6061 aluminum alloy matrix composites were fabricated by a squeeze-exhaust casting method and their mechanical properties were investigated. The present composites were reinforced with 20vol.% duplex materials consisting of various ratio of SiC whisker and Al
2O
3 particles. In the extruded composites containing small amount of whisker, most whiskers were arranged in one direction and few of the whiskers were broken. The composites containing 2 portion of whisker and 8 of particles showed maximum tensile strength of 51.7kgf/mm
2 at room temparature and 15.8kgf/mm
2 at 300°C. The work hardening exponent of the duplex reinforced composites was higher than that of composites simply reinforced with whisker or particles.
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