The invention discloses a carbon
fiber reinforced aluminum-based
composite material and a preparation method thereof. The
composite material comprises the following components in percentage by
mass: 1-10% of
graphite powder with grain size not greater than 120 mu m, 4-9% of
cobalt powder with grain size not greater than 85 mu m, 5-6% of aluminum
sulfide with grain size not greater than 100 mu m, 7-9% of
zinc oxide with grain size not greater than 75 mu m, 2-6% of
iron oxide with grain size not greater than 40 mu m, 1-5% of
sodium carboxymethyl cellulose with grain size not greater than 30 mu m, 4-20% of
silicon carbide with grain size not greater than 25 mu m, and the balance of aluminum
powder with grain size not greater than 60 mu m. The preparation method of the carbon
fiber reinforced aluminum-based
composite material comprises the following steps: uniformly mixing the components, enabling the mixed components to pass through a 200-mesh
sieve specified in GB6003, and then, dry-mixing for at least 1-2 hours; carrying out
compression molding under pressure of 700-800 MPa;
sintering at 800-1200 DEG C, wherein the
sintering pressure is 2-3MPa, the heat preserving time is 30-40 minutes; and cooling. The
silicon carbide is added to greatly refine a matrix structure, so that the
particle size distribution is uniform, the tensile strength and the yield strength are strengthened, and the
hardness is high.