Powder Metallurgy Processing and Characterization of the χ Phase Containing Multicomponent Al-Cr-Fe-Mn-Mo Alloy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material Preparation
2.2. Material Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structure
3.2. Microstructure
3.3. Mechanical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Iron Site | H (T) | IS (mm/s) | QS (mm/s) | W (mm/s) | A (%) | Magnetic Properties |
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Annealed powder | Site 1 | 33.6 ± 1 | 0.03 ± 0.08 | 0.28 ± 0.08 | 0.32 ± 0.08 | 5.75 ± 0.65 | Magnetic: 29.82 ± 1.79% Non-magnetic: 70.18 ± 1.79% |
Site 10 | 13.5 ± 1 | −0.19 ± 0.02 | −0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.34 ± 0.09 | 17.60 ± 1.02 | ||
Site 11 | - | −0.08 ± 0.11 | 1.46 ± 0.36 | 0.29 ± 0.04 | 6.47 ± 0.12 | ||
Site 5 | - | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0.77 ± 0.31 | 0.26 ± 0.02 | 13.55 ± 0.04 | ||
Site 6 | - | −0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.56 ± 0.01 | 0.26 ± 0.02 | 21.44 ± 1.11 | ||
Sites 9 + 12 | - | −0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.01 | 0.26 ± 0.01 | 22.91 ± 0.47 | ||
Site 8 | - | −0.02 ± 0.01 | 0 | 0.26 ± 0.01 | 12.28 ± 0.02 | ||
MA powder | Sites 2 + 3 | 30.5 ± 1 | −0.08 ± 0.08 | 0.46 ± 0.15 | 0.39 ± 0.04 | 6.44 ± 1.03 | Magnetic: 9.93 ± 4.53% Non-magnetic: 90.07 ± 4.53% |
Sites 4 + 5 | - | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 1.02 ± 0.08 | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 5.94 ± 1.05 | ||
Site 6 | - | −0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.64 ± 0.03 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 19.48 ± 0.86 | ||
Site 7 | - | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.37 ± 0.02 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 26.19 ± 0.36 | ||
Site 12 | - | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 29.61 ± 0.04 | ||
Site 8 | - | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 12.34 ± 1.06 |
Phase | Volume Fraction [%] | Atomic Concentration [at.%] | ||||
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Al | Cr | Fe | Mn | Mo | ||
bcc#2 | 71 ± 2 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 39.2 | 18.3 | 4.0 |
χ phase | 26 ± 2 | 13.5 | 22.0 | 34.7 | 18.9 | 10.9 |
M6C | 1 ± 1 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 24.2 | 10.8 | 36.3 |
M23C6 | 2 ± 1 | 4.3 | 55.5 | 17.0 | 14.2 | 9.0 |
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Stasiak, T.; Sow, M.A.; Touzin, M.; Béclin, F.; Cordier, C. Powder Metallurgy Processing and Characterization of the χ Phase Containing Multicomponent Al-Cr-Fe-Mn-Mo Alloy. Alloys 2023, 2, 44-54. https://doi.org/10.3390/alloys2010003
Stasiak T, Sow MA, Touzin M, Béclin F, Cordier C. Powder Metallurgy Processing and Characterization of the χ Phase Containing Multicomponent Al-Cr-Fe-Mn-Mo Alloy. Alloys. 2023; 2(1):44-54. https://doi.org/10.3390/alloys2010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleStasiak, Tomasz, Mourtada Aly Sow, Matthieu Touzin, Franck Béclin, and Catherine Cordier. 2023. "Powder Metallurgy Processing and Characterization of the χ Phase Containing Multicomponent Al-Cr-Fe-Mn-Mo Alloy" Alloys 2, no. 1: 44-54. https://doi.org/10.3390/alloys2010003
APA StyleStasiak, T., Sow, M. A., Touzin, M., Béclin, F., & Cordier, C. (2023). Powder Metallurgy Processing and Characterization of the χ Phase Containing Multicomponent Al-Cr-Fe-Mn-Mo Alloy. Alloys, 2(1), 44-54. https://doi.org/10.3390/alloys2010003