J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 389-396.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2016.09.015
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Sun Shao-Bo1, Zheng Li-Jing1,*(), Liu Jin-Hui2, Zhang Hu1
Received:
2015-10-05
Revised:
2016-02-29
Accepted:
2016-03-03
Online:
2017-04-15
Published:
2017-05-24
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Zheng Li-Jing
Sun Shao-Bo, Zheng Li-Jing, Liu Jin-Hui, Zhang Hu. Selective Laser Melting of an Al-Fe-V-Si Alloy: Microstructural Evolution and Thermal Stability[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2017, 33(4): 389-396.
Fig. 1. (a) SEM image of the as-built sample, (b) a magnified view at location A showing the detail of two adjacent deposited layers, (c) TEM micrographs showing three different zones across the sample section, (d) TEM image of the FZ and diffraction pattern taken from the nanocellular region.
Phase | Al | Fe | V | Si |
---|---|---|---|---|
α-Al cells | 96.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Spherical dispersoids | 83.3 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
Table 1 Chemical compositions of α-Al cells in FZ of SLM built sample and spherical dispersoids precipitating at 400 °C for 60 min (in at%)
Phase | Al | Fe | V | Si |
---|---|---|---|---|
α-Al cells | 96.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Spherical dispersoids | 83.3 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
Ring | Current SLM alloy | Al-Fe[ | Al-Fe-V[ | Al-Fe-V-Si [ |
---|---|---|---|---|
No.1 | 0.384 | 0.386 | 0.382 | 0.374 |
No.2 | 0.214 | 0.214 | 0.217 | 0.213 |
No.3 | 0.203 | 0.202 | 0.206 | 0.203 |
No.4 | 0.145 | 0.144 | 0.145 | 0.147 |
No.5 | 0.124 | 0.125 | 0.126 | 0.125 |
No.6 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.108 | 0.107 |
Table 2 The d-spacing (nm) measured from SAD ring patterns obtained from the intercellular region in FZ. The values are compared with earlier reported values of microquasi-crystalline phase in different alloy systems
Ring | Current SLM alloy | Al-Fe[ | Al-Fe-V[ | Al-Fe-V-Si [ |
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No.1 | 0.384 | 0.386 | 0.382 | 0.374 |
No.2 | 0.214 | 0.214 | 0.217 | 0.213 |
No.3 | 0.203 | 0.202 | 0.206 | 0.203 |
No.4 | 0.145 | 0.144 | 0.145 | 0.147 |
No.5 | 0.124 | 0.125 | 0.126 | 0.125 |
No.6 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.108 | 0.107 |
Fig. 5. (a) XRD patterns of and (b) lattice parameters of as-built and annealed Al-Fe-V-Si samples, (c) TEM image showing the overall microstructure after annealing at 400 °C for 60 min.
Fig. 7. TEM images showing the morphologies of (a, b, c) Al12(Fe,V)3Si and (d, e, f) AlmFe after thermal exposure at (a, d) 425 °C for 500 h, (b, e) 475 °C and (c, f) 525 °C for 200 h.
Time (h) | Al12(Fe,V)3Si | AlmFe | ||||
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425 °C | 475 °C | 525 °C | 425 °C | 475 °C | 525 °C | |
0 | 80 ± 22 | 80 ± 22 | 80 ± 22 | 286 ± 60 | 286 ± 60 | 286 ± 60 |
50 | 82 ± 20 | 86 ± 25 | 108 ± 28 | 290 ± 58 | 294 ± 64 | 320 ± 68 |
100 | 82 ± 24 | 92 ± 30 | 134 ± 34 | 290 ± 51 | 315 ± 68 | 350 ± 72 |
200 | 83.4 ± 26 | 100 ± 34 | 156 ± 39 | 293 ± 62 | 320 ± 73 | 367 ± 78 |
500 | 84 ± 22 | — | — | 298 ± 68 | — | — |
Table 3 Average sizes of Al12(Fe,V)3Si and AlmFe particles after thermal exposure (in nm)
Time (h) | Al12(Fe,V)3Si | AlmFe | ||||
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425 °C | 475 °C | 525 °C | 425 °C | 475 °C | 525 °C | |
0 | 80 ± 22 | 80 ± 22 | 80 ± 22 | 286 ± 60 | 286 ± 60 | 286 ± 60 |
50 | 82 ± 20 | 86 ± 25 | 108 ± 28 | 290 ± 58 | 294 ± 64 | 320 ± 68 |
100 | 82 ± 24 | 92 ± 30 | 134 ± 34 | 290 ± 51 | 315 ± 68 | 350 ± 72 |
200 | 83.4 ± 26 | 100 ± 34 | 156 ± 39 | 293 ± 62 | 320 ± 73 | 367 ± 78 |
500 | 84 ± 22 | — | — | 298 ± 68 | — | — |
Phase | Al | Fe | V | Si |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al13(Fe,Si)4 | 69.9 | 25.3 | — | 4.8 |
Al8Fe2Si | 68.6 | 24.6 | — | 6.8 |
Table 4 Chemical compositions of Al8Fe2Si and Al13(Fe,Si)4 phases precipitating at 600 °C for 100 h (in wt.%)
Phase | Al | Fe | V | Si |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al13(Fe,Si)4 | 69.9 | 25.3 | — | 4.8 |
Al8Fe2Si | 68.6 | 24.6 | — | 6.8 |
Fig. 10. (a) The DSC profiles of as-built samples at heating rates of 5, 10, 20 and 40 K/min, and (b) Kissinger plot from different DSC scans. R2 = 0.991, is the correlation coefficient of the least squares method.
Fig. 11. (a) A plot of Al12(Fe,V)3Si average radius versus exposure time at different temperatures, and (b) the relationship between temperature (T) and the coarsening rate (K).
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