J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2021, Vol. 86: 64-69.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2021.01.029

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Porous FeAl alloys via powder sintering: Phase transformation, microstructure and aqueous corrosion behavior

Gang Chena,*(), Klaus-Dieter Lissb,c,d, Chao Chene,*(), Yuehui Hee, Xuanhui Que, Peng Caof,g,**()   

  1. aBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR China
    bMaterials and Engineering Science Program, Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, Guangdong, 515063, PR China
    cTechnion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel
    dSchool of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
    eState Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China
    fDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
    gMacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
  • Received:2020-09-07 Accepted:2021-01-06 Published:2021-09-30 Online:2021-09-24
  • Contact: Gang Chen,Chao Chen,Peng Cao
  • About author:**Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for MaterialsGenome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, Universityof Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, PR China.E-mail addresses: p.cao@auckland.ac.nz (P. Cao).
    pkhqchenchao@csu.edu.cn (C. Chen),
    * gche098@ustb.edu.cn (G. Chen),

Abstract:

This study investigates the phase transformation and microstructure of porous FeAl parts sintered from elemental powder mixtures using in-situ neutron diffraction and in-situ thermal dilatometry. A single B2 structured FeAl phase was determined in the sintered FeAl alloy. The combined effects of the Kirkendall porosity, transient liquid phase, and phase transformations associated with powder sintering all contribute to the swelling phenomenon of the final sintered part. The aqueous corrosion test indicates that the corrosion products include iron oxides in the porous FeAl parts. The accumulation of corrosion products blocks the pore channel and decreases pore size and permeability over the soaking time.

Key words: Powder sintering, Intermetallic, Porous, Corrosion, Neutron diffraction