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Compressive mechanical behavior of B2 FeAl-based metal-intermetallic laminate composites

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In this paper, B2-FeAl based metal-intermetallic laminate (MIL) composites with and without NiTi shape memory alloy fibers were fabricated by two-step vacuum hot pressing combined with “multi-thin foils” stacking configuration. The microstructure of the composites were studied by scanning electron microscopy and electron backscattered diffraction. Compressive mechanical properties of the composites under quasi-static conditions and high strain rates are investigated via an Instron 5500R load frame and a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar, respectively. Quasi-static compression stress–strain curves under the strain rate of 10–3/s at 20 °C and dynamic stress–strain curves under the strain rates of 1500/s and 2500/s at 0 °C, 20 °C and 80 °C were obtained, and fracture behavior of the composites were analyzed. The experimental results indicated that the strengths of the composites decreased unexpectedly under high strain rates compared to that under quasi-static condition whether or not NiTi fibers were introduced. Partial phase transition from austenite to ferrite occurred in metal layer during either quasi-static or dynamic compression process. During quasi-static compression, deformation was mainly concentrated in the metal layer. By contrast, metal layers and intermetallic layers exhibit similar deformation capacity during the dynamic loading process, thus, cracks easily appeared in intermetallic layers, causing the premature failure of the composites. Even so, B2-FeAl based MIL composites still possess the best dynamic mechanical properties in the MIL composites family to date. The strength of NiTi fiber reinforced composite is basically higher than that of the counterpart without NiTi fibers at each testing temperature, and fewer microcracks appeared in the intermetallic layer of the former. The reinforcing mechanism was discussed in details.

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The authors appreciate the financial support by Outstanding Youth Fund of Heilongjiang Natural Science Foundation (YQ2022E010), the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 52001084 and 11972128), the Central University Foundation of Harbin Engineering University and Start-up Fund of Heilongjiang Province Postdoctoral Research, Fund of Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education No. AdvMat-2023-23 and State Key Laboratory of New Ceramic and Fine Processing Tsinghua University (No. KF202312). The authors also thank Mr. Liu Andong and Mr. Zhang Bohan for their help in terms of sample fabrication.

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Outstanding Youth Fund of Heilongjiang Natural Science Foundation,YQ2022E010,Zhenqiang Wang, the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China, No. 52001084,Zhenqiang Wang,11972128,Zhenqiang Wang, the Central University Foundation of Harbin Engineering University, Start-up Fund of Heilongjiang Province Postdoctoral Research, Fund of Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, No. AdvMat-2023-23, Zhenqiang Wang, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramic and Fine Processing Tsinghua University, No. KF202312, Zhenqiang Wang

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Liu, M., Zhang, X., Wang, Z. et al. Compressive mechanical behavior of B2 FeAl-based metal-intermetallic laminate composites. J Mater Sci (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-09756-5

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