J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (3): 291-296.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2013.01.018

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Replacement with Each Other of Ti and Zr in the Intermetallics of Al-(Si-) Ti-Zr Alloys

Tong Gao, Xiangfa Liu   

  1. Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
  • Received:2012-05-08 Revised:2012-07-08 Online:2013-03-30 Published:2013-03-19
  • Contact: Xiangfa Liu
  • Supported by:

    National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2012CB825702) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51071097).

Abstract:

The structures and compositions of Ti and Zr rich phases in ternary Al-Ti-Zr and quaternary Al-Si-Ti-Zr systems were investigated by energy dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The additions of Ti and Zr were changed. It was found that Ti and Zr can replace each other in the Ti and Zr rich phases of Al-(Si-)Ti-Zr alloys. Compositions of the phases have been measured as a function of Ti and Zr additions. The content of Ti (Zr) in the phases increases with its addition in the alloys. Besides, the increase of Ti content can result in a decrease of lattice parameters. Microhardness of the phases in Al-18Si-xTi-yZr alloys changes with composition evolution. Moreover, the microhardness is higher than that of the intermetallics of ternary Al-Si-Ti and Al-Si-Zr alloys, due to the distortion of crystal structure caused by the replacement of Ti and Zr.

Key words: Replacement, Composition, Lattice parameters, Microhardness