scholarly journals Interface Behavior of Brazing between Zr-Cu Filler Metal and SiC Ceramic

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 727
Author(s):  
Bofang Zhou ◽  
Taohua Li ◽  
Hongxia Zhang ◽  
Junliang Hou

The interface behavior of brazing between Zr-Cu filler metal and SiC ceramic was investigated. Based on the brazing experiment, the formation of brazing interface products was analyzed using OM, SEM, XRD and other methods. The stable chemical potential phase diagram was established to analyze the possible diffusion path of interface elements, and then the growth behavior of the interface reaction layer was studied by establishing relevant models. The results show that the interface reaction between the active element Zr and SiC ceramic is the main reason in the brazing process the interface products are mainly ZrC and Zr2Si and the possible diffusion path of elements in the product formation process is explained. The kinetic equation of interfacial reaction layer growth is established, and the diffusion constant (2.1479 μm·s1/2) and activation energy (42.65 kJ·mol−1) are obtained. The growth kinetics equation of interfacial reaction layer thickness with holding time at different brazing temperatures is obtained.

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Bofang Zhou ◽  
Jinfeng Wang ◽  
Keqin Feng ◽  
Yuchen Cai ◽  
Sitan Chen

The microstructure and mechanical properties of brazing SiC ceramic with Zr-Cu filler metal under different brazing parameters (brazing temperature, holding time) were investigated. The phase of the joint reaction interface between Zr-Cu filler metal and SiC ceramic was characterized by XRD, the microstructure and fracture morphology of the brazing SiC ceramic joint were analyzed by SEM with EDS, and the strength of the joint was evaluated by compression shear test. The results show that the brazing join between SiC ceramic and Zr-Cu filler metal can be realized at the brazing temperature of 1100 °C~1300 °C, and the main products of interface reaction are ZrC and Zr2Si. The shear strength of the joint increases with the brazing temperature, and reaches the highest at 1200 °C. The thickness of interface reaction layer increases with the increase of holding time at brazing temperature of 1200 °C. Thickness of the interface reaction layer is 2.9 μm when the joint is holding for 20 min, and the maximum shear strength of the corresponding brazed SiC ceramic joint is 57 MPa.


2015 ◽  
Vol 816 ◽  
pp. 562-566
Author(s):  
Luo Qian

Ti3Al based alloys are light and high-temperature materials, having potential wide applications in the aerospace and the aeronautical industries. Molten Ti is lively, and it is easy to react with the mold material during in the investment casting, and hence to form casting defects such as α contaminated layer in the metal near the surface and gas porosity, resulting in the deterioration of the surface quality and castings mechanical properties. Therefore, the mechanism of interfacial reaction between Ti3Al-based alloys and mold is necessary to study. In this paper, the interface reaction samples of Ti-24Al-15Nb-1Mo alloy and ZrO2(Y2O3stabilized) mold were prepared by actually investment casting. Optical microscopy, SEM, EMPA and micro-hardness tests were used to study the microstructures at metal side of interface, consider the element distribution and discuss the interfacial reaction mechanism. The results show that there is interface reaction between Ti-24Al-15Nb-1Mo alloy and ZrO2(Y2O3stabilized) mold, and it belongs to the typical bilateral diffusion reaction. The elements of Zr, Y, O diffuse into molten metal, at the same time, the matrix elements spread to the oxide mold, then form interfacial reaction layer. It has been found that the interfacial reaction was not uniform in the whole interface. In the thick-wall of castings, the interfacial reaction layer was thicker, and in thin-wall, the interfacial reaction layer was thinner.


2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (12) ◽  
pp. 379-395
Author(s):  
PAUL T. VIANCO ◽  
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CHARLES A. WALKER ◽  
DENNIS DE SMET ◽  
ALICE KILGO ◽  
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This study examined the interface reaction between sessile drops of the Ag-xAl filler metals having x = 0.2, 0.5, and 1.0 wt-% and KovarTM base material as an avenue to understand the run-out phenomenon observed in active filler metal braze joints. The brazing conditions were combinations of 965°C (1769°F) and 995°C (1823°F) temperatures and brazing times of 5 and 20 min. All brazing was performed in a vacuum of 10–7 Torr. Microanalysis confirmed that a reaction layer developed ahead of the filler metal to support spontaneous wetting and spreading activity. However, run-out was not observed with the sessile drops because the additional surface energy created by the sessile drop free surface constrained wetting and spreading. The value of z in the reaction layer composition, (Fe, Ni, Co)yAlz, increased with x of the Ag-xAl sessile drops for both brazing conditions. Generally, the values of z were lower for the more severe brazing conditions. Also, the reaction layer thickness increased with the Al concentration in the filler metal but did not increase with the severity of brazing conditions. These behaviors indicate that the interface reaction was controlled by the chemical potential rather than the rate kinetics of a thermally activated process. The determining metrics were filler metal composition (Ag-xAl) and brazing temperature. The findings of the present study provided several insights toward developing potential mitigation strategies to prevent run-out.


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