scholarly journals Microstructural development and evolution of liquid phase sintered Cr-Cu composites

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-258
Author(s):  
E. Khomenko ◽  
A. Ragulya ◽  
N. Lesnik ◽  
R. Minakova
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Dihedral Angle ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Microstructural Development ◽  
Angle Distribution ◽  
Refractory Component ◽  
Electrolytic Chromium ◽  
Component Particle

Features of the microstructure formation of Cr-Cu composites under impregnation followed by liquid phase sintering of reduced and electrolytic chromium powders at 1200?C in a vacuum of (2-4)?10-3Pa have been studied. The refractory component particle size distribution in the microstructure of samples with reduced chromium sintered for 60 min is shown to obey a normal logarithmic law; with distribution parameters being sensitive to the volume fraction of the refractory particles. The calculated values of the dihedral angle are close to the value of one of the modes in the experimental dihedral angle distribution for the microstructure of electrolytic chromium based samples (115?). The interfacial and interparticle surface energies ratio ?sl/?ss>0.5 is shown to correspond to theory for the Crs-Cul system in equilibrium, which indicates the presence of skeleton structure elements in the course of composition formation under liquid phase sintering (including the case of excess liquid phase). Experimentally determined interparticle and interfacial surface areas, solid particle contiguity and continuity are discussed in terms of concurrent diffusion-controlled particle coarsening (in Lifshitz, Slyozov and Wagner theory) and particle coalescence (in German?s model). The kinetics of shrinkage for the composites with 50...55 % solid-phase volume-fractions at heating and isothermal sintering in a vacuum at a temperature of 1200?C in terms of linearly viscous rheological theory are discussed.

3D Phase-Field Simulation and Characterization of Microstructure Evolution during Liquid Phase Sintering

2014 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 132-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Ravash ◽  
Eckard Specht ◽  
Jef Vleugels ◽  
Nele Moelans
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Coordination Number ◽  
Dihedral Angle ◽  
Phase Field ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Solid Volume Fraction ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Study Phase ◽  
Solid Liquid

Liquid phase sintering (LPS) is widely used as a materials processing technique for hightemperature applications. In LPS, particle-particle contact size and distribution, 3-D coordination number, connectivity, and contiguity are important microstructure parameters which, to a large extent, determine the mechanical properties of the sintered materials. These features all depend on the grain size, solid volume fraction and dihedral angle during sintering. The dihedral angle is an important parameter in LPS. It is the angle formed between the 2 solid-liquid interfaces at the intersection of a grain boundary with the liquid. A higher solid volume fraction, on the other hand, favors a larger 3-D coordination number, connectivity, and contiguity. In practice, studying the correlation between these parameters and direct measurement of them is not a trivial task. Among them, 3-D measurement of dihedral angle is believed to be the most challenging one. In the current study, phase-field modeling is employed to simulate LPS in two phase systems (solid and liquid). Simulations are performed for the different ratios of grain boundary to solid-liquid energies and the different solid volume fractions. To create initial structures with high solid volume fraction, an advanced particle packing algorithm is employed. An extended sparse bounding-box algorithm is used to speed-up the computations and makes it computationally efficient for 3-D simulations. Contiguity, connectivity, and three dimensional coordination number were measured in the self similar regime. The results were compared with empirical rules and experimental data and are used to estimate the mean 3-D dihedral angle.

scholarly journals A mathematical approach to Ostwald ripening due to diffusion and deformation in liquid bridge

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Randjelovic ◽  
K. Shinagawa ◽  
Z.S. Nikolic
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Liquid Bridge ◽  
Ostwald Ripening ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Solute Diffusion ◽  
Deformation Analysis ◽  
Mathematical Approach ◽  
Fe Method ◽  
Grain Coarsening

From many experiments with mixtures of small and large grains, it can be concluded that during liquid phase sintering, smaller grains partially dissolve and a solid phase precipitates on the larger grains and grain coarsening occurs. The growth rate can be controlled either by the solid-liquid phase boundary reaction or by diffusion through the liquid phase. The microstructure may change either by larger grains growing during the Ostwald ripening process or by shape accommodation. In this study, two-dimensional mathematical approach for simulation of grain coarsening by grain boundary migration based on a physical and corresponding numerical modeling of liquid phase sintering will be considered. A combined mathematical method of analyzing viscous deformation and solute diffusion in liquid bridge between two grains with different sizes will be proposed. The viscous FE method will be used for calculating meniscus of the liquid bridge, with the interfacial tensions taken into consideration. The FE method for diffusion will be also implemented by using the same mesh as the deformation analysis.

Interaction of Components of Co-Sn and Co-Sn-Cu Powder Materials in Liquid Phase Sintering

2019 ◽  
Vol 943 ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Evgeniy Georgiyevich Sokolov ◽  
Alexander Vitalyevich Ozolin ◽  
Lev Ivanovich Svistun ◽  
Svetlana Alexandrovna Arefieva
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Steel Substrate ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Powder Materials ◽  
Cu Alloys ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Interaction Of Components ◽  
Sintered Alloys ◽  
Liquid Tin

The interaction of components and structure formation were studied in liquid phase sintering of Co-Sn and Co-Sn-Cu powder materials. The powders of commercially pure metals were mixed with an organic binder and applied on the steel substrate. Sintering was performed under vacuum at temperatures of 820 and 1100 °C. The structure of sintered alloys was investigated by X-ray diffractometry and electron probe microanalysis, and microhardness (HV0.01) of the structural components was measured. It has been found that the nature of interaction of the liquid tin with the solid phase at the initial stage of sintering affects the formation of structure and porosity of Co-Sn and Co-Sn-Cu alloys considerably. In Co-Sn alloys, diffusion of tin into cobalt particles leads to the formation of intermetallic compounds, which hinders spreading of the liquid phase. This results in a porous defect structure formed in Co-Sn alloys. In Co-Sn-Cu alloys, at the initial stage of sintering the liquid phase enriched with copper is formed that wets the cobalt particles and contributes to their regrouping. As a result of this, materials with minor porosity are formed.

True Sedimentation and Particle Packing Rearrangement during Liquid Phase Sintering

2007 ◽  
Vol 534-536 ◽  
pp. 609-612
Author(s):  
Jong K. Lee ◽  
Lei Xu ◽  
Shu Zu Lu
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Concentration Gradient ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Solid Volume Fraction ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Particle Packing ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Packing Efficiency ◽  
Two Stages

When an alloy such as Ni-W is liquid phase sintered, heavy solid W particles sedimentate to the bottom of the container, provided that their volume fraction is less than a critical value. The sintering process evolves typically in two stages, diffusion-driven macrosegregation sedimentation followed by true sedimentation. During sedimentation, the overall solid volume fraction decreases concurrently with elimination of liquid concentration gradient. However, in the second stage of true sedimentation, the average solid volume fraction in the mushy zone increases with time, and oddly, no concentration gradient is necessary in the liquid zone. In this work, we propose that the true sedimentation results from particle rearrangement for higher packing efficiency.

Microstructure and Properties of In Situ Fabricated Al-5wt.%Si-Al2O3 Composites

2012 ◽  
Vol 567 ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Cheng ◽  
De Gui Zhu ◽  
Ying Gao ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Bo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Hold Time ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
X Ray

Alumina reinforced aluminum matrix composites (Al-5wt.%Si-Al2O3) fabricated by powder metallurgy through hot isotactic pressing were sintered in different processes, i.e. solid and liquid phase sintering. Optical microscopy (OM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) techniques were used to characterize the sintered composites. The effects of solid phase and liquid phase sintering on density, microstructure, microhardness, compression and shear strength were investigated. It was found that in situ chemical reaction was completed in solid phase sintering, but the composites had lower microhardness, comprehension and shear strength due to low density and segregation of alumina and Si particles in microstructure. Segregation of reinforcement particles in solid phase sintering resulted from character of solid reaction and Si diffusion at high temperature over a long hold time.

scholarly journals Computer simulation of free settling and skeletal settling during liquid phase sintering

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z.S. Nikolic
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Domain Boundary ◽  
Numerical Procedure ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Solid Skeleton ◽  
Two Stages

In recent years, a range of computer simulation models leading to a better understanding of liquid phase sintering phenomena, have been developed with the aim of simulating the detailed evolution of microstructure during grain growth. Some liquid phase sintered materials show both macrostructural and microstructural effects associated with gravity force. Therefore we will develop a numerical procedure for the estimation of how much gravity will influence domain (two-dimensional particle representation) growth, domain boundary migration and solid skeleton formation due to gravity induced segregation during liquid phase sintering. The method used for the simulation of a gravity field will be based on the settling procedure. Gravity induced settling will be separated into two stages - Free Settling and Skeletal Settling. Isolated solid phase domains fall under gravity and slide down over the already settled domains (free settling). During settling they make point contacts with each other. Necks between them then form and start to grow until the equilibrium dihedral angle between the domain boundaries and the liquid is established. Thus a solid skeleton forms and skeletal settling of a connected solid structure takes place. .

scholarly journals Silicon carbide liquid-phase sintering with various activating agents

2018 ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
S. N. Perevislov ◽  
M. V. Tomkovich ◽  
A. S. Lysenkov
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Sintered Materials

The liquid-phase sintering at 1860‒2100 °C was used to prepare the silicon-carbide materials with the 5‒10 weigh percent of oxide additions. The SiC material with the 20 weigh percent of three-component MgO‒Y2O3‒Al2O3system addition showed the ultimate physical and mechanical properties. The mechanical characteristics of the liquidphase sintered materials with the 15 weigh percent of the three-component oxides addition exceed those of both the reactive-sintered and the solid-phase sintered materials and approach to those of the hot-pressed materials.Ill. 5. Ref. 31. Tab. 2.

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