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Influence of Electromagnetic Ultrasound Dual Field Coupling In Situ Synthesis of (ZrB2 + Al3Zr)/AA6016 Composites on the Structure and Properties

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The Al–K2ZrF6–KBF4 system, (ZrB2 + Al3Zr)/AA6016 aluminum matrix composites were successfully synthesized in situ under different external fields, and ZrB2 + Al3Zr dual-phase reinforced particles were successfully synthesized in the composites by XRD. The morphology of the dual-phase particles was observed by SEM and EDS, and it was found that the primary function of the external ultrasonic field was to break the grain clusters and reduce the particle size; the position of the external magnetic field was to promote the in-situ reaction and improve the synthesis rate of the particles. The acoustic-magnetic coupling can play the role of two external areas at the same time. Through the hardness test, tensile test, friction and wear test, the experimental results show that the ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the composite material under the action of acoustic-magnetic coupling are 181.4 MPa and 24.5%, an increase of 51.3% and 102.5% over the same period of last year; the microhardness of the material under the action of acoustic-magnetic coupling increased to 71.9 HV, an increase of 43.8% compared with the matrix. The grains of the material through the acoustic-magnetic collar is more refined, with a size of 74.2 μm, and the dimensions of ZrB2 and Al3Zr are smaller. A single ultrasonic field reduces the particle size, increasing the friction coefficient and reducing the wear resistance; a single magnetic field promotes the synthesis of particles, increases the number of particles, and improves the wear resistance to a certain extent. The effects of magnetic field and ultrasonic coupling on the distribution and morphology of composites and their properties were investigated.

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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.52071158, U20A20274, U1664254.

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Jiao, L., Wang, Z., Zhao, Y. et al. Influence of Electromagnetic Ultrasound Dual Field Coupling In Situ Synthesis of (ZrB2 + Al3Zr)/AA6016 Composites on the Structure and Properties. Inter Metalcast 17, 1736–1753 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40962-022-00893-8

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