Microstructural and mechanical properties of Al–SiO2 nanocomposite foams produced by an ultrasonic technique

Effect of nano-clay addition and heat-treatment on tensile and stress-controlled low-cycle fatigue behaviors of aluminum-silicon alloy: Effect of nano-clay addition and heat-treatment

“…However, it was demonstrated quantitatively in the previous research [16] that the content of these phases and their sizes in AlSi-N_T6 were lower than the base AlSi alloys. Lower content and size of intermetallic phases were reported to cause better fatigue performance [45][46]. To study the material microstructures more accurately, the FE-SEM images were depicted in Fig.…”

“…Particle agglomerations and micro-porosities were characteristic features of nano-composites. Their formation was inevitable during the processing of such materials; however, it was reported that nano-composites processed by the compo-casting method [49], the ultrasonic cavitation [46], and the extrusion after casting [50] offered lower agglomerations and porosities content in comparison to the stir-casting method. It had been observed in Figs.…”

Al/SiCNP and Al/SiCNP/X nanocomposites fabrication and properties: A review

“…Researchers have developed composites based on the cost, availability, and properties of the reinforcement particles. The ceramic reinforcements such as silica (SiO 2 ), 17 titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ), 18 alumina (Al 2 O 3 ), 19 titanium carbide (TiC), 20 boron carbide (B 4 C), 21 graphite (Gr), 22 carbon nanotube (CNT), 23 silicon carbide (SiCp), 24 aluminium nitride (AlN), 25 silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ), 26 titanium nitride (TiN), 27 boron nitride (BN), 28 titanium diboride (TiB 2 ), 29 tungsten trioxide (WO 3 ), 30 and tungsten carbide (WC) 31 are few particulates studied by various researchers, but silicon carbide was mostly used as primary reinforcement for fabrication of aluminium nanocomposites. Salehi et al 17 fabricated aluminium reinforced SiO 2 nanocomposites by varying the weight percentage of reinforcement through ultrasonic assisted stir casting technique.…”

“…Microstructure of SiO 2 reinforced aluminium nanocomposite after Salehi et al 17 with permission from Elsevier.…”

“…Research reported in the literature on properties of different nano ceramic reinforcements [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. …”