Thermally stable high-strength porous alumina

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 751-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Doni Jayaseelan ◽  
S. Ueno ◽  
J. H. She ◽  
T. Ohji ◽  
S. Kanzaki

A two-step heating schedule involving pulse electric current sintering, a kind of pressure-assisted vacuum sintering, and a subsequent postsintering in air was used to fabricate sintered porous alumina compacts. During pressure-assisted vacuum sintering, a dense microstructure of the Al2O3–C system was obtained and in the second stage (i.e., during postsintering in air at different temperatures ranging from 800 to 1300 °C for more than 10 h) carbon particles present in the Al2O3–C system burned out to form a highly porous Al2O3 compact. In this work, the porosity (30%) was successfully controlled and did not change with the postsintering temperature. The intriguing aspect of this study is that porous alumina compacts are fabricated with high strength and remain stable against the postsintering temperature and extended soaking time. This behavior merits the material fabricated here as a potential porous compact, mechanically withstanding for high-temperature applications.

2017 ◽  
Vol 867 ◽  
pp. 19-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lakshmipathy ◽  
Subburaj Rajesh Kannan ◽  
K. Manisekar ◽  
S. Vinoth Kumar

In this article, an attempt was made to study the mechanical behaviour of AA7068 - 6 vol. % of MoS2 - X vol. % of WC (X = 0, 5, 10 and 15) hybrid aluminium composites produced by blend–press–sinter methodology. Compacted Powders (700MPa) were sintered at different temperatures (450 0c, 500 0c and 550 0c ) in order to find the influence of sintering temperature on mechanical properties and tribological behavior of AA7068 hybrid composites.The sintered samples have been characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD) method for identification of phases and also to investigate the phase changes. The change in density, hardness and porosity values of composites were reported. The composite with 15 vol. % of tungsten carbide and 6 vol. % of MoS2 showed the highest hardness and density at the sintering temperature range of 550 0c. Pin-on-disc type apparatus was used for determining the wear loss occurring at different conditions. The hybridization of the two reinforcements enhanced the wear resistance of the composites, especially under high applied load, sliding distance and sliding speeds. Due to this, the hybrid aluminium composites can be considered as an outstanding material where high strength and wear-resistant components are of major importance, predominantly in the aerospace and automotive engineering sectors. The morphology of the wear debris and the worn out surfaces were analyzed to understand the wear mechanisms.


2014 ◽  
Vol 887-888 ◽  
pp. 1032-1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Chun Di ◽  
Kai Bo Cui ◽  
Jun Qi Qin ◽  
Da Lin Wu

Aluminum brass HAL66-6-3-2 is abrasion-resistant alloy with high strength, hardness and wear resistance, corrosion resistance is also well, commonly used in the field of marine and ordnance industry. The quasi static and dynamic mechanical properties were tested through the use of electronic universal testing machine and Split Hopkinson Tension Bar (SHTB). Meanwhile, the material stress-strain curve at different temperatures and different strain rates is also obtained. Based on Johnson-Cook constitutive model, using the method of least squares fitting the experimental data to determine the model parameters, fitting and experimental results agree well.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongmei Zhang ◽  
Hongnan Li ◽  
Ling Yan ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Fangfang Ai ◽  
...  

The microstructure and micro-hardness of tungsten carbide/high strength steel (WC/HSS) composites with different particle sizes were analyzed by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultra-high temperature laser confocal microscopy (UTLCM) and micro-hardness testing. The composites were prepared by cold pressing and vacuum sintering. The results show that WC density tends to increase as the average grain size of WC decreases and the micro-hardness of WC increases with the decrease of WC particle size. The micro-hardness of WC near the bonding interface is higher than that in other regions. When the particle size of WC powder particles is 200 nm, a transition layer with a certain width is formed at the interface between WC and HSS, and the combination between the two materials is metallurgical. The iron element in the HSS matrix diffuses into the WC structure in contact with it, resulting in a fusion layer of a certain width, and the composite interface is relatively well bonded. When the average particle size of WC powder is 200 nm, W, Fe and Co elements significantly diffuse in the transition zone at the interface. With the increase of WC particle size, the trend of element diffusion decreases.


2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujie Fu ◽  
Ping Shen ◽  
Zhijie Hu ◽  
Chang Sun ◽  
Ruifen Guo ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohu Liu ◽  
Zhishu Yao ◽  
Weipei Xue ◽  
Xiang Li

To solve the difficult problems of failure of pretensioned bolt supports under high ground pressure and temperature, a new kind of anchorage agent with excellent performance is developed. First, the selection and compounding of raw materials were conducted. The new anchorage agent was obtained by modifying the PET resin by mixing with a phenolic epoxy vinyl ester resin (FX-470 resin) and adding a KH-570 silane coupling agent. Then, the viscosity, thermal stability, compressive strength under different temperatures, and anchorage capacity of the new anchorage agent were tested. Moreover, the best proportion ratio of anchorage agent by mixing resin : coarse stone powder : fine stone powder : accelerator : curing agent : KH-570 = 100 : 275 : 275 : 1 : 32.5 : 1 is obtained. The test results showed that, with the addition of a KH-570 silane coupling agent, the viscosity decreased significantly, thereby solving the difficult technical problems of pretensioned bolt supports in full-length anchorage support. Compared with the conventional anchorage agent, the compressive strength of the new anchorage agent increased by 20.4, 82.5, 118.2, and 237.5% at 10, 50, 80, and 110°C, respectively, and the anchorage capacity increased by 4.7, 8.7, 40.2, and 62.9% at 30, 50, 80, and 110°C, respectively. Finally, the enhancement in compressive strength and heat-resistant mechanism are revealed through microanalysis.


1991 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Takata ◽  
K. Ishizaki ◽  
Y. Kondo ◽  
T. Shioura

ABSTRACTOpen porous copper metals, which have high strength, high open porosity and well controlled pore size distribution, were produced by a hot isostatic press (HIP) process. They were sintered at different temperatures from 973 to 1273K under various HIPping pressures up to 200MPa. Pore size distribution and Young's modulus of the sintered samples were analyzed. The HIPped products have greater strength and higher open porosity than those of the normally sintered ones. The internal structural parameters such as pore size distribution were controlled by changing the HIPping pressure.


2009 ◽  
Vol 633-634 ◽  
pp. 707-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Lyubimova ◽  
Jens Freudenberger ◽  
Alexandere Gaganov ◽  
Hansjörg Klauss ◽  
Ludwig Schultz

Recovery, recrystallisation and grain growth processes as well as the formation of a solid solution and the phase separation of a homogeneous material into a heterogeneous one are observed for Cu-Ag-Zr alloys heat-treated at different temperatures by means of mechanical, electrical and microstructural analyses. Heat treatments are shown to be an effective tool to enhance the strain to failure. If applied between several deformation steps the heat treatment causes an increase of both strain and strength limits.


2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 3514-3517 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. W. Wang ◽  
L. D. Chen ◽  
T. Hirai ◽  
Jingkun Guo

Commercial micrometer Al2O3 powder was sintered at 1550 °C under a mechanical pressure of 30 MPa by pulse electric current sintering (PECS). Microstructure observation was performed on polished, thermal-etched cross sections parallel to the direction of mechanical pressure. Platelike Al2O3 grains formed when the powder was heated at a heating rate of 5 °C/min, while a heating rate of 200 °C/min resulted in equiaxed grains. These results indicated that PECS is an effective approach to hinder grain growth by application of a higher heating rate. However, Al2O3 grains at the upper edge were larger than those at the side edge of the samples in both cases. It implied that there were different temperatures at the upper edge and the side edge of the Al2O3 powder compacts during the PECS process.


2008 ◽  
Vol 1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mira Sakaliyska ◽  
Sergio Scudino ◽  
Hoang Viet Nguyen ◽  
Kumar Babu Surreddi ◽  
Birgit Bartusch ◽  
...  

AbstractNanostructured Al-Mg bulk samples with compositions in the range of 10 – 40 at.% Mg have been produced by consolidation of mechanical alloyed powders. Powders with composition Al90Mg10 and Al80Mg20 were consolidated into highly dense specimens by hot extrusion. Room temperature compression tests for the Al90Mg10 specimen reveal interesting mechanical properties, namely, a high strength of 630 MPa combined with a plastic strain of about 4 %. The increase of the Mg content to 20 at.% increases the strength by about 100 MPa but it suppresses plastic deformation. The Al60Mg40 powder was consolidated at different temperatures by spark plasma sintering and the effect of the sintering temperature on microstructure, density and hardness have been studied. The results reveal that both density and hardness of the consolidated samples increase with increasing sintering temperature, while retaining a nanocrystalline structure. These results indicate that powder metallurgy is a suitable processing route for the production of nanocrystalline Al-Mg alloys with promising mechanical properties.


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