Influence of Temperature on Mechanical Properties of AMCs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Hardness Test at Room and High Temperature
3.2. Tensile Test at Room and High Temperature
3.3. Fracture Surface Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Milling Experiment | Atmosphere | Sample |
---|---|---|
I | Vacuum (5 h) | V |
II | Confined ammonia gas (5 h) | C |
III | Vacuum (2 h) + Ammonia gas flow (5 min) + Vacuum (2 h 55 min) | F5 |
IV | Vacuum (2 h) + Ammonia gas flow (10 min) + Vacuum (2 h 50 min) | F10 |
Heat Treatment after Sintering | Test Temperature | Test | Condition |
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- | Room Temperature | Hardness/Tensile | RT |
400 °C, 100 h | Room Temperature | Hardness/Tensile | 400 °C 100 h/RT |
250 °C, 1 h | Room Temperature | Hardness | 250 °C 1 h/RT |
400 °C, 100 h | 400, 300, 200, and 100 °C | Hardness | 400 °C 100 h/400–100 °C |
- | 250 °C | Tensile | 250 °C |
Phase (Weight Percentage) | ||||||
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Sample | Al | Al4C3 | Al3CON | Al5O6N | Al2O3 | Fitting Parameter Rwp |
V | 90 | 8 | - | - | 2 | 5.61 |
F5 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6.32 |
F10 | 86 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7.03 |
C | 85 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5.17 |
Phase (Weight Percentage) | ||||||
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Sample | Al | Al4C3 | Al3CON | Al5O6N | Al2O3 | Fitting Parameter Rwp |
V | 93 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 5.43 |
F5 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.47 |
F10 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.92 |
C | 90 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.33 |
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Caballero, E.S.; Ternero, F.; Urban, P.; Cuevas, F.G.; Cintas, J. Influence of Temperature on Mechanical Properties of AMCs. Metals 2020, 10, 783. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10060783
Caballero ES, Ternero F, Urban P, Cuevas FG, Cintas J. Influence of Temperature on Mechanical Properties of AMCs. Metals. 2020; 10(6):783. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10060783
Chicago/Turabian StyleCaballero, E.S., Fátima Ternero, Petr Urban, Francisco G. Cuevas, and Jesús Cintas. 2020. "Influence of Temperature on Mechanical Properties of AMCs" Metals 10, no. 6: 783. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10060783