Synthesis of Al2O3 Reinforced TiAl Composites from Ti-Al-Nb2O5

2011 ◽  
Vol 239-242 ◽  
pp. 3005-3008
Author(s):  
Jian Feng Zhu ◽  
Wen Wen Yang ◽  
Fang Ni Du

TiAl/Al2O3 in situ composites have been prepared by a reactive hot pressing method from Ti, Al and Nb2O5 powders. The phase transformation and the mechanism of synthesis were studied by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) of starting powers and X-ray diffraction (XRD) of samples hot press sintered at different temperatures from 500 °C to 1300 °C. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) was utilized to investigate the morphology characteristics of the products. The resultant in situ formed TiAl/Al2O3 composites exhibited multiplex structures containing TiAl, Ti3Al, Al2O3and NbAl3 phases. Fine Al2O3 particles that act as reinforcing phase are dispersed along the interface of the matrix. The formation of TiAl/Al2O3 composite involves many transitional stages. Firstly, Ti and Al reacted to form TiAl3 and Ti3Al intermediates, then Nb2O5 was reduced by Al to form the Al2O3, and finally, the competitive solid-state diffusing reactions among Ti3Al, TiAl and TiAl3 produced the final matrix phases of the resultant composite.

2011 ◽  
Vol 52-54 ◽  
pp. 842-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Feng Zhu ◽  
Wen Wen Yang ◽  
Yi Ping Gong

TiAl/Ti2AlC in situ composite was successfully fabricated by hot-press-assisted reaction process from the mixture of Ti, Al and carbon black. The phase formation and transformation were investigated in detail by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the morphology characteristics were also studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The results show that when the mixed powders were hot pressed at 1300 °C for 1 h, full dense and highly pure TiAl/Ti2AlC composite was synthesized. The TiAl was the matrix phase and the in situ synthesized Ti2AlC was reinforcing phase. The reaction process was also discussed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 480-481 ◽  
pp. 523-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Feng Zhu ◽  
Lan Ye

Al2O3 reinforced Ti3A1C2 in situ composites have been fabricated by reactive hot pressing method from the mixture of Ti, Al, TiO2 and C. The phase formation and transformation regularity of samples during the process of hot pressing were investigated in detail by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The microstructures of the synthesized samples were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that the reactions of powder mixture during the hot press sintering could be divided into three stages: firstly, Ti reacted with Al to form TiAl intermetallics, and Ti reacted with C to form TiC, respectively; and then TiO2 was reduced by Al to form Al2O3, TiAl intermetallics reacted with TiC to form Ti2A1C; finally Ti3A1C2 was formed through the reaction between Ti2A1C and TiC.


2012 ◽  
Vol 217-219 ◽  
pp. 71-74
Author(s):  
Jing Wang ◽  
Si Jing Fu ◽  
Shu Yong Jiang ◽  
Hong Cheng

Iron matrix composite reinforced with VC reinforcements was produced by in situ synthesis technique. The microstructure of the composites was characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The micrographs revealed the morphology and distribution of the reinforcements. The results show that the composite consists of VC carbide as the reinforcing phase and α-Fe as the matrix. The distribution of spherical VC particulates in iron matrix is uniform, and the matrix microstructure of Fe-VC composite is pearlite.


2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-357
Author(s):  
Serkan Islak ◽  
Özkan Küçük ◽  
Özkan Eski ◽  
Cihan Özorak ◽  
Mehmet Akkaş

Magnesium and its alloys are considered as an important material for modern light structures at the present time and therefore they have a wide area of usage especially in electronics, aircraft, and automotive industries. Its popularity increases further as a result of its production as a composite material. In this study, carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced MgAl matrix composite materials were produced by using the hot pressing method. While 0.25 wt%, 0.50 wt%, 0.75 wt%, and 1.00 wt% CNT were added, 450?C, 500?C, and 550?C was selected as sintering temperatures. The effect of sintering temperature and amount of CNT on some properties of the composites was examined. Microstructure and phase composition of the materials were examined by using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The hardness of the composites was measured in Brinell. Relative densities of the materials were determined in accordance with Archimedes? principle. A dense and slightly porous structure was obtained based on both SEM images and density measurements. XRD analyses showed that there were Mg, Mg17Al12, and MgO phases in the composites. The reason for the absence of Al in graphics was that Al formed the solid solution by being dissolved in Mg. Also, the C peak could not be determined for CNT. The hardness of the composites increased with the increasing sintering temperature and CNT addition. The highest hardness value was measured as 88.45 HB10 with the addition of 1.00 wt% CNT at 550?C. Free distribution of CNT in the matrix caused this hardness increase.


2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Islak ◽  
D. Kır ◽  
S. Buytoz

In this study, Cu-TiC composites were successfully produced using hot pressing method. Cu-TiC powder mixtures were hot-pressed for 4 min at 600, 700 and 800?C under an applied pressure of 50 MPa. Phase composition and microstructure of the composites hot pressed at different temperatures were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and optic microscope techniques. Microstructure studies revealed that TiC particles were distributed uniformly in the Cu matrix. With the increasing sintering temperature, hardness of composites changed between 64.5 HV0.1 and 85.2 HV0.1. The highest electrical conductivity for Cu-10 wt.% TiC composites was obtained for the sintering temperature of 800?C, with approximately 68.1% IACS.


Author(s):  
R. E. Herfert

Studies of the nature of a surface, either metallic or nonmetallic, in the past, have been limited to the instrumentation available for these measurements. In the past, optical microscopy, replica transmission electron microscopy, electron or X-ray diffraction and optical or X-ray spectroscopy have provided the means of surface characterization. Actually, some of these techniques are not purely surface; the depth of penetration may be a few thousands of an inch. Within the last five years, instrumentation has been made available which now makes it practical for use to study the outer few 100A of layers and characterize it completely from a chemical, physical, and crystallographic standpoint. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) provides a means of viewing the surface of a material in situ to magnifications as high as 250,000X.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1885
Author(s):  
Xinyu Wu ◽  
Feng Yang ◽  
Jian Gan ◽  
Zhangqian Kong ◽  
Yan Wu

The silver particles were grown in situ on the surface of wood by the silver mirror method and modified with stearic acid to acquire a surface with superhydrophobic and antibacterial properties. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray energy spectroscopy (XPS) were used to analyze the reaction mechanism of the modification process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and contact angle tests were used to characterize the wettability and surface morphology. A coating with a micro rough structure was successfully constructed by the modification of stearic acid, which imparted superhydrophobicity and antibacterial activity to poplar wood. The stability tests were performed to discuss the stability of its hydrophobic performance. The results showed that it has good mechanical properties, acid and alkali resistance, and UV stability. The durability tests demonstrated that the coating has the function of water resistance and fouling resistance and can maintain the stability of its hydrophobic properties under different temperatures of heat treatment.


2014 ◽  
Vol 881-883 ◽  
pp. 1049-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nai Peng ◽  
Cheng Ji Deng ◽  
Hong Xi Zhu

In this paper, the effects of briquetting pressure on the performance of in-situ formed Sialon in Al2O3-C refractory bricks are investigated. The phase compositions and microstructure of the Al2O3-C refractory were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM).The results show the briquetting pressure hardly has effect on the phase of the sintered specimens, two new phases of Sialon with a Z value of 2 and SiC formed. The micrographs of Sialon crystals have the shape of both column and tabular column, but with a cone tip in the specimens sintered at 200MPa and 300MPa and smooth tip in specimens sintered at 400MPa and 500MPa.


2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (16-19) ◽  
pp. 1744031
Author(s):  
Wenjing Chen ◽  
Hui Chen ◽  
Yongjing Wang ◽  
Congchen Li ◽  
Xiaoli Wang

The Ni–Cr–Fe metal powder was deposited on EA4T steel by laser cladding technology. The microstructure and chemical composition of the cladding layer were analyzed by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The bonding ability between the cladding layer and the matrix was measured. The results showed that the bonding between the cladding layer and the EA4T steel was metallurgical bonding. The microstructure of cladding layer was composed of planar crystals, columnar crystals and dendrite, which consisted of Cr2Ni3, [Formula: see text] phase, M[Formula: see text]C6 and Ni3B phases. When the powder feeding speed reached 4 g/min, the upper bainite occurred in the heat affected zone (HAZ). Moreover, the tensile strength of the joint increased, while the yield strength and the ductility decreased.


2014 ◽  
Vol 941-944 ◽  
pp. 280-283
Author(s):  
Xiao Yang Wang ◽  
Hong Qiang Ru

SiC particle-reinforced Cu-Fe based braking materials were fabricated by the P/M hot pressing method. The phase composition, microstructure and the worn surface of the composite were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD).The tribological properties were evaluated using a disk-on-disk type laboratory scale dynamometer. Results indicate that the friction coefficient is 0.42 in 6800rpm, 0.7MPa. With the increase of rotation speeds the coefficient of friction and stable rate were decreased.


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