TY - JOUR
T1 - X-ray tomographic imaging of Al/SiCp functionally graded composites fabricated by centrifugal casting
AU - Braz Fernandes, Francisco Manuel
AU - Velhinho, Alexandre José da Costa
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - The present work refers to an X-ray microtomography experiment aiming at the elucidation of some aspects regarding particle distribution in SiC-particle-reinforced functionally graded aluminium composites. Precursor composites were produced by rheocasting. These were then molten and centrifugally cast to obtain the functionally graded composites. From these, cylindrical samples, around 1 mm in diameter, were extracted, which were then irradiated with a X-ray beam produced at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The 3-D images were obtained in edge-detection mode. A segmentation procedure has been adapted in order to separate the pores and SiC particles from the Al matrix. Preliminary results on the particle and pore distributions are presented. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - The present work refers to an X-ray microtomography experiment aiming at the elucidation of some aspects regarding particle distribution in SiC-particle-reinforced functionally graded aluminium composites. Precursor composites were produced by rheocasting. These were then molten and centrifugally cast to obtain the functionally graded composites. From these, cylindrical samples, around 1 mm in diameter, were extracted, which were then irradiated with a X-ray beam produced at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The 3-D images were obtained in edge-detection mode. A segmentation procedure has been adapted in order to separate the pores and SiC particles from the Al matrix. Preliminary results on the particle and pore distributions are presented. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - X-ray microtomography
KW - functionally graded materials
KW - metal-matrix composites
KW - centrifugal casting
KW - rheocasting
KW - image processing MICROTOMOGRAPHY
U2 - 10.1016/S0168-583X(02)01691-9
DO - 10.1016/S0168-583X(02)01691-9
M3 - Article
SN - 0168-583X
VL - 200
SP - 295
EP - 302
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
ER -