Engineering & Technologies, Vol 7, No 4 (2014)

CAST METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIALS OF ELECTROTECHNICAL PURPOSE

Vladimir G. Babkin, Nikita A. Terentev, A. I. Perfilieva

Abstract


The ways of manufacturing, structure and properties of cast metal matrix composite materials based on aluminum and copper (CM), reinforced by dispersed high-modulus refractory particles synthesized in the melt were explored. Due to high electrical conductivity and strength in combination with the necessary plasticity promise for electrical applications instead of the traditional aluminum and copper alloys doped with transition and rare earth metals were proposed.