Al/TiB2-SiC composites were prepared based on TiB2-SiC porous ceramic preforms. The advantages of this work characterized by the in-situ synthesized TiB2 in preforms which directly formed interconnected pores as well skeletons during one-step sintering. By controlling volume fraction, it is possible to tailor preform structures so determine and mechanical properties composites. with 20 vol% add...

Competition overview: Entrants to the Young Stress Analyst (YSA) competition were invited to submit 1000 word summaries of their work. The submissions were reviewed by an expert panel and four finalists were selected and invited to attend the 10 th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics. The YSA 2015 finalists will present their papers in a plenary session on Wednesday 2 nd Septembe...

In this research work, the possibility of semi industrial production of Al-TiB2 and Al-ZrB2 composites, using reactive slag in a flame furnace have been investigated. For this purpose, commercial pure aluminum and powder mixture of TiO2 (ZrO2) , KBF4 and Na3AlF6 were used. The results showed that using a proper ratio of slag forming materials as well as proper amounts of the above-mentioned com...

In this research work, the possibility of semi industrial production of Al-TiB2 and Al-ZrB2 composites, using reactive slag in a flame furnace have been investigated. For this purpose, commercial pure aluminum and powder mixture of TiO2 (ZrO2) , KBF4 and Na3AlF6 were used. The results showed that using a proper ratio of slag forming materials as well as proper amounts of the above-mentioned com...

Gibbs free-energy calculations based on density functional theory have been used to determine the possible source of failure of boron carbide just above the Hugoniot elastic limit (HEL). A range of B4C polytypes is found to be stable at room pressure. The energetic barrier for shock amorphization of boron carbide is by far the lowest for the B12(CCC) polytype, requiring only 6 GPa approximately...

In this study, to evaluate the effect of boron carbide (B4C) addition on wear performance aluminum (Al), Al6061 and 5, 10, 20 vol.% B4C/Al6061 composites were manufactured using stir casting hot rolling processes. B4C particles randomly dispersed during process; then, arranged in direction a process further improve dispersion resistance composites. Furthermore, continuous interfacial layer betw...