A dynamic measuring apparatus was developed to investigate the infiltration process of liquid metal into the fibrous preform. 10% （volume fraction） chopped carbon fiber preforms were infiltrated with magnesium alloy under different infiltration pressures. The threshold pressure and flow behavior of liquid metal infiltrating into the preforms were calculated and measured. The microstructure of obtained Ct4Mg composites was observed. The results indicate that the measured threshold pressure for infiltration was 0.048 MPa, which was larger than the calculated value. The infiltration rate increased with the increase of infiltration pressure, but the increase amplitude decreased gradually. The tiny pores in the composites could be eliminated by increasing the infiltration pressure. When the infiltration pressure rose to 0.6 MPa, high quality C1/Mg composite was obtained.
Carbon fiber reinforced aluminum matrix （Cf/Al） composite has many excellent properties, and it has received more and more attention. Two-dimensional （2D） Cf/Al composites were fabricated by vacuum and pressure infiltration, which was an integrated technique and could provide high vacuum and high infiltration pressure. The effect of specific pressure on the infiltration quality of the obtained composites was comparatively evaluated through microstructure observation. The experimental results show that satisfied Cf/Al composites could be fabricated at the specific pressure of 75 MPa. In this case, the preform was infiltrated much more completely by aluminum alloy liquid, and the residual porosity was seldom found. It is found that the ultimate tensile strength of the obtained Cf/Al composite reached maximum at the specific pressure of 75 MPa, which was improved by 138.9% compared with that of matrix alloy.
采用真空吸渗挤压工艺制备了二维碳纤维增强铝基（2D-Cf/Al）复合材料。在挤压力（比压）为60-90 MPa、真空度为10-30 k Pa、浸渗挤压温度为580-620℃、保压时间为60-120 s时,可以获得浸渗充分和成形质量良好的复合材料。微观组织观察分析表明,基体合金和碳纤维分布均匀,纤维无折断、漂移现象,无明显微观缺陷。对Cf/Al复合材料进行密度和拉伸性能测试,其密度比基体合金降低17.9%,抗拉强度提高100%。热处理实验表明,经过T6热处理,基体合金的组织得到改善,内部应力和缺陷得到有效控制和消除,抗拉强度提高41%,而碳纤维和基体合金热膨胀系数的差异会在复合材料内部产生不良应力,导致其拉伸性能没有提高反而下降16%。
