Al-Ti-B master alloys are widely used in the aluminum industry as grain refiners for the control of the microstructure of the aluminum alloys. The SHS (self-propagating high-temperature synthesis) is an ex situ method that uses exothermic reactions to sustain the chemical reaction in a combustion wave. The advantages of SHS are the low energy requirement, simplicity and product purity. However,...

Fatigue crack growth assessment of 2024-T3 aluminum alloy is carried out on the basis a recently developed peridynamic fatigue model. The governing remaining-life equation model has been solved by two different approaches i.e. numerical and analytical to perform fatigue-crack simulations for specimen with pre-existing crack. Remaining-life parameters solution are determined calibrating experime...

Recent experiments have been conducted at NRL which were designed to evaluate the chemical reactivity of exploding conductor fuses and to relate the chemical process to fuse electrical performance. In these experiments, metallic fuses including aluminum wire and foils, lithium-aluminum alloy wire, and copper wire were vaporized in distilled water. Additionally, less precise tests were conducted...

Purpose: The main objective of this study was development of determination of phase fraction methodology in cast magnesium alloy containing aluminum and rare earth elements. Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted on magnesium alloy containing 4 %wt. aluminum and 4 %wt. mixture of rare earth elements (mischmetal) in the as-cast condition. The mischmetal includes cerium, lanthanum, ...

The isothermal oxidation resistance of Al0.2Co1.5CrFeNi1.5Ti0.3 high-entropy alloy is analyzed and the microstructural evolution of the oxide layer is studied. The limited aluminum, about 3.6 at %, leads to the non-continuous alumina. The present alloy is insufficient for severe circumstances only due to chromium oxide that is 10 μm after 1173 K for 360 h. Thus, the aluminized high-entropy allo...

Friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is a relatively new process that may have significant advantages compared to the fusion processes as follows joining of conventionally non-fusion weldable alloys, reduced distortion and improved mechanical properties alloys joints due pure solidstate metals. In this paper, three-dimensional model based on finite element analysis used study thermal history in sp...

The article presents the results of low-(LCF) and high (HCF) fatigue in samples aluminum alloy 2024-T4, which is used aircraft construction, mainly for highly loaded structural components, including plating fuselage frames girders rotor blades helicopters. This where it required a strength to weight ratio product resistance fatigue. Moreover, poorly weldable has low corrosion resistance. tests ...

Overall fatigue strengths and hardness distributions of the aluminum alloy similar and dissimilar friction stir welding (FSW) joints were determined. The local fatigue strengths as well as local tensile strengths were also obtained by using small round bar specimens extracted from specific locations, such as the stir zone, heat affected zone, and base metal. It was found from the results that f...