Applied Mechatics and Materials Vos 90-491 (2014) pp 192 Wg Tran Tach Publctione, Switzerland Ao 10-2 ewwscontfecnevNAL S901 172 197 Microstructure and mechanical properties of AV/AIN surface composite fabricated via multi-pass friction stir processing Min Yang*, Chaoqun Song’, Xiuzhong Liu’, Canglong Cai! Key Laboratory for Liquet-Sola Structural Evoution and Processing of Mater, MNS of Eduoaton, Shandong Universiy, 17823 Jngshi Road, Jinan 250081, China “miny@sdu.edu cn, "songcheoqun123@126.com, “iuxz@sdu.edu.cn, “sduocl@163.con Keywords: Fricton str processing (FSP); Surface composite: AIN particles; Wear, Abstract. The AIN fauticles reinforced composite was fabricated on the surface off aksminum 6061-T6 alloy rolled plate by five passes friction str processing (FSP). Microstructure of FSPed sample was eharsetenzed hy optical microscope and sesnring electron microscope. AIN particles i composite were verified by EDS and XRD. Microhardness and resistance to wear were also invesignted. Resilts show that grains in composite were refined by dynamic roerystalization and uniformly dispersed AIN particles. Composite region bonded with the AL substrate well. No reaction toccuired at the interface between AIN and AL matrix. By comparison with base metal, the ESP.prodiced composite exbibited improved microhardness and substantial wear weight loss reduction, Introduction Aluminum and is alloy are used mastly in fabrication of aeroepce an transportstien machine due to their noble properties such as high strength to weight ratio and low density. However, their Luibotogical applicaions have been limited by their relatively poor Wear resistance [1] It is widely identified that the mechanical properties of aluminum ard its alloys, eg. strength, clastic modulus, hardness, and resistance to wear, ean be improved by incorporating ceramic into alurninum raatix to form composite [2]. There are several methods to fabricate partcutate reinforced akiminam based composites, including stir casting, squesze casting, molten metal infiltration, and powder ‘metallurgy. Tt should be pointed ow that these Processing techniques for forming composite are based on liquid phase processing at high temperature, It is hard to avoid porosity and undesimble solidified microstructure in composite (3) Enictin stir processing (FSP), @ solid-cate surface modification technique, has been recently noticed for making aluminum and magnesium matrix surface composites with excellent mechanic properties, FSP induces intense plastic deformation and high temperature in the processed zone through high speed sti of FSP tool to mstedials end fiction at contact surfaces between ESP tool and processed material. In this way, it is possible to incorporaie the ceramic particles into the ‘metalic substrate plate, to farm the surface composite with fine grains and uniformly dispersed reinforcement particles. Some researchers have reported the fabrication of surface composite such as AUSENs [2], AVALOs [3,5], AUSIC[4,8], AUCNT[6], AZ31/Si02 [7] by this pmeess. Akiminum nitride (AIN) has atracted much attention as a promising reinforeement for aluminum rnatrix composite (AMC), since it possesses & series of excellent propetties such 2s high thennal conductivity, high hardhess, low thermal expansivity, no eeeetion with aluminum and especially