Microstructure of Unidirectionally Frozen Al-CuAl<SUB>2</SUB> Eutectic

Microstructure of Al-Zn and Zn-Al Alloys*

The change of microstructure of the title alloys with concentration, temperature and applied thermal treatment was studied in situ by XRD. The alloys, having the Zn atomic fraction, x(Zn), from 0.03 to 0.62, were subjected to: (i) rapid quenching from a temperature, Tt, higher than the solid-solution temperature, Tss, in water at RT (samples WQ); (ii) slow cooling from Tt to RT (samples SC). Th...

Damping Capacity of Hypo-Eutectic Zn-Al Alloys

Damping capacity of hypo-eutectic Zn-Al alloys as a function of rolling ratio is investigated. Effect of heat treatment after cold rolling on the damping capacity is discussed. Damping tests were carried out using the method of the free decay of vibrations in bending oscillation. With an increase in rolling reduction, the damping capacity was increased. As the results of tensile and hardness te...

Precipitation in a Ni - Al - Mo Directionally Solidified Eutectic Composite

The most recently developed high temperature materials are known as in-situ composites or directionally solidified eutectics. Since the composites are formed during solidification, they have excellent morphological stabilities up to near their melting temperatures. The Ni-Al-Mo system has received the greatest attention for recent several years(1)~(3) since the alloy is expected to form a struc...

Structure of molten Al and eutectic Al–Si alloy studied by neutron diffraction

Microstructure Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Al-SiCp Composites

In recent years the aluminum matrix composites are gaining wide spread applications in automotive, aerospace, defense, sport and other industries. The reason for this is their exciting properties like high specific strength, stiffness, hardness, wear resistance, dimensional stability and designer flexibility. The present work reports on mechanical properties and microstructure analysis of Al-Si...