SUPERPLASTICAL DEFORMATION AND FRACTURE MECHANISM 0F A SiC_p/2024Al COMPOSITE

Soperplastic tensions on an IM SiCp/2024Al composite were conducted. The microstrvcture and fmcture sudece of the composite under the optimum saperplastic deformation condition were examined. The eoperimental results show that as the increase of strain during superpldstic deformation, grains fundarnentally remained equiaxed structure, and dislocation density increases gradually and its structure changes hem intererossed into nets each other to tangled and cellular structure,and the amount of liquid phase at the intedeces or gruin boundaries increases gradually. Mcrostructure examination revealed that failure took place by damage accumulation of the pmpressive decohesion of the SiC particle-matrix until a critical volume fruction was reached.