Research on the microstructure of metal matrix composite materials based on aluminum reinforced with modified carbon fibers

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The work presents the results of a study on determination of metallic coatings thickness on carbon fibers and microstructure of metal-matrix composite materials based on aluminum reinforced with modified carbon fibers. Protective coatings made of metals such as nickel and copper served as modifiers for the carbon fibers. These coatings allowed for impregnation of the carbon fiber with molten aluminum using a liquid-phase method, resulting in highly reinforced metal-matrix composite materials with a volumetric content of carbon fiber of 72–75%.

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V. I. Rumyantsev

VIRIAL Ltd.

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0000-3340-7622

Cand. of Sci. (Tech), Director General

Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg

S. V. Agafonov

VIRIAL Ltd.

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-5058-5267

Director

Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg

M. A. Yurkov

VIRIAL Ltd.

Author for correspondence.
Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-4228-2405

Cand. of Sci. (Tech), Group Leader

Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg

А. А. Fedotkova

VIRIAL Ltd.

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0002-2190-6058

Leading Engineer

Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg

K. D. Alekseeva

VIRIAL Ltd.

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2058-8740

Engineer

Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg

E. S. Shitova

JSC "Advanced Research Institute of Inorganic Materials named after Academician A.A. Bochvar"

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9085-4813

Leading Expert

Russian Federation, Moscow

N. A. Litovchenko

JSC "Advanced Research Institute of Inorganic Materials named after Academician A.A. Bochvar"

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7568-5655

Chief Specialist

Russian Federation, Moscow

A. V. Erokhina

JSC "Advanced Research Institute of Inorganic Materials named after Academician A.A. Bochvar"

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-7349-1656

Specialist

Russian Federation, Moscow

A. P. Ponomarenko

JSC "Advanced Research Institute of Inorganic Materials named after Academician A.A. Bochvar"

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0220-1597

Head of Department

Russian Federation, Moscow

А. V. Glebov

JSC "Advanced Research Institute of Inorganic Materials named after Academician A.A. Bochvar"

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-9612-5050

Cand. of Sci. (Tech), Deputy Director

Russian Federation, Moscow

F. V. Makarov

JSC "Advanced Research Institute of Inorganic Materials named after Academician A.A. Bochvar"

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5713-2974

Doct. of Sci. (Tech), Chief Expert

Russian Federation, Moscow

Е. M. Glebova

JSC "Advanced Research Institute of Inorganic Materials named after Academician A.A. Bochvar"

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8388-5980

Cand. of Sci. (Tech), Leading Researcher

Russian Federation, Moscow

R. G. Zakharov

JSC "Advanced Research Institute of Inorganic Materials named after Academician A.A. Bochvar"

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-3250-523X

Chief Specialist

Russian Federation, Moscow

I. S. Osipov

JSC "Advanced Research Institute of Inorganic Materials named after Academician A.A. Bochvar"

Email: YurkovMA@virial.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-0299-9925

Specialist

Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig.1. Photograph of a cut-off of a bundle section made of CF with nickel coating grade H1, taken with a DM 2500 M Leica optical microscope

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3. Fig.2. Photograph of a cut-off of a bundle section made of CF with copper coating grade M1, taken with a DM 2500 M Leica optical microscope

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4. Fig.3. Photograph of the microstructure of the MCM sample based on CF without coating and A5M aluminum foil, obtained using DM 2500 M Leica optical microscope

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5. Fig.4. A photograph of the microstructure of a MSM sample fragment of aluminum grade A5M and CF with a nickel coating H1, obtained using DM 2500 M Leica optical microscope

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6. Fig.5. Photographs of the microstructure of a MCM sample fragment based on aluminum grade A5M and CF with a copper coating grade M1, obtained using DM 2500 M Leica optical microscope

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7. Fig.6. SEM image of a fragment of the microstructure of an aluminum alloy grade A5M and CF with a nickel coating grade H1: (a) photograph of the cross-section area of the interphase boundary of carbon fiber – Ni coating – aluminum matrix, on which line (b) is drawn for the elemental analysis (c); distribution of elements C (1), Al (2), and Ni (3) along the line

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8. Fig.7. SEM image of the microstructure of the aluminum alloy A5M and carbon fiber with copper coating (a) and element mapping of a cross-section of the MKM sample, where part of the bundle of carbon fibers is located; b – visualization of the distribution of elements C, Al, Cu using conversion of the X-ray spectrum to the visible radiation spectrum; c – carbon distribution map; d – aluminum distribution map, e – copper distribution map

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Copyright (c) 2025 Rumyantsev V.I., Agafonov S.V., Yurkov M.A., Fedotkova А.А., Alekseeva K.D., Shitova E.S., Litovchenko N.A., Erokhina A.V., Ponomarenko A.P., Glebov А.V., Makarov F.V., Glebova Е.M., Zakharov R.G., Osipov I.S.