Titanium matrix composites reinforced with biogenic filler

Izabela Zglobicka; Rafal Zybala; Kamil Kaszyca; Rafal Molak; Monika Wieczorek; Katarzyna Recko; Barbara Fiedoruk; Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12855-5

Scientific Reports (May 2022)

Titanium matrix composites reinforced with biogenic filler

Izabela Zglobicka,
Rafal Zybala,
Kamil Kaszyca,
Rafal Molak,
Monika Wieczorek,
Katarzyna Recko,
Barbara Fiedoruk,
Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski

Affiliations

Izabela Zglobicka: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology
Rafal Zybala: Lukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics
Kamil Kaszyca: Lukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics
Rafal Molak: Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology
Monika Wieczorek: Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology
Katarzyna Recko: Faculty of Physics, University of Bialystok
Barbara Fiedoruk: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology
Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12855-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Abstract Novel metal matrix composites (MMCs) have been fabricated with Ti6Al4V matrix and a biogenic ceramic filler in the form of diatomaceous earth (DE). Mixtures of DE and Ti6Al4V powders were consolidated by the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method. Microstructure of the consolidated samples has been investigated with microscopic techniques and XRD. Thermomechanical characteristics have been obtained using small-sample techniques. The results obtained indicate that the fabricated composites show outstanding mechanical and thermal properties due to synergic effects between the filler and the matrix (beyond the rule of mixtures).

Published in Scientific Reports

ISSN: 2045-2322 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/srep/

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