A processing technique has been developed to produce a layered magnesium-intermetallic compound light composite from elemental magnesium and aluminium sheets. Structural examination and measurements of transition layer grown at the magnesium-aluminium interface at high annealing temperature were performed. It was found using Mg/Al diffusion couple that solid state diffusion results in development of Al 3 Mg 2 and Mg 17 Al 12 intermetallic compounds, which are separated into two sublayers. The rate of the layer growth substantially increases with the appearance of the liquid phase at the Mg-Al interface. The microstructure resulted from the partial solidification contains an eutectic composed of Mg 17 Al 12 intermetallic compound and solid solution aluminium in magnesium. The structural processes, which transform the magnesium-aluminium interface, can be applied for fabrication of layered magnesium-eutectic composites. Alternately stacked magnesium and aluminium sheets, formed into a packet, were heated until aluminium was exhausted throughout the course of the Mg-Al reaction with the liquid phase contribution. As a result, the composite containing residual magnesium and layers of eutectic mixture (Mg 17 Al 12 and solid solution of aluminium in magnesium) was obtained. Rapid solidification resulted in fine-grained eutectic microstructure development. Using the presented method, composites with required thickness ratio of magnesium and the eutectic layers can be obtained by choosing appropriate thickness ratio of starting magnesium and aluminium sheets.Keywords: metal-matrix composites, layered composite, intermetallicsOpracowano metodę otrzymywania kompozytu zbudowanego z warstw magnezu i warstw zawierających związek między-metaliczny, wykorzystując jako substraty blachę magnezu i blachę aluminium. Stosując złącze dyfuzyjne Mg/Al przeprowadzono badania zmian strukturalnych zachodzących pod wpływem temperatury na granicy międzyfazowej magnez-aluminium oraz badania wzrostu warstwy produktów reakcji. Stwierdzono, że warstwa ta, utworzona w wyniku zachodzących w stanie stałym przemian dyfuzyjnych, składa się z dwu podwarstw o strukturze związków międzymetalicznych: Al 3 Mg 2 i Mg 17 Al 12 . Szybkość wzrostu warstwy zwiększa się znacznie, gdy na granicy Mg-Al pojawia się faza ciekła. Mikrostruktura utworzona podczas krzepnięcia zawiera głównie eutektykę, składającą się ze związku międzymetalicznego Mg 17 Al 12 i roztworu stałego aluminium w magnezie. Zjawiska zachodzące na granicy magnez-aluminium zostały wykorzystane do formowania kompozytu warstwowego magnez-eutektyka. Arkusze blachy magnezu i blachy aluminium ułożone naprzemiennie w pakiet wygrzewa się do momentu wyczerpania się aluminium w reakcji z magnezem zachodzącej z udziałem fazy ciekłej. W wyniku powstaje kompozyt składający się z warstw pozostałego magnezu i warstw eutektyki zbudowanej z Mg 17 Al 12 i roztworu stałego aluminium w magnezie. Gwałtowne krzepnięcie pozwala uzyskać eutektykę o drobnoziarnistej mikrostrukturze. Przez dobór stosunku grubości wyjś...
Within the framework of this study, the 1050A/AZ31 round bimetal bars were produced by the explosive cladding method and subsequent groove rolling process. LM/SEM investigation shown that by proper selection of the explosive cladding parameters (mainly initial distance between 1050A tube and AZ31 core and detonation velocity) it is possible to produce 1050A/AZ31 feedstocks without a continuous layer of Mg–Al intermetallic phases on the interface between joined materials. The experimental tests of the groove rolling process of 1050A/AZ31 bars were supplemented with a theoretical analysis using FEM-based numerical modelling. Based on the test results obtained, it was found that the interface of the 1050A/AZ31 bar rolling at a temperature (300 °C) was characterized by the generation of a thin continuous intermetallic layer without cracks. Applying a higher rolling temperature of 400 °C, which is usually used in hot forming processes of Mg alloys, led to the production of a thicker intermetallic layer, which cracked during the rolling process as a result of deformation. Strength of the fabricated bimetal joints was high, they did not delaminate during shear tests.
Flake graphite cast iron was hot-dip coated with pure aluminium or aluminium alloys (AlSi11 and AlTi5). The study aimed at determining the influence of bath composition on the thickness, microstructure and phase composition of the coatings. The analysis was conducted by means of an optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope with an EDS spectrometer. It was found that the overall thickness of a coating was greatly dependent on the chemical composition of a bath. The coatings consisted of an outer layer and an inner intermetallic layer, the latter with two zones and dispersed graphite. In all the cases considered, the zone in the inner intermetallic layer adjacent to the cast iron substrate contained the Al5Fe2 phase with small amount of silicon; the interface between this phase and the cast iron substrate differed substantially, depending on the bath composition. In the coatings produced by hot-dipping in pure aluminium the zone adjacent to the outer layer had a composition similar to that produced from an AlTi5 bath, the Al3Fe phase was identified in this zone. The Al3Fe also contained silicon but its amount was lower than that in the Al5Fe2. In the coatings produced by hot-dipping in AlSi11, the zone adjacent to the outer layer contained the Al3FeSi phase. The analysis results showed that when AlSi11 alloy was applied, the growth mode of the inner layer changed from inwards to outwards. The interface between the Al5Fe2 phase and the cast iron substrate was flat and the zone of this phase was very thin. Locally, there were deep penetrations of the Al5FeSi phase into the outer layer, and the interface between this phase and the outer layer was irregular. Immersion in an AlTi5 bath caused that the inner intermetallic layer was thicker than when pure aluminium or AlSi11 alloy baths were used; also, some porosity was observed in this layer; and finally, the interface between the inner layer and the cast iron substrate was the most irregular
Bimetallic AZ31/6060 joints were produced by compound casting. The process involved pouring liquid magnesium alloy onto a solid aluminum alloy insert placed in a mold. Inserts with and without a zinc surface layer were used. For an insert with no Zn layer, the bonding zone was characterized by a nonhomogeneous microstructure. In the area adjacent to the AZ31, there was a eutectic (c and a(Mg)). In the area close to the 6060 alloy, two continuous layers of the c and b phases were detected. When a 6060 insert with a Zn layer was used, the bonding zone was mainly composed of Mg-Al-Zn phases. The joint without a Zn interlayer had low shear strength . The presence of the Zn interlayer caused a significant increase in the joint strength (39.8-46.6 MPa). The micro-indentation data suggest a less brittle fracture character of the bonding zone with a Zn layer.
Al-enriched layer was formed on a magnesium substrate with use of casting. The magnesium melt was cast into a steel mould with an aluminium insert placed inside. Different conditions of the casting process were applied. The reaction between the molten magnesium and the aluminium piece during casting led to the formation of an Al-enriched surface layer on the magnesium substrate. The thickness of the layer was dependent on the casting conditions. In all fabricated layers the following phases were detected: a solid solution of Mg in Al,
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