TY - JOUR A1 - de Andrade Silva, F. A1 - Williams, J. J. A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Hentschel, Manfred P. A1 - Portella, Pedro Dolabella A1 - Chawla, N. T1 - Three-dimensional microstructure visualization of porosity and Fe-rich inclusions in SiC particle-reinforced Al alloy matrix composites by X-ray synchrotron tomography JF - Metallurgical and materials transactions A N2 - Microstructural aspects of composites such as reinforcement particle size, shape, and distribution play important roles in deformation behavior. In addition, Fe-rich inclusions and porosity also influence the behavior of these composites, particularly under fatigue loading. Three-dimensional (3-D) visualization of porosity and Fe-rich inclusions in three dimensions is critical to a thorough understanding of fatigue resistance of metal matrix composites (MMCs), because cracks often initiate at these defects. In this article, we have used X-ray synchrotron tomography to visualize and quantify the morphology and size distribution of pores and Fe-rich inclusions in a SiC particle-reinforced 2080 Al alloy composite. The 3-D data sets were also used to predict and understand the influence of defects on the deformation behavior by 3-D finite element modeling. KW - Synchrotron radiation KW - X-ray tomography KW - X-ray refraction KW - Analyser based imaging KW - Metal matrix composite (MMC) KW - Fatigue PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-010-0260-0 SN - 1073-5623 SN - 1543-1940 VL - 41 IS - 8 SP - 2121 EP - 2128 PB - The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society CY - Warrendale AN - OPUS4-21629 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -