The invention discloses an aluminum-based
composite material and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, mixing
powder of an intermediate
alloy, a simple substance
metal and a reinforcement with a binder, and carrying out cold pressing to form a
green body;
degreasing and
sintering the
green body to obtain a sintered part; and heating the sintered part, performing closed die
forging, performing heat treatment and fine trimming to obtain a finished product, and if the performance does not meet the requirements, performing hot
extrusion on the sintered part, and performing heat treatment and fine trimming to obtain the finished product.
Oxide is removed through ball milling, the surface of the Al-Mg
powder is activated, and
passivation is protected through a binder; a reinforced phase SiC is designed to be blended with a binder, and then the mixture is mixed with other
powder to form a specific
microstructure; low-melting-point Sn is introduced to limit the
sintering temperature, element
diffusion is promoted through a
liquid phase, and generation of a harmful intermediate phase is avoided; a sintered part with the density being 80-95% is adopted, a low-strain soft area is formed around a reinforced phase in cooperation with a specific
microstructure, deformation coordination is improved, meanwhile, the peak aging time of the aluminum
alloy is prolonged through SiC, the electric conduction and heat conduction performance is improved, and the comprehensive performance of the
composite material is comprehensively improved.