Reinforcement of Al–Fe–Ni alloys with the in situ formation of composite materials
| Autor: | N. Pistofidis, Eleni Pavlidou, G. Vourlias, G. A. Stergioudis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Materials science
Scanning electron microscope Mechanical Engineering Alloy Metal matrix composite Metals and Alloys engineering.material Mechanics of Materials Transmission electron microscopy Phase (matter) visual_art X-ray crystallography Materials Chemistry engineering Aluminium alloy visual_art.visual_art_medium Crystallite Composite material |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 483:178-181 |
| ISSN: | 0925-8388 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.07.173 |
| Popis: | One of the most effective methods for the improvement of the mechanical properties of metals is their reinforcement with non-metallic materials. In the present work powder of K2TiF6 and KBF4 was added in an Al–Fe–Ni alloy while the alloy was in liquid form at 1060 °C with a 5 wt.% mixture of powders and with simultaneous stirring for 30 min. The liquid was squeeze-casted at 150 bar. The as-cast specimens were examined with electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. SEM analysis revealed that the as-formed material is composed by needle-like crystallites along with a dentritic form and an interdendritic phase. The composition of the needle-like crystallites may presumably be expressed by the formula (Fe-Ni)Al3. The rest of the matrix consists of almost pure Al grown dentritically, while the interdendritic phase contains Fe and Ni dissolved in Al. EDS analysis also proved the existence of spots with high Ti concentration, which probably refer to the Ti–B compounds. Finally TEM verified the presence of nanocrystals in the matrix. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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