The invention provides a low-density high-strength aluminum-based
composite material and a preparation method, and relates to the technical field of aluminum
alloy powder metallurgy preparation. The
composite material is composed of two parts: a matrix
alloy and hollow glass beads, wherein the addition amount of the hollow glass beads is 5-30 wt.%. The matrix
alloy comprises the following components in percentage by
mass: 0 to 6.0 percent of Cu, 0 to 3.0 percent of Mg, 0 to 8.4 percent of Zn and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities; the hollow glass beads are prepared from the following components in percentage by
mass: 70 to 80 percent of SiO2, 8 to 15 percent of CaO, 5 to 15 percent of Na2O, 3 to 8 percent of B2O3 and 2 to 3 percent of Al2O3. The
composite material is prepared through
surface modification of hollow glass beads, preparation of composite
powder, preparation of a composite material
green body,
sintering densification, deformation
processing and heat treatment. According to the technology, low-cost preparation and
processing of the low-density and high-strength aluminum-based composite material can be achieved, the technological process is simple, the production efficiency is high, the method is suitable for large-scale industrial production, and the application prospects in the fields of
aerospace,
new energy automobiles, ships,
electronic communication and the like are huge.