detlef Löhe
• Keywords: Compound Extrusion, Compression Test, Mechanical Property, Structural Materials, Tensile Test

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