Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1575075 | Materials Science and Engineering: A | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, Al-Ni-Ce-Fe-Cu alloy powders with composition of Al87Ni8.5Ce3Fe1Cu0.5 (at%) were atomized and then subjected to mechanical milling for different hours. The consolidation of the mechanical milled powders was performed by using spark plasma sintering followed by hot extrusion. Microstructure analysis and mechanical properties test were employed to the powders and the bulk samples, respectively. XRD patterns and DSC curves indicated that amorphous and nanocrystalline microstructure was obtained after milling for 170Â h. Room temperature compression test showed that the as-extruded bulk sample made from 170Â h milled Al-Ni-Ce-Fe-Cu powders had fracture strength of about 780Â MPa, however, without any visible fracture deformation. In addition, the ductility can be significantly optimized by introducing 20Â wt% pure Al powder. The strengthening mechanisms of the bulk samples were discussed.
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Authors
Ruixiao Zheng, Yanbo Sun, Wenlong Xiao, Kei Ameyama, Chaoli Ma,