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Title: Experimental investigation of the Al–Co–Fe phase diagram over the whole composition range

Journal Article · · Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Knowledge of the phase stability in the Al-Co-Fe ternary system is critical for developing Al-Fe-Si-based low-cost lightweight high-temperature materials and is thus experimentally investigated over the whole composition range. Three complete isothermal sections at 1000, 900 and 800 °C were constructed based on the results measured from three identical Co/Fe/Al5Fe2 diffusion triples and forty-three equilibrated alloys using data from scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). At all the three temperatures, a continuous solution, Al13(Co,Fe)4, was confirmed between the Al13Fe4 and M-Al13Co4 phases. Phase boundaries of the γ, α, β, Al2Fe, Al5Fe2, Al5Co2, Al9Co2 and Al13(Co,Fe)4 phases and the corresponding phase equilibrium relations were clearly defined from the obtained tie-lines and phase boundary data. Three three-phase regions were confirmed in the 1000 °C isothermal section, while four three-phase regions were confirmed in the 900 and 800 °C isothermal sections. The large amount of new phase equilibrium data proposed in this work will serve as reliable input for future thermodynamic assessments of the Al-Co-Fe system within the CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) framework to improve the current Al thermodynamic databases.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Grant/Contract Number:
EE0007742
OSTI ID:
1560879
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1593303; OSTI ID: 1593310
Journal Information:
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal Name: Journal of Alloys and Compounds Vol. 815 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 0925-8388
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 11 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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