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STRUCTURAL, THERMODYNAMICS AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF Zn Sn Al ALLOYS
Drápala, J. ; Musiol, J. ; Petlák, D. ; Vodárek, V. ; Smetana, B. ; Zlá, S. ; Kostiuková, G. ; Kroupa, Aleš ; Sidorov, V.E.
Some results of thermodynamic, structural and physical properties of Al-Sn-Zn alloys are presented in our paper. The ternary Al-Sn-Zn alloys were prepared in a resistance furnace in evacuated ampoules. The alloys were studied metallographically, their micro-hardness and X-ray micro-analysis (EDX, SEM) of individual phases were measured. Temperatures of phase transitions (liquidus, solidus, invariant reactions, etc.) were obtained using the DTA method (Setaram SETSYS 18 (TM)). The long time annealing (250, 300, 350 degrees C, 3, 7, 14 or 28 days) was used in order to achieve the thermodynamic equilibrium. The results were confronted with thermodynamic modelling of the ternary Al Sn Zn system in the Institute of Physics of Materials AS of the Czech Republic in Brno. We have studied density (by gamma-absorption method), electrical resistivity (by contactless method in rotating magnetic field) and magnetic susceptibility (by Faraday's method) of some Al-Sn-Zn alloys containing up to 10 at.% of aluminum and up to 65 at.% of zinc. The increasing of zinc content resulted in the decrease of the density and susceptibility values, except for one sample. The resistivity values practically didn't depend on the zinc content in the crystalline state, whereas a maximum was found for one of the samples in the liquid state. This work has been made in the frame of COST Action MP0602 project 'Advanced Solder Materials for High-Temperature Application'.
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INFLUENCE OF MELTING TEMPERATURE AND TIME ON THE OXYGEN CONTENT IN TiAlNb ALLOYS
Barták, Tomáš ; Zemčík, L. ; Dlouhý, Antonín
The present study investigates a cost-effective melting of TiAlNb intermetallics in a stable yttrium oxide refractory. We identify mechanisms that mainly contribute to the oxygen pick-up during melting. Systematic microstructural and chemical analysis provided evidence that erosion and dissolution of crucible wall are key factors of the process. Experiments were performed using two Ti46Al7Nb alloys with a different initial content of oxygen. The alloys were re-melted in vacuum induction furnace inside U-shaped yttria crucibles. The experiments involved three different temperatures in combination with melting times spanning from 300 to 1800 s. The oxygen content of re-melted and solidified alloys was assessed by means of inert gas fusion technique. Results of the chemical analysis provided clear evidence that the stability of the refractory wall in contact with the molten alloy and its rate of dissolution depend mainly on melting temperature. These results are further supported by microstructural observations that confirmed ever growing content of ceramic phases in the solidified intermetallic with increasing temperature of the melt. The work also contributed to the improved experimental methodology, in particular to temperature measurements of reactive melts.
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METALLURGY AND PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED NiAl-Mo EUTECTICS
Barták, Tomáš ; Kuchařová, Květa ; Záležák, Tomáš ; Dlouhý, Antonín
A NiAl-Mo eutectic alloy was melt from 99,99% purity components and cast by the drop casting technique. The drop-cast ternary alloy (nominal composition of Ni-45Al-9Mo at. %), was re-melted and directionally solidified using a high temperature optical floating zone furnace. A resulting in-situ composite consists of Ni-45,2Al matrix and Mo-10Al-4Ni fibers, all in at. %. The volume fraction of 14% Mo-fibers stems from the eutectic composition. Backscatter diffraction shows that the NiAl-matrix and the Mo-fibers are both < 001 >-oriented with respect to the axis of the cylindrical rods. Preliminary creep experiments confirmed an immense improvement of high temperature strength due to the fine distribution of Mo-fibres. The amount of strengthening in terms of minimum creep rate can be as high as 7 orders of magnitude. Post-mortem transmission electron microscopy experiments provided evidence that creep in the temperature range of 800 - 900 degrees C results in an extensive formation of subgrain boundaries. The strengthening effect is very likely associated with the reactions between subgrain boundaries and fine Mo-fibres.
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Fatigue life and fracture of cast gamma TiAl intermetallic alloy at room and elevated temperatures
Petrenec, Martin ; Šmíd, Miroslav ; Polák, Jaroslav
The low-cycle fatigue properties, surface relief and fracture surfaces of cast TiAl alloys with 2 at.% Nb having nearly lamellar microstructure were studied at room temperature and at 750 degrees C. Cyclic stress-strain curves (CSSC) and fatigue life curves were obtained at both temperatures. The surface relief and the fracture surfaces of fractured specimens were observed using scanning electron microscopy. At room temperature, significant cyclic hardening is observed whereas at 750 degrees C cyclic response was stable. Parameters of the CSSC, the Manson-Coffin law and the Basquin law were determined. Persistent slip markings formed along interlamellar interfaces were predominant locations for fatigue cracks at both temperatures. The cracks initiated at surface or in sub-surface region led to the formation of smooth flat areas on the fracture surface corresponding to the persistent slip bands.
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Estimation of mechanical properties of thin Al surface layer
Petráčková, Klára ; Kuběna, Ivo ; Truhlář, Michal ; Náhlík, Luboš ; Kruml, Tomáš
The paper describes a new method for testing of thin layers, so-called microcompression test. As an example determination of Al thin film properties deposited on Si substrate is introduced in the paper. Microcompression combines the sample preparation with the use of focused ion beam (FIB) with a compression test carried out using nanoindenter. Cylindrical specimens (pillars) were prepared in Al film using FIB. The typical diameter of pillars was about 1.3 μm and their height was about 2 μm. The results depend on crystallographic orientation of pillar. Stress-strain curves of the thin film were obtained. Experimentally measured data on pillars needs correction to obtain undistorted material properties of Al thin film. A necessary correction using finite element modeling is suggested in the paper. The paper contributes to a better characterization of very thin surface layers and determination of their mechanical properties.
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Příprava Fe-Ti kompozitů mletím v kulovém mlýnku
Roupcová, Pavla ; Schneeweiss, Oldřich
The materials were prepared by mechanical alloying in the ball mill. The first type of sample consists of pure commercial precursors (TiH2 and ferrihydride). The slightly changes of phase composition of the powder were under the detection limit of X-ray powder diffraction. The MS determined the changes from the first step of milling. The second type of sample was prepared from turnings. The reduction of the splinters volume and the mechanical alloying was running simultaneously. The huge crystalline size differences decreased the credibility of computation of phase composition by XRD. MS was able determined phase composition more exactly and in additional to differentiate crystalline and amorphous FeTi phase.
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Influence of Microstructure Instability on Creep Behaviour of UFG Pure Materials
Král, Petr ; Dvořák, Jiří ; Svoboda, Milan ; Kvapilová, Marie ; Sklenička, Václav
Experiments were conducted to determine an effect of creep temperature on creep behaviour of pure Cu. The ECAP pressing was performed at room temperature by route Bc. Constant load creep tests in tension were conducted at 373-573 K under different stresses. The values of the stress exponent n of the minimum creep rate for ultrafine-grained (UFG) and coarse-grained material were determined. Microstructure of samples was characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with the electron backscatter unit (EBSD). The microstructure analyses showed that microstructure of pure Cu processed by 8 ECAP passes and subsequent creep exposure contained large fraction of boundaries with coincidence sites lattice (CSL). The results showed that creep in UFG materials is influenced by additional creep mechanisms up to 0.5 Tm when the UFG microstructure in more or less stable.
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Influence of Heterogeneity of Microstructure on Creep Behaviour of SPD Metals
Král, Petr ; Dvořák, Jiří ; Kvapilová, Marie ; Svoboda, Milan ; Sklenička, Václav
The methods of severe plastic deformation enable a production of bulk metals with the submicrometer or even nanometer grain size. Experiments were conducted to determine an effect of equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) on the creep behavior of pure metal. The ECAP deformation was performed at room temperature by route Bc. Constant load creep tests in tension were conducted at 373 K under different stresses. The values of the stress exponent n of the minimum creep rate for ultrafine-grained material were determined. Microstructure of samples was characterized by scanning electron microscope equipped with the electron backscatter diffraction unit. Heterogeneity of microstructure was evaluated by coefficient of variation CVa. It was found that the fracture behavior in UFG materials is influenced by GBS, formation of mesoscopic shear bands and cavitation.
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