Phase stability, porosity distribution and microstructural evolution of amorphous Al50Ti50 powders consolidated by electrical resistance sintering
Author(s) -
Petr Urban,
F. G. Cuevas,
J. M. Montes,
J. Cintas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aip conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
eISSN - 1551-7616
pISSN - 0094-243X
DOI - 10.1063/1.4914291
Subject(s) - sintering , materials science , porosity , amorphous solid , scanning electron microscope , phase (matter) , microstructure , electrical resistance and conductance , intermetallic , composite material , chemical engineering , metallurgy , crystallography , chemistry , organic chemistry , alloy , engineering
The effect of intensity and duration of the electrical resistance sintering process on the phase stability, porosity distribution and microstructural evolution of Al50Ti50 amorphous powders is studied. The phase transformations during the consolidation process were determined by X-ray diffraction. The porosity distribution was observed by optical and scanning electron microscopy. The amorphous phase is partially transformed to the crystalline phase during the sintering process, and formation of AlTi and AlTi3 intermetallic compounds occurs for temperatures higher than 300 °C. Finally, it is observed that the compacts core have lower porosity and a higher tendency to the amorphous-crystalline phase transformation than the periphery
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