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Advances in Metal and Ceramic Matrix Composites (Volume II)

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 3808

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Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Konopka

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Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 141 Woloska Str., 02-507 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: ceramics; ceramic–metal composites; biomimetics; diatoms; ancient ceramics
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Dear Colleagues,

Metal and ceramics together is a challenging alliance, however, their liaison produces composites, which are the most important engineering materials in recent years. They offer outstanding properties compared to conventional materials, with potential applications for tools, automobiles, medicine, aerospace and other industrial applications. The new generations of metal and ceramic matrix composites are ternary or multiphase systems and demands to create complex microstructures. The key factor to produce such advanced composites, also called hybrid composites, is a microstructural control from the nano to the micro scale, which results in a synergistic effect of micro and nano phase combinations with a spectrum of known and as yet unknown properties.

In–situ composites and functionally graded composites are also important groups of materials. Their properties are tailored for special applications.   

In this Special Issue ” Advances in Metal and Ceramic Matrix Composites (Volume II)”, original papers, which relate to the new composite materials of both metal-ceramic and ceramic–metal systems, are expected. However, also new topics are included. The following topics are proposed:

  • new composites, hybrid composites;
  • in-situ composites;
  • graded composites;
  • fabrication, new methods and concepts of tailoring the microstructure;
  • processing, characterization of shaping the microstructures of composite;
  • characterization, properties and practical applications.

Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Konopka
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • metal&ndash
  • ceramic composites
  • ceramic&ndash
  • metal composites
  • hybrid composites
  • microstructure
  • properties
  • fabrication

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The Influence of Formation Speed in Centrifugal Slip-Casting Method on the Microstructure of Al2O3-Cu-Cr Gradient Composites
by Justyna Zygmuntowicz, Aneta Dwojak, Paulina Piotrkiewicz, Marcin Wachowski and Waldemar Kaszuwara
Materials 2023, 16(19), 6501; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16196501 - 30 Sep 2023
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This work focuses on the production of gradient composite materials with an alumina matrix containing copper and chromium and examines the effect of the reinforcement and casting speed on the obtained microstructure. Al2O3-Cu-Cr composites with a microstructure gradient were [...] Read more.
This work focuses on the production of gradient composite materials with an alumina matrix containing copper and chromium and examines the effect of the reinforcement and casting speed on the obtained microstructure. Al2O3-Cu-Cr composites with a microstructure gradient were produced via centrifugal slip casting. The research reveals that adding chromium to the Al2O3-Cu system improves the connection between the ceramic and metal particles, probably by reducing the contact angle at the interface between the ceramic and metallic phases during sintering. Additionally, it was found that higher casting speed was conducive to obtaining a better connection at the interface of ceramics and metal. Full article
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Microstructure and Mechanical Characterization of Novel Al2O3–(NiAl–Al2O3) Composites Fabricated via Pulse Plasma Sintering
by Justyna Zygmuntowicz, Katarzyna Konopka, Marek Krasnowski, Paulina Piotrkiewicz, Marcin Wachowski, Radosław Żurowski, Konrad Cymerman, Krzysztof Kulikowski and Robert Sobiecki
Materials 2023, 16(11), 4136; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16114136 - 1 Jun 2023
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The scientific goal of this paper is to study and explain the relationship between the microstructure of a ceramic–intermetallic composite fabricated by consolidating a mixture of Al2O3 and NiAl-Al2O3 using the PPS technique and its basic mechanical [...] Read more.
The scientific goal of this paper is to study and explain the relationship between the microstructure of a ceramic–intermetallic composite fabricated by consolidating a mixture of Al2O3 and NiAl-Al2O3 using the PPS technique and its basic mechanical properties. Six series of composites were manufactured. The obtained samples differed in the sintering temperature and content of compo-powder. The base powders, compo-powder, and composites were investigated using SEM equipped with an EDS and XRD. Hardness tests and KIC measurements were applied to estimate the mechanical properties of the fabricated composites. The wear resistance was evaluated using a “ball-on-disc” method. The results demonstrate that the density of the obtained composites increases with the increased temperature of the sintering. The content of NiAl + 20 wt.% Al2O3 did not have a determining effect on the hardness of the manufactured composites. The highest hardness, contacting 20.9 ± 0.8 GPa, was found for the composite series sintered at 1300 °C and 2.5 vol.% of compo-powder. The highest KIC value from all the studied series equaled 8.13 ± 0.55 MPa·m0.5 and was also achieved for the series manufactured at 1300 °C (2.5 vol.% of compo-powder). The average friction coefficient during the ball-friction test with the Si3N4 ceramic counter-sample was between 0.8 and 0.95. Full article
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Study on Manufacturing via Slip Casting and Properties of Alumina-Titanium Composite Enhanced by Thialite Phase
by Marcin Wachowski, Justyna Zygmuntowicz, Robert Kosturek, Paulina Piotrkiewicz, Radosław Żurowski, Anna Więcław-Midor and Lucjan Śnieżek
Materials 2023, 16(1), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16010079 - 22 Dec 2022
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This paper aims to study the Al2O3/Ti ceramic-metal composite obtained by the slip casting method. Samples containing 50% volume of the solid phase, including 10% volume of the metallic phase, were investigated. The rheological properties were analyzed. Thermogravimetric analysis [...] Read more.
This paper aims to study the Al2O3/Ti ceramic-metal composite obtained by the slip casting method. Samples containing 50% volume of the solid phase, including 10% volume of the metallic phase, were investigated. The rheological properties were analyzed. Thermogravimetric analysis was performed. The properties of the obtained composite determined the phase composition using and SEM/EDS microstructural analysis and the XRD method. The size of the titanium particles equals 20.6 ± 10.1 mm, which corresponds to 27.5% of the initial size and indicates significant fragmentation of the titanium powder during the manufacturing of the composite. The relative density of the fabricated composites was equal to 99%. The slip casting method allows to obtain the proposed composite additionally enhanced by the presence of TiO2 and Al2TiO5 (thialite). Research results revealed a non-Newtonian character of the composite suspension flow with clear thinning under the influence of increasing shear forces. The obtained composites are characterized by the lack of visible defects (cracks, microcracks and delamination) on the surface. Full article
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