Forming Al₂O₃-Al Composites with Controlled Compositions by Reactive Metal Penetration of Dense Aluminosilicate Preforms

Abstract

Alumina-Al composites with controlled compositions containing 17 to 31 vol% Al were formed by reactive metal penetration (RMP) of molten Al into dense aluminosilicate preforms. A reaction model has been developed to accurately predict composite Al content from the SiO2:Al2O3 ratio of the preform. The model was tested and validated by comparing predicted composite compositions to those measured for RMP composites made from preforms of known compositions. Aluminosilicate preforms containing 28.1, 39.0, and 54.1 wt% SiO2 were reacted with Al to produce composites with 17, 25, and 31 vol% Al, respectively. These values compare favorably to Al contents of 17.7, 22.7, and 28.6 vol% Al predicted using the reaction model. The differences between predicted and measured values are attributed to the presence of porosity and Si in the composites, as well as impurities in the SiO2 glass phase and porosity in the preforms, none of which is specifically accounted for in the reaction model.

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

Sponsor(s)

United States. Department of Energy

Keywords and Phrases

Alumina; Aluminum; Composites

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0002-7820; 1551-2916

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2000 John Wiley & Sons, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2000

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