Effect of degassing parameters on sinterability of Al/B4C powder mixture

Autor:	M. Mehmood, Rafi-ud-din, Syed Badshah, Zahid Asghar, E. Ahmad, G. H. Zahid
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Argon Materials science Hydrogen Composite number Metallurgy Metals and Alloys Compaction chemistry.chemical_element Sintering Condensed Matter Physics Microstructure Atmosphere chemistry Mechanics of Materials Materials Chemistry Ceramics and Composites Powder mixture
Zdroj:	Powder Metallurgy. 58:36-40
ISSN:	1743-2901 0032-5899
DOI:	10.1179/1743290114y.0000000097
Popis:	The 6061-Al powder was degassed under vacuum, argon and hydrogen before mixing with 5 mass-%B4C particles. After compaction, the supersolidus liquid phase sintering was performed at 630°C under high purity argon and nitrogen atmosphere. The purpose of this experimental plan was to study the effect of different degassing and sintering environments on the compressibility and sinterability of Al/B4C composites. The efficacy of degassing condition in-terms of sintered density is in the order of hydrogen, argon and vacuum (highest). Al/B4C composite sintered under argon atmosphere after vacuum degassing showed ∼8% higher sintered density as compared to the sample with similar condition except degassing. Al/B4C composite sintered under N2 atmosphere without degassing showed ∼89% density and 65 HRB while the composite sintered under N2 atmosphere after degassing in vacuum showed ∼98% density and 89 HRB with faded boundaries between 6061-Al particles in the microstructure.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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