Effect of Solidification Conditions on Structure and Properties of Rapidly-Solidified Sn-7.5wt%Sb Alloy

The effect of cooling speed on structure and properties of the rapidly-solidified Sn-7.5wt%Sb has been investigated. The samples in this study were prepared using a single roller melt spinning technique with two speeds: 15.7 and 30.7 m/s, respectively. The results showed formation of the intermetallic compound SnSb. This intermetallic compound changes in the amount which precipitated in the two samples. This behavior tends to affect the properties of these two samples. Also higher cooling speed tends to reduce the crystallite size, which in turn reduces the melting point of the resulting alloy compared to that of the lower cooling speed.