简介:TheevolutionofmicrostructureandmechanicalpropertiesofAl-0.4Cu-0.14Si-0.05Mg-0.2Fe(wt.%)alloys,micro-alloyedwithZr,TiandSc,wereinvestigated.Theadditionof0.2%ZrtobasealloyacceleratestheprecipitationofSi-richnano-phaseinα-Almatrix,whichplaysanimportantroleinimprovingthemechanicalpropertiesofanalloy.Thetensilestrengthincreasesfrom102MPaforthebasealloyto113MPafortheZr-modifiedalloy.Adding0.2%Zr+0.2%Titobasealloyeffectivelyrefinesa-AlgrainsizeandacceleratestheprecipitationofSiandCuelements,leadingtoheavysegregationatgrainboundary.Byfurtheradding0.2%SctoZr+Timodifiedalloy,thesegregationofSiandCuelementsissuppressedandmoreSiandCuprecipitatesappearedinα-Almatrix.AccompaniedwiththeformationofcoherentAl3Scphase,thetensilestrengthincreasesfrom108MPafortheZr+Timodifiedalloyto152MPafortheSc-modifiedalloy.DuetoexcellentthermalstabilityofAl3Scphase,theSc-modifiedalloyexhibitsobviousprecipitationhardeningbehaviorat350℃,andthetensilestrengthincreasesto203MPaafterholdingat350℃for200h.
简介:Nd_2Zr_2O_7isbeingexploredasanalternatethermalbarriercoating(TBC)materialforoperatingabove1300°C,andgreatefforthasbeenmadetoenlargeitsthermalexpansioncoefficient(TEC)andimproveitstoughness.Inthisstudy,Sc_2O_3wasdopedtoNd_2Zr_2O_7.Thephasestructure,TECsandtoughnessof((Nd_(1-x)Scx))_2Zr_2_O7(x=0,0.025,0.05,0.075,0.1)compoundswereinvestigated.((Nd_(1-x)Scx))_2Zr_2_O7(x=0,0.025,0.05,0.075)exhibitedpyrochlorestructure,while((Nd_(0.9)Sc_(0.1)))_2Zr_2O_7consistedofpyrochloreandfluoritephases.WiththeincreaseoftheSc_2O_3content,theorderingdegreeofthepyrochloreinthecompoundsdecreased.In((Nd_(1-x)Scx))_2Zr_2O_7series,((Nd_(0.925)Sc_(0.075)))_2Zr_2O_7exhibitedthelargestTEC,whilethetoughnessofthecompoundsincreasedwithincreasingtheSc_2O_3content.Therelatedmechanismswerediscussedbasedonthecrystalstructureanalysis.ConsideringtheTECandtoughness,10mol%Sc_2O_3wassuggestedastheoptimaldopingcontentforNd_2Zr_2O_7ceramic.