Composition profiles within Al3Li and Al3Sc/Al3Li nanoscale precipitates in aluminum.

Autor: Krug, Matthew E., Dunand, David C., Seidman, David N.
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters; 3/24/2008, Vol. 92 Issue 12, p124107, 3p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: An Al–11.3Li–0.11Sc (at. %) alloy was double aged to induce first α-Al3Sc and then δ-Al3Li precipitates. Atom-probe tomography revealed both single-phase δ-precipitates and core-shell α-precipitates (with respective average radii of 16 and 27 nm and respective volume fractions of 12% and 9%) conferring a high strength to the alloy. Although the δ-shells contain little Sc (∼0.027 at. %), the α-cores have a high Li content, with an average composition of Al0.72(Sc0.17Li0.11). The Li concentrations within the δ-phase and the Li interfacial excess at the δ-interface both exhibit wide precipitate-to-precipitate variations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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