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Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Nanointermetallic Phase Dispersed Al65Cu20Ti15 Amorphous Matrix Composite Synthesized by Mechanical Alloying and Hot Isostatic Pressing

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The structure and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline intermetallic phase dispersed amorphous matrix composite prepared by hot isostatic pressing (HIP) of mechanically alloyed Al65Cu20Ti15 amorphous powder in the temperature range 573 K to 873 K (300 °C to 600 °C) with 1.2 GPa pressure were studied. Phase identification by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and microstructural investigation by transmission electron microscopy confirmed that sintering in this temperature range led to partial crystallization of the amorphous powder. The microstructures of the consolidated composites were found to have nanocrystalline intermetallic precipitates of Al5CuTi2, Al3Ti, AlCu, Al2Cu, and Al4Cu9 dispersed in amorphous matrix. An optimum combination of density (3.73 Mg/m3), hardness (8.96 GPa), compressive strength (1650 MPa), shear strength (850 MPa), and Young’s modulus (182 GPa) were obtained in the composite hot isostatically pressed (“hipped”) at 773 K (500 °C). Furthermore, these results were compared with those from earlier studies based on conventional sintering (CCS), high pressure sintering (HPS), and pulse plasma sintering (PPS). HIP appears to be the most preferred process for achieving an optimum combination of density and mechanical properties in amorphous-nanocrystalline intermetallic composites at temperatures ≤773 K (500 °C), while HPS is most suited for bulk amorphous alloys. Both density and volume fraction of intermetallic dispersoids were found to influence the mechanical properties of the composites.

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Acknowledgments

Two of us (DR and OAO) are grateful to NSERC of Canada for the partial financial support during this research work. Also, partial financial support from the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi (NSTI Project No. SR/S5/NM-04/2005), and the INAE Visvesvarya Chair Professorship scheme (to IM) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi, 834003, India

    D. Roy (Assistant Professor)

  2. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, India

    R. Mitra (Professor)

  3. Mechanical and Manufacture Engineering Department, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada

    O. A. Ojo (Professor)

  4. Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of High Pressure Physics (UNIPRESS), Sokolowska 29/37, Warszawa, 01-142, Poland

    W. Lojkowski (Professor)

  5. Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India

    I. Manna (Director)

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Roy, D., Mitra, R., Ojo, O.A. et al. Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Nanointermetallic Phase Dispersed Al65Cu20Ti15 Amorphous Matrix Composite Synthesized by Mechanical Alloying and Hot Isostatic Pressing. Metall Mater Trans A 42, 2498–2508 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-011-0658-3

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