Architecture Design Strategies and Strengthening-Toughening Mechanisms of Metal Matrix Composites
Received date: 2022-07-27
Revised date: 2022-08-21
Online published: 2022-09-19
Supported by
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52192592);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52192595);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52171143);National Natural Science Foundation of China(51871149)
The mechanical properties of metal matrix composites depend on not only the content of the reinforcements but also the composite architecture (shape, size, and spatial distribution). This paper focuses on the heterogeneous architecture design of metal matrix composites, including the heterogeneous architecture design of reinforcements and the intrinsic heterogeneous design of the matrix. In addition, it summarizes the development process of scale refinement, size quantification, and structural parameter diversification of metal matrix composite architecture design. The future development direction of architectural composite and the strengthening and toughing design of metal matrix composites based on the energy dissipation theory is also proposed.
Genlian FAN , Zhiqi GUO , Zhanqiu TAN , Zhiqiang LI . Architecture Design Strategies and Strengthening-Toughening Mechanisms of Metal Matrix Composites[J]. Acta Metall Sin, 2022 , 58(11) : 1416 -1426 . DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2022.00355
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