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The roles of CeO₂ additive during preparation of in situ TiB₂/Al composite, alleviating particle settlement in composite melt and significantly improving particle dispersion in final microstructure, are studied in this paper. It is evidenced that the CeO₂ additive reacts with Al melts to release Ce solute into the melts, and the released surface active Ce is absorbed in the Al/TiB₂ interfaces without any other reaction products. First principles calculations show that the interfacial energy of Al/TiB₂ interfaces is reduced owing to the presence of Ce in Al/TiB₂ interfacial area. Therefore, the wettability of molten Al on TiB₂ surface is increased and the dispersion of TiB₂ particles in Al matrix is eventually improved.

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Metal matrix composites Dispersion Interface First principles interfacial energy calculations

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CeO 2 induced dispersive distribution of TiB 2 particles in in situ TiB 2 /Al composite

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