Estimation of thermal expansion properties of quasicrystalline alloys

By investigating the thermal expansion properties of three quasicrystalline alloys Al65Cu20Cr15 quenched,Al65Cu20Cr15 cast and Al65Cu20Fe15 cast particles reinforced A1 matrix composites from 25℃ to 500℃, the thermal expansion coefficients of three quasicrystalline alloys were theoretically estimated. The results show that the thermal expansion coefficients of the composites are much lower than that of pure A1, and the thermal expansion coefficients of the composites reinforced by Al-Cu-Cr quasicrystalline particles are lower than those of the composites reinforced by Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystalline particles. According to estimating, quasicrystalline alloys have negative thermal expansion coefficients, and the thermal expansion coefficients of Al-Cu-Cr quasicrystalline alloys are lower than those of Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystalline alloys. In the alloys, the more the qusicrystalline content, the lower the thermal expansion coefficient.

Estimation of thermal expansion properties of quasicrystalline alloys

By investigating the thermal expansion properties of three quasicrystalline alloys Al65 Cu20 Cr15 quenched,Al65Cu20Cr15 cast and Al65Cu20Fe15 cast particles reinforced Al matrix composites from 25 ℃ to 500 ℃, the thermal expansion coefficients of three quasicrystalline alloys were theoretically estimated. The results show that the thermal expansion coefficients of the composites are much lower than that of pure Al, and the thermal expansion coefficients of the composites reinforced by Al-Cu-Cr quasicrystalline particles are lower than those of the composites reinforced by Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystalline particles. According to estimating, quasicrystalline alloys have negative thermal expansion coefficients, and the thermal expansion coefficients of Al-Cu-Cr quasicrystalline alloys are lower than those of Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystalline alloys. In the alloys, the more the qusicrystalline content, the lower the thermal expansion coefficient.