Microstructure and Properties of Cu-Cr-Zr Alloy after Rapidly Solidified Aging and Solid Solution Aging

The structure and properties of Cu-Cr-Zr alloy were studied after rapidly solidified aging and solid solution aging.At the early stage of aging （500℃ for 15 rain）, the hardness and the conductivity of the alloy rapidly solidified are 143 HV and 72% IACS, respectively. Under the same aging condition, the hardness and electrical conductivity of the alloy solid solution treated can reach 86 HV and 47% IACS, respectively. The microstructure was analyzed, and the grain size after rapid solidification is much smaller than that after solid solution treatment. By rapidly solidified aging the fine precipitates distribute inside the grains and along the grain boundary, while by solid solution aging there are large Cr particles along the grain boundary.

Microstructure and thermal stability behavior of a rapidly solidified Al-Ti-Fe-Cr alloy

A rapidly solidified Al-2.5Ti-2.5Fe-2.5Cr (mass fraction in percent) alloywas prepared by melt spinning. As-quenched and as-annealed microstructures were studied by X-raydiffractometry (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electronmicroscopy (HREM) and energy dispersive spectrum (EDS) analysis. The microhardness of the alloy atdifferent annealing temperatures was measured. The results obtained indicate that the microhardnessof the rapidly solidified Al-2.5Ti-2.5Fe-2.5Cr alloy does not vary with different annealingtemperatures. The as-quenched microstructure of the alloy includes two kinds of dispersed primaryphases: Al_3Ti and Al_(13)(Cr, Fe)_2. After annealing at 400 deg C for 10 h, the stable phaseAl_(13)Fe_4 appears in the microstructure.

Effects of Additional Elements on Microstructure and Precipitation Behaviour in Rapidly Solidified Al-Ti Base Alloys

Rapidly solidified Al-Ti base alloys were prepared by melt spinning at the cooling rate about 107 K/s. The melt-spun ribbons were used to observe the dricrostructures after heat treatment.In the supersaturated Al-Tl-Si alloy, age hardening occurred after 1 h anneal in the temperature range of 4000~500℃, which seems to be attributed to the precipitation of metastable Ll2- (Al,Si)3Ti phase. However. the microhardness was relatively low because of the low v/o and the insufflcient stability of precipitates. Thus. Cr was added to Al-Ti-Si alloys in order to stabilize the microstructures and to increase the v/o of precipitate5. As a result. the alIoys containing Cr were evaluated to possess the improved properties at the service temperature.

Microstructures of FeSi_2 based thermoelectric materials prepared by rapid solidification and hot pressing

FeSi_2 based thermoelectric materials have heen prepared by melt spinning andvacuum hot pressing. Most of the rapidly solidified (melt spinning) powders are thin flakes with athickness less than 0.1 mm. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) surface profiles show there arefurther finer grain structures with the characteristic size of about 100 nm in a flake. The samplesobtained by hot uniaxial pressing (HUP) in vacuum have densities higher than 90% the theoreticaldensity of the materials. It was found by SEM observations that the microstructures are verydifferent for vertical and parallel sections of the HUP samples. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysesshow there are some texture features in the samples. It is considered that the textures of thesamples are originated from the orientation of the flakes that tended to align perpendicular to thehot press axis. WSi_2 was introduced into the powders unexpectedly during melting process before therapid solidification, but it makes the microstructures more easily to be explained.

Positron Annihilation Study on the Microstructural Stability in Rapidly Solidified Al_(92.3)Fe_(4.3)V_(0.7)Si_(1.7)Mm_(1.0) Alloy

Rapidly solidified Al92.3Fe4.3V0.7Si1.7Mm1.0 alloy has been studied by positron lifetime spectroscopy and the variations on the intedecial defects with the annealing temperature were revealed by an analysis of the lifetime results. The intedece characteristics derived from the positron-lifetime results could be used to give a satisfactory interpretation of the dependence of mechanical properties on the annealing temperature

Investigation on Rapidly Solidified T15 High Speed Steel Powder and Its Bulk Microcrystalline Material

Authors produced rapidly solidified T15 high speed steel powders by high pressure(5~ 6MPa) N_a atomization and liquid N_2 cooling,observed and analyzed the morphology and structure of the powders;at the same time,prepared bulk microcrystalline T15 high speed steel materials by hot extruding or HIPing and hot rolling of the powders,observed and measured the microstructure and performance of the bulk materials.It was shown that rapid solidification may change the solidification characteristics and structure of T15 high speed steel powder and improve the qualities and properties of T15 high speed steel materials.

Rapid Application of Neural Networks and A Genetic Algorithms to Solidified Aging Processes for Copper Alloy

Rapidly solidified aging is an effective way to refine the microstructure of Cu-Cr-Sn-Zn lead frame alloy and enhance its hardness. The artificial neural network methodology(ANN) along with genetic algorithms were used for data analysis and optimization. In this paper the input parameters of the artificial neural network (ANN) are the aging temperature and aging time. The outputs of the ANN model are the hardness and conductivity properties. Some explanations of these predicted results from the microstructure and precipitation-hardening viewpoint are given. After the ANN model is trained successfully, genetic algorithms(GAs) are applied for optimizing the aging processes parameters.

MICROSTRUCTURE AND DUCTILITY OF RE DOPED RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED NiAl

The paper investigated the effects of RE on the microstructure and ductility of melt-spun Al-63.3at.%Ni and Al-66.4at%Ni.For Al-63.3at.%Ni without RE the microstructure is a mixture of equiaxed martensitic grains and B2 NiAl grains,but after addition of 0.2wt% RE a complete supersaturated B2 NiAl results,and its elongation is enhanced from 0.9%(without RE) to 1.4%(with 0.2wt%RE).For Al-66.4at.%Ni without RE the microstructure is coarse equiaxed martensitic grains with Ni3Al precipitated at the GBs.But complete martensitic grains and supersaturated single phase,B2 NiAl,would result with addition of 0.05wt%RE and 0.2-0.8wt%RE respectively.The elongation of Al-66.4at.%Ni without RE is only 0.8%.With the addition of 0.05, 0.2 and 0.8wt%RE.the elongation can reach 2.6,3.0 and 3.2% respectively.The addition of RE can change the fracture mode from intergranular fracture(without RE) to a mixture of intergranular and transgranular fracture or entirely transgranular fracture.The mechanisms of microstructure formation and ductility enhancement are analyzed.

AgNi15 composite particles prepared by ultrasonic arc spray atomization method

Ultrasonic arc spray atomization (UASA) method was used to prepare high-melting-point, immiscible AgNi15 (mass fraction, %) composite particles. Sieving was used to determine the size distribution of the AgNi15 particles. The morphology, rapidly solidified structure and metastable solution expansion of the AgNi15 particles were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), respectively. The results show that the AgNi15 composite particles are spherical and well-dispersed, and the mass fractions of the particles with diameters <74μm and <55 μm are 99.5% and 98%, respectively. The rapidly solidified structure of the AgNi15 particles consists of spherical nickel-richβ(Ni)-phase particles dispersed throughout a silver-richα(Ag)-phase matrix andα(Ag)-phase nanoparticles dispersed throughout largerβ(Ni)-phase particles. The silver and nickel in the AgNi15 particles form a reciprocally extended metastable solution, and the solid solubility of nickel in the silver matrix at room temperature is in the range of 0.16%?0.36% (mole fraction).

Influence of Neodymium on Amorphizability of RS Al-Fe-V-Si-Nd Alloys:An Investigation Using Time Dependent Nucleation Theory

Time dependent nucleation theory was applied to calculate the incubation time required for α Al nucleation in rapid solidified (RS) Al Fe V Si Nd alloys. The nucleation rates were calculated as a function of temperature, and the critical cooling rates required for the formation of amorphous α Al at different neodymium concentrations were calculated too. The addition of neodymium increases the amorphizablity of α Al by increasing the incubation time and decreasing the nucleation rate and the critical cooling rate. The calculations are fitted to experimental results when liquidus temperatures are estimated from an approximation, which treats Al Fe V Si Nd as quasi binary Al Fe system.

Dumb-bell Structures of Nonstoichiometric La(Ni, Sn)_(5+x) Alloys and Their Relationships with the Preparation Methods

Crystal structures of nonstoichiometric La(Ni, Sn)5+x (x = 0.1～0.4) alloys prepared by different methods were investigated by using powder X-ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement analysis. Space group of this type of alloys belongs to P6/mmm, in which Sn only occupies the 3g sites. It has been demonstrated that some of the 1a sites of the nonstoichiometric alloy are replaced by the NiNi dumb-bells which have a strong correlation with the anisotropic thermal parameter B33. The preparation methods have an effect on the number of dumb-bells that can substitute the 1a sites. It was found that the annealed alloys have more NiNi dumb-bells in the structure than the rapid solidified and as-cast alloys have while still keep good crystallinity.