Effect of sintering temperature on microstructures and mechanical properties of ZK60 magnesium alloys

Abstract In this study, ZK60 Mg alloys were prepared via hot-press sintering under a constant pressure of 30 MPa as well as Ar atmosphere. The sintering temperature was determined to be in the range of 450–600 °C with an interval of 50 °C. The effect of sintering temperature on the microstructures and mechanical properties of the alloys was investigated. All the four sintered alloys mainly exhibited an α-Mg-phase structure and equiaxed grain microstructure. However, a specific amount of melt, enriched in Zn element, formed when the sintering temperature reached 500 °C. Thus, only the alloy sintered at 450 °C maintained the nominal composition of the alloy powder, and exhibited the favorable yield strength and hardness, which was 135.1 MPa and 57 HV, respectively. The alloys sintered at 550 °C and 600 °C exhibited a reduced yield strength and hardness due to the loss of Zn element.

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Effect of Sintering Temperature on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Hot-Pressed Fe/FeAl2O4 Composite

Crystals ◽

10.3390/cryst11040422 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 422

Author(s):

Kuai Zhang ◽

Yungang Li ◽

Hongyan Yan ◽

Chuang Wang ◽

Hui Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Bending Strength ◽

Sintering Temperature ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Hot Press ◽

Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽

Powder Particles ◽

Hot Press Sintering ◽

Sintering Method

An Fe/FeAl2O4 composite was prepared with Fe-Fe2O3-Al2O3 powder by a hot press sintering method. The mass ratio was 6:1:2, sintering pressure was 30 MPa, and holding time was 120 min. The raw materials for the powder particles were respectively 1 µm (Fe), 0.5 µm (Fe2O3), and 1 µm (Al2O3) in diameter. The effect of sintering temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe/FeAl2O4 composite was studied. The results showed that Fe/FeAl2O4 composite was formed by in situ reaction at 1300 °C–1500 °C. With the increased sintering temperature, the microstructure and mechanical properties of the Fe/FeAl2O4 composite showed a change law that initially became better and then became worse. The best microstructure and optimal mechanical properties were obtained at 1400 °C. At this temperature, the grain size of Fe and FeAl2O4 phases in Fe/FeAl2O4 composite was uniform, the relative density was 96.7%, and the Vickers hardness and bending strength were 1.88 GPa and 280.0 MPa, respectively. The wettability between Fe and FeAl2O4 was enhanced with increased sintering temperature. And then the densification process was accelerated. Finally, the microstructure and mechanical properties of the Fe/FeAl2O4 composite were improved.

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Effects of MgO and Y2O3 on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al2O3 Ceramics

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.589-590.572 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 589-590 ◽

pp. 572-577 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hua He Liu ◽

Han Lian Liu ◽

Chuan Zhen Huang ◽

Bin Zou ◽

Ya Cong Chai

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Sintering Temperature ◽

Hot Press ◽

Composite Ceramics ◽

Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽

Suitable Amount ◽

Hot Press Sintering ◽

Grains Refinement ◽

Better Than

Al2O3-MgO, Al2O3-Y2O3 and Al2O3-MgO-Y2O3 composite ceramics were fabricated respectively by hot-press sintering technique. With the analysis of the mechanical properties and microstructure, it was found that single additive MgO could be more favorable to the grains’ refinement and densification than Y2O3; the composite additive including both MgO and Y2O3 was better than single additive MgO or Y2O3, because their interactions could improve the mechanical properties of the Al2O3 ceramics; The sintering temperature could be reduced by adding the suitable amount of composite additives.

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Effects of TiN Content on Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of ATN Materials

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.589-590.590 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 589-590 ◽

pp. 590-593 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Min Wang ◽

Jun Zhao

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Mechanical Property ◽

Fracture Toughness ◽

Vickers Hardness ◽

Bending Strength ◽

Sintering Temperature ◽

Ceramic Materials ◽

Hot Press ◽

Hot Press Sintering ◽

Tin Content

In order to investigate the effects of TiN content on Al2O3/TiN ceramic material (ATN), the ATN ceramic materials were prepared of TiN content in 30%, 40%, 50%, 60% in the condition of hot press sintering. The sintering temperature is 1700°C, the sintering press is 32MPa, and the holding time are 5min, 10min, 15min. The effects of TiN content on mechanical properties and microstructure of ATN ceramic materials were investigated by analyzing the bending strength, hardness, fracture toughness. The results show that ATN50 has the best mechanical property, its bending strength is 659.41MPa, vickers hardness is 13.79GPa, fracture toughness is 7.06MPa·m1/2. It is indicated that the TiN content has important effect on microstructure and mechanical properties of ATN ceramic materials.

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Effect of Iron Additive on the Sintering Behavior of Hot-Pressed ZrC-W Composites

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.368-372.1764 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 368-372 ◽

pp. 1764-1766 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yu Jin Wang ◽

Lei Chen ◽

Tai Quan Zhang ◽

Yu Zhou

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Fracture Toughness ◽

Flexural Strength ◽

Relative Density ◽

Sintering Temperature ◽

Sintering Behavior ◽

Hot Press ◽

Sintering Additive ◽

Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽

Hot Press Sintering

The ZrC-W composites with iron as sintering additive were fabricated by hot-press sintering. The densification, microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. The incorporation of Fe beneficially promotes the densification of ZrC-W composites. The relative density of the composite sintered at 1900°C can attain 95.3%. W2C phase is also found in the ZrC-W composite sintered at 1700°C. The content of W2C decreases with the increase of sintering temperature. However, W2C phase is not identified in the composite sintered at 1900°C. The flexural strength and fracture toughness of the composites are strongly dependent on sintering temperature. The flexural strength and fracture toughness of ZrC-W composite sintered at optimized temperature of 1800°C are 438 MPa and 3.99 MPa·m1/2, respectively.

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Preparation and Characterization of WC Matrix Nanocomposite Cermet

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.628-629.459 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 628-629 ◽

pp. 459-464 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fa Zhan Yang ◽

Xing Ai ◽

Jun Zhao

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Particle Size ◽

Sintering Temperature ◽

Fracture Morphology ◽

Particle Sizes ◽

Growth Inhibitors ◽

Hot Press ◽

Hot Press Sintering ◽

Matrix Nanocomposite

A new WC matrix nanocomposite cermet was prepared by hot-press sintering. In the composite, certain amounts of VC is added to the composite as grain growth inhibitors. The consolidation is carried out under pressure 30～35Mpa and sintering temperature 1610°C for soaking 30min sintering. Microstructure of the nanocomposite cermet is scanned by SEM and mechanical properties are measured. It is detected that microstructure and fracture morphology is dissimilar to different particle sizes. Experimental results show that particle size of WC is important to the composite. Results show that relative density and hardness have the similar trend in growth. Meanwhile, the function of Al2O3 addition is also investigated in this paper.

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On the Performance of 17Ni/(10NiO-NiFe2O4) Cermet by Hot-Press Sintering Technology: Sintering Temperature Effects

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.457-458.152 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 457-458 ◽

pp. 152-155

Author(s):

Wen Zheng Dong ◽

Qi Quan Lin ◽

Tao Jiang ◽

Zhi Gang Wang

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Bending Strength ◽

Sintering Temperature ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Great Influence ◽

Sintering Behavior ◽

Hot Press ◽

Three Point Bending ◽

Strength Tests ◽

Hot Press Sintering

The sintering behavior and the resulting of cermet are influenced not only by the characteristics and impurities of the raw materials but also are found to be dependent on the thermal history during the fabrication process. Our work is concerned with the effect of sintering temperature on the mechanical properties of 17Ni/(10NiO-NiFe2O4) cermet. The nickel ferrite based cermet were prepared by hot-press sintering technology at 16MPa and sintered at temperatures ranging from 900 to 1200°C. The microstructure, phase compositions and mechanical properties were studied by SEM, XRD and three point bending strength tests respectively. It has been found that, the relative density, hardness and bending strength of NiFe2O4 based cermet have a great influence upon the sintering temperature, and an optimal sintering temperature, e.g. 1100°C is chosen through our experiments. The highest bending strength of 125.89Mpa could be obtained under the sintering temperature of 1100°C. Meanwhile, the thermal shock resistance increases as the sintering temperature increases.

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The Research of SiC and Si3N4 Whiskers Reinforced Si3N4 Composites to Improve its Wear and Mechanical Properties

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.474-476.1881 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 474-476 ◽

pp. 1881-1886 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lian Wei Yang ◽

Jin Hui Li ◽

Rui Jie Wang

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Fracture Toughness ◽

Wear Resistance ◽

Friction And Wear ◽

Sintering Temperature ◽

Hot Press ◽

Interface Area ◽

The Matrix ◽

Higher Temperature ◽

Hot Press Sintering

To improve the wear and mechanical properties, SiCand Si3N4whiskers reinforced Si3N4composites were sintered by hot press sintering technique at 1800 and 1900°C for 1 h. The Friction and wear behaviors of Si3N4-SiC whisker reinforced Si3N4composites have been studied by using a reciprocating sliding apparatus. The results show that Si3N4-SiC whisker can greatly improve the hardness, fracture toughness and wear resistance of Si3N4. Lower sintering temperature can make both the grain dimension and interface area of the whiskers with the matrix decrease, resulting in relatively uneasy fracture of the whiskers. This uneasy fracture of the whiskers is the main reason for improvement in fracture toughness, and thus, the decrease in wear rate compared with those of the samples sintered at higher temperature and Si3N4material.

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