Study of phase decomposition during spark plasma sintering of Al-5% Ni3Al composites
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Composites, Diffusion, Interface, Mechanical alloying, Nanoindentation, Spark Plasma SinteringAbstract
The synthesis of Al-matrix composites reinforced with nanocrystalline intermetallic particles of Ni3Al was carried out with the Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) technique. The Al-5%Ni3Al powder mixture was sintered by SPS at two different conditions: (i) 450 °C, 47 MPa and 180 s (4M47) and (ii) 520 °C, 16 MPa and 600 s (5M16). The Ni3Al particles were obtained by mechanical alloying after a milling time of 1260 ks. The composites show partial decomposition on the Ni3Al-Al interface, with the formation of the Al3Ni and Ni2Al3 phases. The analysis by TEM confirms the nanometric characteristics of the Ni3Al particles in the composites. The sintered composites 4M47 and 5M16 presented 95% and 87% of the theoretical density and Vickers microhardness values of 62.3±7 and 55.3±5 HV respectively. Nanoindentation tests show that the mechanical properties of the Al3Ni, Al3Ni2 and Ni3Al intermetallics are higher in high-pressure sintering conditions.
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