Influence of mechanical alloying time on the properties of Fe_3Al intermetallics prepared by spark plasma sintering

The Fe3Al-based intermetallics were prepared by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering (SPS), and the influence of milling time on the properties of materials was investigated. The phase identification was investigated by X-ray, and the surface morphology and fractography were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The mechanical properties such as bending strength, strain, and microhardness were tested. The results show that Fe reacts with Al completely to form Fe3Al during short SPS processing time. The relative densities of the sintered samples were nearly 100/. The mechanical properties of the sintered samples can be improved along with the milling time. The representative values are the bend strength of 1327 MPa and the microhardness of 434.     

Microstructure and properties of W-15Cu alloys prepared by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering process

W-15Cu composite powders prepared by mechanical alloying （MA） of raw powders were consolidated by spark plasma sintering （SPS） process at temperature ranged 1 230-1 300 ℃ for 10 min and under a pressure of 30 MPa. By using high energy milling, particles containing very fine tungsten grains embedded in copper, called composite particles, could be produced. The W grains were homogeneously dispersed in copper phase, which was very important to obtain W-Cu alloy with high mechanical properties, fine and homogeneous microstructure. The microstructure and properties of W-15Cu alloys prepared by SPS processes at different temperature were researched. The results show that W-15Cu alloys consolidated by SPS can reach 99.6 % relative density, and transverse rupture strength （TRS） is 1 400.9 MPa, Rockwell C hardness （HRC） is 45.2, the thermal conductivity is 196 W/m-K at room temperature, the average grain size is less than 2 μm, and W-15Cu alloy with excellent properties, homogeneous and fine microstructure is obtained.     

Synthesis and spark plasma sintering of Al-Mg-Zr alloys

Although casting is commonly used to process aluminum alloys, powder metallurgy remains a promising technique to develop aluminum based materials for structural and functional applications. The possibility to synthesize Al-Mg-Zr alloys through mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering techniques was explored. Al-10Mg-5Zr and Al-5Mg-1Zr alloyed powders were synthesized through wet ball milling the appropriate amount of elemental powders. The dried milled powders were spark plasma sintered through passing constant pulsed electric current with fixed pulse duration at a pressure of 35 MPa. The samples were vacuum sintered at 450, 500, 550, 600 and 620℃ for 10, 15 and 20 min. The Al-10Mg-5Zr alloy displays poor densification at lower sintering temperatures of 450, 500, 550 and 600℃. Its sinterability is improved at a temperature of 620℃ whereas sintering temperatures higher than 620℃ leads to partial melting of the alloy. It is possible to sinter the Al-5Mg-1Zr alloy at 450, 500 and 550℃. The increase of sintering temperature improves its densification and increases its hardness. The Al-5Mg-1Zr alloy displays better densification and hardness compared to Al-10Mg-5Zr alloys.     

机械合金化制备碳化钛纳米粉体的合成机理研究

本研究中,以金属钛（Ti）粉与环己烷为原料,利用机械合金化制备了碳化钛（TiC）纳米粉体。利用X射线衍射并结合Rietveld精修对球磨产物进行定性与定量分析;借助透射电子显微镜对产物进行形貌与元素以及结晶性进行分析;对球磨过程中TiC的合成机理进行了研究。结果表明,球磨产物中主相为TiC,另有少量残留的氢化钛（TiH2）与Ti;所制备TiC粉体易于团聚、颗粒度均匀、结晶性良好;TiC合成机理属于扩散型机制。     

3%C-Cu机械球磨复合粉末的烧结

为了给后续的致密化工序（如热挤压）提供较高质量的烧结坯,用扫描电镜和光学显微镜分析了3%C-Cu机械球磨复合粉末所制备烧结坯的显微组织,并研究了工艺参数对其相对致密度的影响规律。结果表明,烧结温度对未机械球磨混合粉烧结行为的影响很大,而机械球磨复合粉对烧结温度不敏感。真空热压烧结可以明显地促进致密化过程。提高烧结温度、延长烧结保温时间或增加热压压强,均有助于提高烧结坯的相对致密度。在相同条件下,烧结坯的相对致密度随着复合粉末机械球磨时间的延长而降低。     

Comparative study of β-Si3N4 powders prepared by SHS sintered by spark plasma sintering and hot pressing

β-Si3N4 powders prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) with additions of Y2O3 and Al2O3 were sintered by spark plasma sintering (SPS). The densification, microstructure, and mechanical properties of Si3N4 ceramics prepared using this method were compared with those obtained by hot pressing process. Well densified Si3N4 ceramics with finer and homo- geneous microstructure and better mechanical properties were obtained in the case of the SPS technique at 200°C lower than that of hot pressing. The microhardness is 15.72 GPa, the bending strength is 716.46 MPa, and the fracture toughness is 7.03 MPa?m1/2.     

Formation mechanism of Ti5Si3 powder by mechanical alloying

The formation mechanism of stoichiometry Ti5Si3 by mechanical alloying (MA) from elemental powders has been investigated. The results of XRD and SEM analyses of the powder show that Ti5Si3 can be synthesized by MA in a planetary mill with two different formation mechanisms. Ti5Si3 was formed gradually with the mechanical collusion reaction (MCR) mechanism under a lower impact energy, and the Ti5Si3 was formed abruptly with the self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) formation mecha-nism under a higher impact energy.     

Effects of warm compaction on mechanical properties of sintered P/M steels

The green and sintered densities,and tensile strength of sintered P/M steels produced by cold compaction,warm compaction,warm compaction combined with die wall lubrication(DWL)were measured under various compaction pressures using polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)emulsion as the die wall lubricant.The effects of warm compaction on the mechanical properties were studied.The tensile fracture behaviors of cold compaction and warm compaction were studied using scanning electron microscope(SEM).The results show that the density of sintered P/M steel prepared by warm compaction or warm compaction with DWL is higher than that by cold compaction under all compaction pressures.Meanwhile,the highest tensile strength is obtained by combination of warm compaction and die wall lubrication under all compaction pressures.The SEM results show that the fracture modes of the sintered samples prepared by cold compaction and warm compaction at 700 MPa are the mixed mode of ductile fracture and brittle fracture,and obvious dimples can be found in some regions.The fracture of sample prepared by cold compaction is uneven and has irregular and big pores,but that by warm compaction is relatively even and the pores are round mostly,and the samples have many obvious dimples on the whole fracture surface.     

Thermal expansion and mechanical properties of middle reinforcement content SiCp/Al composites fabricated by PM technology

Middle reinforcement content SiCp/Al composites(Vp=30%, 35% and 40%) for precision optical systems applications were fabricated by powder metallurgy technology. The composites were free of porosity and SiC particles distributed uniformly in the composites. The mean linear coefficients of thermal expansion(20-100 ℃) of SiCp/Al composites ranged from 11.6×10-6 to 13.3×10-6 K-1 and decreased with an increase in volume fraction of SiC content. The experimental coeffi cients of thermal expansion agreed well with predicted values based on Kerner's model. The Brinell hardness increased from 116 to 147, and the modulus increased from 99 to 112 GPa for the corresponding composites. The tensile strengths were higher than 320 MPa, but no signifi cant increasing trend between tensile strength and SiC content was observed.     

Si和Al对机械合金化合成Ti3SiC2的影响

采用3Ti／Si／2C单质粉体为原料,进行机械合金化,以合成Ti3SiC2粉体。研究了Al和过量Si对机械合金化合成Ti3SiC2的影响。研究结果表明,机械合金化单质混合粉体,会诱发自蔓延反应。反应后产生大量坚硬的颗粒状产物。机械合金化3Ti／Si／2C粉体,会产生组成相为TiC、Ti3SiC2、TiSi2和Ti5Si3的粉体与颗粒产物。添过量Si并不会促进机械合金化反应合成Ti3SiC2。添适量Al可消除硅化物,明显促进反应合成Ti3SiC2。采用3Ti／Si／2C／0．15Al粉体作原料时,颗粒产物中Ti3SiC2含量最高,为92．8wt％;而采用3Ti／Si／2C／0．20Al粉体作原料时,粉体产物中Ti3SiC2含量最高,为61．9wt％。     

Mg2FeH6储氢材料的反应机械合金化合成及其放氢性能

以Mg和Fe元素粉末为原料，在双行星式球磨机的氢气气氛中反应球磨，合成Mg2FeH6储氢材料。探讨分别采用Mg和Fe原料配比为化学计量（2：1）和非化学计量（3：1）直接反应球磨，以及采用将Mg和Fe混合粉末在氩气气氛中预磨20h后再通氢反应等球磨方式。研究结果表明：Mg和Fe以非化学计量比（3：1）在氢气气氛中直接球磨所得样品，Mg2FeH6的合成产率最高，达到83．7％；DSC和TGA测试显示样品实际放氢量为2．91％，Mg和Fe以化学计量比（2：1）直接反应球磨得到的Mg2FeH6具有最低的起始放氢温度204．4℃。     

Effect of sintering temperature on the microstructure and thermal conductivity of Al/diamond composites prepared by spark plasma sintering

Spark plasma sintering was used to fabricate Al/diamond composites.The effect of sintering temperature on the microstructure and thermal conductivity(TC) of the composites was investigated with the combination of experimental results and theoretical analysis.The composite sintered at 550℃shows high relative density and strong interfacial bonding,whereas the composites sintered at lower(520CC) and higher(580-600℃) temperatures indicate no interfacial bonding and poor interfacial bonding,respectively.High ...     

Comparative study of β-Si3N4 powders prepared by SHS sintered by spark plasma sintering and hot pressing

β-Si3N4 powders prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) with additions of Y2O3 and Al2O3 were sintered by spark plasma sintering (SPS). The densification, microstructure, and mechanical properties of Si3N4 ceramics prepared using this method were compared with those obtained by hot pressing process. Well densified Si3N4 ceramics with finer and homogeneous microstructure and better mechanical properties were obtained in the case of the SPS technique at 200℃ lower than that of hot pressing. The microhardness is 15.72 GPa, the bending strength is 716.46 MPa, and the fracture toughness is 7.03 MPa.m1/2.     

Effects of cryogenic treatment on mechanical properties and microstructure of Fe-Cr-Mo-Ni-C-Co alloy

Fe-Cr-Mo-Ni-C-Co alloy was quenched in liquid nitrogen and held for 24 h. Hardness tester, OM, XRD, SEM were used to investigate the mechanical properties and microstructures of the alloy. The results show that the hardness increases by 1-2 （HRC） and the compressive strength decreases slightly after cryogenic treatment. The increase in hardness is attributed to the transformation from austenite to martensite and the precipitation of the very tiny carbide η-Fe2C. The decrease in compressive strength is caused by residual stress. The great amount of carbides, such as Cr7C3 and Fe2MoC, in the alloy and the obvious difference in thermal expansion coefficient between these carbides and the matrix at the cryogenic temperatures lead to this residual stress. The microscopy of cryogenic martensite is different from that of the non-cryogenic martensite. The cryogenic martensite is long and fine; while the non-cryogenic martensite is short and coarse. There is obvious surface relief of the cryogenic martensite transformation. It is not orientational of this kind surface relief and the boundary of this surface relief is smooth and in a shape of butterfly. The surface relief in the non-cryogenic martensite is wide and arranged in parallel, and the boundary of surface relief is not smooth. These characteristics may imply different growth ways of the two kinds of martensite.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of submicron-grained NiAl-Al2O3 composite prepared by pulse current auxiliary sintering

Dense and submicron-grained NiAl-Al2O3 composite was fabricated by pulse current auxiliary sintering(PCAS).Its microstructure was analyzed by XRD,SEM and TEM,and its mechanical behavior was evaluated through compression test and fracture toughness test.The average grain sizes of NiAl and Al2O3 are about 200 nm and 100 nm respectively.The Al2O3 particles dispersed in NiAl matrix,forming intergranular structure and intragranular structure.During sintering,Al2O3 particles were remarkably spherized due to the unique sintering mechanism of PCAS,which is beneficial to the improvement of toughness.The NiAl-Al2O3 composite exhibits high compressive yield strength,whether at room temperature or elevated temperature.Its room-temperature(23 ℃) and elevated-temperature(1 200 ℃) compressive yield strength are up to 2 050 MPa and 140 MPa,respectively.Meanwhile,its fracture toughness is significantly enhanced,which is up to 8.2 MPa?m1/2.It is suggested that the main strengthening-toughening mechanisms are grain refinement strengthening and Al2O3 dispersion strengthening.The fracture of larger NiAl grain is the transgranular cleavage and this is induced by crack tip deflection and grain boundary weakening which are caused by intergranular and intragranular Al2O3 particles,respectively.     

采用水热法制备磁性Fe_3O_4纳米棒

以FeCl3·6H2O、2-氨基-2-甲基-1-丙醇、水合肼为主要反应物,水热法制备Fe3O4纳米棒。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射分析仪(XRD)和振动磁强计(VSM)等表征手段进行表征,并对Fe3O4纳米棒的形成机理进行探讨。结果表明,制得的Fe3O4纳米棒,具有较高的饱和磁化强度。     

Preparation and properties of the Ni-Al/Fe-Al intermetallics composite coating produced by plasma cladding

A novel approach to produce an intermetallic composite coating was put forward.The microstructure,microhardness,and dry-sliding wear behavior of the composite coating were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD),scanning electron microscopy (SEM),energy dispersive spectrum (EDS) analysis,microhardness test,and ball-on-disc wear experiment.XRD results indicate that some new phases FeAl,Fe0.23Ni0.77Al,and Ni3Al exit in the composite coating with the Al2O3 addition.SEM results show that the coating is bonde...     

原位合成Al_2O_3/FeAl复合材料的组织与性能

利用Fe-Al-Fe2O3体系的放热反应,原位热压合成了Al2O3/FeAl复合材料.借助XRD和SEM等研究了复合材料的物相组成和显微结构,以及Al2O3生成量对复合材料显微结构和力学性能的影响.结果表明:经1 250℃保温1.5h热压烧结的块体材料主要由FeAl及少量Al2O3相构成,FeAl基体为片层结构,增强相Al2O3分散在基体和晶界处.随着Al2O3含量的增加,基体晶粒尺寸明显减小,同时对材料起增强增韧作用.在Al2O3含量为1.2wt%时,试样的抗弯强度达到最大值1 329.22MPa;在Al2O3含量为0.8wt%时,试样的断裂韧性达到最大值29.95MPa·m1/2.此值正好处于金属与陶瓷材料性能链的断缺处.因此,本研究结果对于完善材料性能体系具有重要意义.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of 8YSZ ceramics by liquid-phase sintering with CuO-TiO2 addition

The 8% (mass fraction) yttrium-partially-stabilized zirconia (8YSZ) ceramic was fabricated via liquid phase sintering at 1 200–1 400 °C by adding different mass ratios of CuO-16.7%TiO₂ (molar fraction) as sintering aid. Relative density, microstructure, Vickers hardness and bending strength as a function of sintering temperature and additive content were investigated. The experiment results show that liquid phase sintering at low temperature can be realized through adding CuO-16.7% TiO₂ to 8YSZ. The Vickers hardness and bending strength of samples with sintering aid are generally much higher than those of samples without sintering aid for all sintering temperatures, and increase with the increase of sintering temperature. When the addition content of CuO-16.7% TiO₂ is beyond 0.5%, the relative density, Vickers hardness and bending strength decrease with the increase of the mass ratio of sintering aid. Low additions of sintering aid are beneficial to aiding densification; high additions of sintering aid are detrimental to the sintered properties mainly due to greater amounts of pores generated by the volatilization of oxygen with the eutectic reaction between copper oxide and titanium dioxide. It is found that the fine grain size and high relative density are two main reasons of the high bending strength and Vickers hardness of the materials.