scholarly journals Application of Nanosilicon to the Sintering of Mg-Mg2Si Interpenetrating Phases Composite

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 7114
Author(s):  
Anita Olszówka-Myalska ◽  
Hanna Myalska ◽  
Patryk Wrześniowski ◽  
Jacek Chrapoński ◽  
Grzegorz Cios

The new in situ fabrication process for Mg-Mg2Si composites composed of interpenetrating metal/intermetallic phases via powder metallurgy was characterized. To obtain the designed composite microstructure, variable nanosilicon ((n)Si) (i.e., 2, 4, and 6 vol.% (n)Si) concentrations were mixed with magnesium powders. The mixture was ordered using a sonic method. The powder mixture morphologies were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and heating and cooling-induced thermal effects were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Composite sinters were fabricated by hot-pressing the powders under a vacuum of 2.8 Pa. Shifts in the sintering temperature resulted in two observable microstructures: (1) the presence of Mg2Si and MgO intermetallic phases in α-Mg (580 °C); and (2) Mg2Si intermetallic phases in the α-Mg matrix enriched with bands of refined MgO (640 °C). Materials were characterized by light microscopy (LM) with quantitative metallography, X-ray diffraction (XRD), open porosity measurements, hardness testing, microhardness testing, and nanoindentation. The results revealed that (n)Si in applied sintering conditions ensured the formation of globular and very fine Mg2Si particles. The particles bonded with each other to form an intermetallic network. The volume fraction of this network increased with (n)Si concentration but was dependent on sintering temperature. Increasing sintering temperature intensified magnesium vaporization, affecting the composite formation mechanism and increasing the volume fraction of silicide.

2012 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 199-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Olszówka-Myalska ◽  
Roman Przeliorz ◽  
Tomasz Rzychoń ◽  
Monika Misiowiec

Metal matrix composite comprising a multiphase magnesium matrix and titanium particles fabricated by hot pressing was characterized. Powder mixture of the Mg:Ti:Al at weight ratio equal to 10.5:6.1:3.4 was sintered at 640, 650 and 660°C whereas other parameters were held constant. Thermal effects during heating and cooling of powder mixture were measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Microstructure of composite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with a use of X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). For all conditions of components consolidation α-Mg, α-Ti, Mg17Al12 and Al3Ti were identified. It was revealed that dispersion and location of Mg17Al12 and Al3Ti compounds depended on sintering temperature. Measurements of hardness and density of obtained non-porous composite gave approximate results of 130 HV and 2.7 g/cm3 respectively


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Toan Nguyen ◽  
Alistair Garner ◽  
Javier Romero ◽  
Antoine Ambard ◽  
Michael Preuss ◽  
...  

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Xianjie Yuan ◽  
Xuanhui Qu ◽  
Haiqing Yin ◽  
Zaiqiang Feng ◽  
Mingqi Tang ◽  
...  

This present work investigates the effects of sintering temperature on densification, mechanical properties and microstructure of Al-based alloy pressed by high-velocity compaction. The green samples were heated under the flow of high pure (99.99 wt%) N2. The heating rate was 4 °C/min before 315 °C. For reducing the residual stress, the samples were isothermally held for one h. Then, the specimens were respectively heated at the rate of 10 °C/min to the temperature between 540 °C and 700 °C, held for one h, and then furnace-cooled to the room temperature. Results indicate that when the sintered temperature was 640 °C, both the sintered density and mechanical properties was optimum. Differential Scanning Calorimetry, X-ray diffraction of sintered samples, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, and Transmission Electron Microscope were used to analyse the microstructure and phases.


2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 326-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Das ◽  
S. Pauly ◽  
C. Duhamel ◽  
B.C. Wei ◽  
J. Eckert

Cu47.5Zr47.5Al5 was prepared by arc melting and solidified in situ by suction casting into 2–5-mm-diameter rods under various cooling rates (200–2000 K/s). The microstructure was investigated along the length of the rods by electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and mechanical properties were investigated under compression. The microstructure of differently prepared specimens consists of macroscopic spherical shape chemically inhomogeneous regions together with a low volume fraction of randomly distributed CuZr B2 phase embedded in a 2–7 nm size clustered “glassy-martensite” matrix. The as-cast specimens show high yield strength (1721 MPa), pronounced work-hardening behavior up to 2116 MPa and large fracture strain up to 12.1–15.1%. The fracture strain decreases with increasing casting diameter. The presence of chemical inhomogenities and nanoscale “glassy-martensite” features are beneficial for improving the inherent ductility of the metallic glass.


2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1617-1621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Schroers ◽  
Konrad Samwer ◽  
Frigyes Szuecs ◽  
William L. Johnson

The reaction of the bulk glass forming alloy Zr41Ti14Cu12Ni10Be23 (Vit 1) with W, Ta, Mo, AlN, Al2O3, Si, graphite, and amorphous carbon was investigated. Vit 1 samples were melted and subsequently solidified after different processing times on discs of the different materials. Sessile drop examinations of the macroscopic wetting of Vit 1 on the discs as a function of temperature were carried out in situ with a digital optical camera. The reactions at the interfaces between the Vit 1 sample and the different disc materials were investigated with an electron microprobe. The structure and thermal stability of the processed Vit 1 samples were examined by x-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. The results are discussed in terms of possible applications for composite materials.


1984 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Beam ◽  
D. D. L. Chung

AbstractX-ray diffraction was used in situ to study the phase transitions which occurred in 1500 Å Au/GaAs(100) upon heating and cooling. The reaction between Au and GaAs took the form Au + Ga → α Au-Ga. Upon heating, α Au-Ga completely dissolved in liquid Au-Ga. Upon subsequent cooling, β Au-Ga (or Au7Ga2) formed. In 1 atm of nitrogen, phase transitions were observed reversibly at 525 ± 25°C (due to the complete dissolution of α Au-Ga upon heating) and 415 ± 5°C (due to the peritectic transformation of β Au-Ga to α Au-Ga and liquid Au-Ga upon heating). In a vacuum of 425 μ (0.031 Kg/2m) similar phase transitions were observed at 425 ± 25°C and 387 ± 13°C, respectively.


2012 ◽  
Vol 535-537 ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Long Hua Zhong ◽  
Yu Tao Zhao ◽  
Song Li Zhang ◽  
Rong Wen

In situ TiB2/6061 composites have been successfully synthesized through chemical reaction between 6061 master alloy, Al-3B master alloy and Ti powder. The composites fabricated by direct melt mixing method was investigated by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive x-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), The results shown the existence of TiB2particles. The size of most TiB2particles were just in micron level, and even reached to sub-micron level. The increase in microhardness and tensile strength for the as-prepared composites with 5% particulate volume fraction (PVF) are up to 26.8% and 51.2% respectively.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Huang ◽  
Geling Cheng ◽  
Shaowen Huang

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of sintering temperature and sintering time on mineral composition of high-alite white Portland cement clinker and hydration activity of the clinker. Effects of sintering temperature and sintering time on clinker mineral composition, C3S polymorph and size and hydration heat release rate were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry&Thermogravimetric Analysis (DSC-TG) and isothermal heat-conduction calorimetry. Results shown that, with the increase of sintering temperature (1450–1525 °C) and sintering time (60–240 min), free lime (f-CaO) in clinker decreased, C3S grain size increased, and C3S crystal type changed from T3 to M type and R type, which exhibits higher symmetry. The hydration activity of different C3S crystals ranged from high to low as follows: T3→M1→M3→R@.


2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 611-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurii Prots ◽  
Felix Lange ◽  
Christina Drathen ◽  
Marcus Schmidt ◽  
Yuri Grin

AbstractCombining laboratory X-ray powder diffraction with in-situ high-temperature synchrotron experiments and differential scanning calorimetry, it has been shown that Ba21Al40, Ba3Al5, Ba7Al10 and Ba4Al5 decompose peritectically at 914, 826, 756, and 732°C, respectively. In addition, a new binary compound with the composition Ba4Al7+x (x = 0.17) and the formation temperature of 841°C was found. The initial structural model (space group P63/mmc, a = 6.0807(1), c = 39.2828(8) Å) with four Ba and five Al crystallographic positions was developed. It is based on the intergrowth concept involving the neighboring Ba21Al40 and Ba3Al5 phases and the derived atomic arrangement is subsequently refined using X-ray diffraction data. The crystal structures of all phases in the Ba–Al system, except BaAl4, exhibit Kagomé nets of aluminum atoms resembling those observed for the B atoms in the Laves phases AB2. In the crystal structure of Ba4Al7+x, single Kagomé layers alternate with double slabs (MgZn2 motif) along [001] and are separated by Ba cations. Intergrowth features of Ba4Al7+x are discussed together with the neighboring Ba–Al compounds and Sr5Al9.


2011 ◽  
Vol 412 ◽  
pp. 263-266
Author(s):  
Hong Wei Zhang ◽  
Li Li Zhang ◽  
Feng Rui Zhai ◽  
Jia Jin Tian ◽  
Can Bang Zhang

The higher mechanical strength of Al87Ce3Ni8.5Mn1.5 nanophase amorphous composites has been obtained with two methods. The first nanophase amorphous composites are directly produced by the single roller spin quenching technology. The method taken for the second nanophase amorphous composites is at first to obtain amorphous single-phase alloy, followed by annealed at different temperatures .The formative condition, the microstructure, the particle size, the volume fraction of α-Al phase and microhardness of nanophase amorphous composites etc have been investigated and compared by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The microstructure of composites produced by the second method is higher than the former, the fabricated material structure of the system is more uniform and the process is easier to control.


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