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Coarsening behavior of L1/sub 2/ structured Al/sub 3/(Zr/sub x/ V/sub 1-x/) precipitates in rapidly solidified Al-Zr-V alloy

Journal Article · · Scr. Metall.; (United States)
A supersaturated Al alloy with 1.1 wt.% of Zr and 1.7 wt.% of V, which gives rise to about 5 vol.% of metastable Ll/sub 2/ phase after aging, was prepared by melt spinning. Both spherical and cellular Ll/sub 2/ structured precipitates form during aging. A higher aging temperature suppresses the cellular and favors the spherical Ll/sub 2/ precipitates. Because of the growth of grain boundary Al/sub 10/V particles during aging, precipitate free zones (PFZs) form adjacent to the grain boundaries. The average PFZ width is proportional to the square root of the annealing time. A slow volumetric particle coarsening rate of 1.0 x 10/sup -28/ m/sup 3//h at 425/sup 0/C was measured for the Ll/sub 2/ structured Al/sub 3/(Zr/sub .25/V/sub .75/) precipitate. An interfacial energy of 0.03 J/m/sup 2/ is calculated for the Ll/sub 2/ particles. The resistance at 425/sup 0/C to transformation to the stable DO/sub 23/ form and to Ostwald ripening suggests that the phase is a promising dispersoid for high temperature Al alloys. Preliminary creep results support this suggestion.
Research Organization:
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Center, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60201
OSTI ID:
5556437
Journal Information:
Scr. Metall.; (United States), Journal Name: Scr. Metall.; (United States) Vol. 21:7; ISSN SCRMB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English