Real-time visualization of particle evolution during reactive flux-assisted processing of aluminum melts

Reese, C. W.; Gladstein, A.; Shevchenko, P.; Xiao, Xianghui; Shahani, A. J.; Taub, A. I.

doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.113978

Title: Real-time visualization of particle evolution during reactive flux-assisted processing of aluminum melts

Journal Article · Mon May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Scripta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.113978· OSTI ID:1807944

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Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

Here, a multi-modal, multi-scale correlative tomography investigation of Al-TiC metal matrix composites processed via flux-assisted reaction synthesis is reported. Synchrotron X-ray microradiography is utilized to visualize the reaction and particle evolution in real-time. Changes in particle diameter and areal number density suggest that the process is nucleation- rather than growth-dominated. At 950 °C, the bulk of the reaction takes place in a relatively short time span of less than 600 s. The microstructure is imaged at higher resolution in 2D (scanning electron microscopy) and 3D (synchrotron X-ray nanotomography), revealing the formation of carbide particles with a hexagonal platelet morphology. We propose that the morphology arises due to the incorporation of Si impurities during the experiment. It is expected that the correlative tomography workflow and analysis may guide future metal matrix composite (MMC) processing strategies.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; AC02-06CH11357; 1762657

OSTI ID:: 1807944

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1815090; OSTI ID: 1846254

Report Number(s):: BNL-221804-2021-JAAM

Journal Information:: Scripta Materialia, Vol. 201; ISSN 1359-6462

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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