The invention relates to a method for preparing a
ceramic particle reinforced foamed aluminum-matrix
composite material, which relates to a method for preparing a foamed aluminum-matrix
composite material. The method solves the problems of high production cost and nonuniform
pore distribution of the obtained foamed aluminum-matrix
composite material due to a
foaming agent TiH2 adopted in a conventional melt-foaming method which is expensive, needs pretreatment and has a difficultly controlled
decomposition rate. The method comprises the following steps of: mixing aluminum
alloy powder,
ceramic particles and
calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
powder and placing a mixture into a
graphite mould; placing the
graphite mould into a vacuum hotpressing
sintering furnace to prepare a prefabricated body; and performing forward
extrusion, heating and foaming on the prefabricated body to obtain the
ceramic particle reinforced foamed aluminum-matrix composite material. By using a
powder metallurgic method and taking the CaCO3 powder as a
foaming agent, the method has the advantages of low price, no pretreatment, simple process, stable
decomposition rate, convenience for industrial production and uniform
pore distribution of the obtained composite material which has a
pore diameter of 0.5 to 2 mm, a
porosity of 40 to 82 percent and a compressive yield strength of 36 to 70 MPa.