Metastable Phases in Rapidly Solidified Aluminum-Rich Al-Fe Alloys

1982 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Shechtman ◽  
L.J. Swartzendruber

ABSTRACTAluminum-rich Al-Fe binary alloys up to and including Al3Fe were prepared by melt spinning in order to study the metastable phase structure and its transformation following heat treatment. Transmission electron microscopy and nuclear gamma-ray resonance were utilized in the study. The rapidly solidified structure was found to contain up to three metastable phases. One of the phases, with a composition and a gamma-ray resonance spectrum appropriate for Al6Fe, has either a globular or a cellular morphology upon quenching.

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Zindel ◽  
J.T. Stanley ◽  
R.D. Field ◽  
H.L. Fraser

ABSTRACTAn investigation was performed to study the origin and stability of microstructures in rapidly solidified aluminum alloys. Al-Ni and Al-Fe base alloys were rapidly solidified by means of laser surface melting and melt spinning techniques. Microstructures were studied using optical and transmission electron microscopy. The effect of microstructure on mechanical properties was also studied using microhardness measurements. The origin of the observed microstructural constituents will be explained in terms of features of the metastable phase diagram. The effect of ternary additions on stability will also be considered.


2000 ◽  
Vol 638 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Goswami ◽  
J. Parise ◽  
H. Herman ◽  
S. Sampath ◽  
R. Gambino ◽  
...  

AbstractShock synthesis of nanocrystalline Si, Ge and CdTe was accomplished using high- velocity thermal spray. Si or Ge powders were injected into a high energy flame, created by a thermal spray gun, where the particles melt and accelerate to impact on a substrate. The shock wave generated by the sudden impact of the droplets propagated through the underlying deposits, which induces a phase transition to a high pressure form. The decompression of the high-pressure phase results in the formation of several metastable phases, as evidenced by transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction studies. The peak pressure is estimated to be ≈23GPa with a pulse duration of 1-5 ns. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that the metastable phases of Si with a size range of 2 to 5 nm were dispersed within Si-I. In Ge, a metastable phase, ST-12, was observed. This is a decompression product of Ge-II which possesses the β-Sn type of structure. In the case of CdTe, a fine dispersion of hexagonal CdTe particles, embedded in cubic-CdTe with an average size of 2 nm was obtained.


2011 ◽  
Vol 465 ◽  
pp. 199-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alena Michalcová ◽  
Dalibor Vojtěch ◽  
Pavel Novák ◽  
Ivan Procházka ◽  
Jakub Čížek ◽  
...  

An alloy containing Al – 3wt.% Cr – 3wt.% Fe – 0.8wt. % Ce, was prepared by melt spinning. Structure of obtained ribbons was observed by light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. It was found out that the structure is very fine. Microhardness of cross sectioned ribbons was also measured. Defects in structure were determined by positron annihilation spectroscopy. The thermal stability of the alloy was observed by comparing rapidly solidified ribbons and ribbons annealed at 400°C and at 500°C for 100 h


Author(s):  
G. A. Bertero ◽  
W.H. Hofmeister ◽  
N.D. Evans ◽  
J.E. Wittig ◽  
R.J. Bayuzick

Rapid solidification of Ni-Nb alloys promotes the formation of amorphous structure. Preliminary results indicate promising elastic properties and high fracture strength for the metallic glass. Knowledge of the thermal stability of the amorphus alloy and the changes in properties with temperature is therefore of prime importance. In this work rapidly solidified Ni-Nb alloys were analyzed with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) during in-situ heating experiments and after isothermal annealing of bulk samples. Differential thermal analysis (DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques were also used to characterize both the solidification and devitrification sequences.Samples of Ni-44 at.% Nb were electromagnetically levitated, melted, and rapidly solidified by splatquenching between two copper chill plates. The resulting samples were 100 to 200 μm thick discs of 2 to 3 cm diameter. TEM specimens were either ion-milled or alternatively electropolished in a methanol-10% sulphuric acid solution at 20 V and −40°C.


2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 1223-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueli Wang ◽  
Huilan Huang ◽  
Xinfu Gu ◽  
Yanjun Li ◽  
Zhihong Jia ◽  
...  

The orientation relationships (ORs) between the Al matrix and Si2Hf precipitates with an orthorhombic structure in an Al–Si–Mg–Hf alloy after heat treatment at 833 K for 20 h were investigated by transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction. Four ORs are identified as (100)Al||(010)p, (0\overline {1}1)Al||(101)pand [011]Al||[\overline {1}01]p; (11\overline {1})Al||(010)pand [011]Al||[\overline {1}01]p; (12\overline {1})Al||(010)p, (101)Al||(100)pand [1\overline {11}]Al||[001]p; (\overline {11}1)Al||(010)pand [112]Al||[\overline {1}01]p. The habit planes of these four ORs are rationalized by the fraction of good atomic matching sites at the interface. In addition, the formation of Si2Hf precipitates with a nanobelt-like morphology is interpreted on the basis of the near-coincident site lattice distribution.


1983 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Köster ◽  
Christoph Caesar

ABSTRACTRapidly solidified ribbons of Cu-Fe alloys with iron contents up to 20 at.−% have been prepared by melt-spinning. Optical and electron microscopy as well as x-ray and electron diffraction techniques were used to characterize quantitatively the microstructure, i.e., grain size and shape, solubility of iron, lattice parameter, volume fraction and distribution of precipitated iron-particles, etc.Whereas the free surfaces of melt-spun Cu-Fe ribbons have been found to be very smooth, the contact surfaces usually consist of isolated areas of good thermal contact with small equiaxed grains separated by bands without contact during casting and therefore poor heat transfer. The cross sections of the ribbons generally exhibit a strong anisotropy in their microstructure: very fine crystals adjacent to the contact surface develop into narrow columnar grains, generally significantly elongated and extending across the whole section. The average columnar width of the grains has been found to decrease significantly with increasing iron content. Precipitation of iron not only depends on the iron content but also on the distance from the contact surface.


2010 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahin Khameneh Asl ◽  
Mohammad Reza Saghi Beyragh ◽  
Mahdi Ghassemi Kakroudi

Interest in nanomaterials has increased in recent years. This is due to the potential of size reduction to nanometric scale to provide properties of materials such as hardness, toughness, wear, and corrosion resistance. The current study is focused on WC-Co cermet coats, materials that are extensively used in applications requiring wear resistance. In this work, WC-17Co powder was thermally sprayed onto mild steel using High Velocity Oxy Fuel (HVOF) spray technique. The nanostructured specimen was produced from sprayed sample by heat-treating at 1100°C in a vacuum chamber. Their structures were studied by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests were performed on the both types of coated samples in 3.5% NaCl solution. The amorphous phase in WC-17Co coating was transformed to crystalline phases by heat treatment at high temperatures. The heat treatment of these coatings at high temperature also resulted in partially dissolution of WC particles and formation of new crystalline phases. Generation of these phases produced the nanostructured coating with better mechanical properties. Comparative electro chemical test results showed that, the heat treatment could improve corrosion resistance of the nanostructured WC-17Co coat than the as sprayed coats.


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