The invention discloses a preparation method of a ZTA
ceramic particle reinforced steel-based
composite material, which comprises the following steps: S1, steel
powder prepared by a water atomization method is selected as a base material, the purity of the steel
powder is 99.8%, the
powder morphology of the steel powder is spherical, and the particle size is 10-30 [mu] m; and S2, ZTA
ceramic powder is selected and mixed with the steel powder, the particle size of the ZTA
ceramic powder is 1-2 microns, the
volume fraction of the ZTA ceramic powder is 40%,
zinc stearate is added as a binder, the
mass fraction of the
zinc stearate is 3%, and the three kinds of powder are fully ground so that the three kinds of powder can be evenly mixed. The method disclosed by the invention is controllable in cost and simple in process, the
composite material is fine and uniform in
crystal grain, good in
ceramic particle dispersion uniformity and adjustable in component content, and the prepared
composite material integrates excellent properties of a matrix and a reinforcement, not only has
plasticity and
toughness of a
metal material, but also has the advantages of high
hardness, good
wear resistance and the like of a ceramic material.