A. Rossoll

TL;DR: In this article, it is shown that aluminium matrix composites containing 50% or more ceramic particles can be tough, strong and relatively ductile, despite the high ceramic loadings.

TL;DR: In this paper, the composite fracture energy is measured by J-integral testing and a Marked R-curve behavior is found, indicating the onset of macroscopic crack propagation and is used to assess the composite toughness.

TL;DR: In this article, the size of the significant crack-tip plastic zones that form in these materials depends on the type and diameter of the reinforcement and on the matrix material, which correlates well with the macroscopic toughness values assessed through Jintegral testing.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors employed nanoindentation to determine the flow stress of a pure aluminium matrix of a composite reinforced with continuous alumina fibres, which depends on the geometry of the indenter and can be deduced using the reverse method established by Bucaille et al.

TL;DR: The influence of quench rate after solution treatment on the bendability of AA6016 aluminum alloy sheets was investigated in this article, where crack initiation during bending tests is independent of quenching rate whereas crack propagation is decreased after rapid quenched.