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Synthesis of high strength aluminum alloys in the Al–Ni–La system

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High strength aluminum (Al) alloys were prepared by rapid solidification method in the Al–Ni–La system. Microstructural characterizations show that all the investigated Al–Ni–La alloys are comprised of Al, rod-like Al3Ni, and blocky Al11La3 phases, of which the size and volume fraction are composition-dependent. The Al85.5Ni9.5La5 (at.%) alloy shows the finest microstructure, which contributes to the highest strength along with considerable plasticity. The experimental analysis and finite element simulation (FES) show that the distribution of the intermetallic phases greatly affects the mechanical properties of the alloys. The rod-like Al3Ni phase precipitated with the locally uniform direction prevents the propagation of cracks and benefits the plastic deformation, whereas the blocky Al11La3 phase exhibits the nature of brittleness and acts as the origin of the microcrack initiation. These findings suggest a new method to design high strength Al alloys.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB606301) and the China Postdoctoral Science foundation (Grant No. 2012M520638).

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  1. Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (MOE), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110004, China

    Juan Mu & Yandong Wang

  2. Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China

    Juan Mu, Pengfeng Sha, Zhengwang Zhu, Haifeng Zhang & Zhuangqi Hu

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Mu, J., Sha, P., Zhu, Z. et al. Synthesis of high strength aluminum alloys in the Al–Ni–La system. Journal of Materials Research 29, 708–717 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2014.35

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