Metals, Volume 10, Issue 7
July 2020 - 139 articles
Cover Story: A new methodology has been developed to manufacture high-quality Al/AlN composite powders from inexpensive aluminum powders using laser technology. Al/AlN composite powders have been synthesized by spraying aluminum powder through a HPD Laser beam in a nitrogen-rich environment. The high temperature induced by the laser beam activates the in-situ nitridation of the outer zone of the particles through different nitridation mechanisms. This treatment has been evaluated in different aluminum alloy powders and the obtained product consists of an aluminum matrix reinforced with nano-sized AlN particles. By analyzing the AlN atomic structure obtained, a correlation between the temperature distribution of the particles, their composition, and the nitridation reaction mechanisms was established. Finally, composite coatings have been fabricated by reactive direct laser deposition using these powders and its effect on the reinforcement was evaluated by microhardness and nanoindentation.
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