Eutectic, precipitation-strengthened alloy via laser fusion of blends of Al-7Ce-10Mg (wt.%), Zr, and Sc powders

被引：16
作者：
Ekaputra C.N. [1 ]
Weiss D. [2 ]
Mogonye J.-E. [3 ]
Dunand D.C. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, 60208, IL
[2] Eck Industries, Manitowoc, 54220, WI
[3] U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 21005, MD
来源：
Acta Materialia | 2023年 / 246卷
关键词：
Aluminum alloys; L1[!sub]2[!/sub; Laser powder-bed fusion (L-PBF); Modeling; Precipitation strengthening;
D O I：
10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118676
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摘要：
Laser powder-bed fusion was used to create an Al-7Ce-10Mg-0.71Zr-0.23Sc (wt.%) alloy, using hypoeutectic Al-7Ce-10Mg (wt.%) pre-alloyed powder blended with either elemental Zr and Sc powders (∼20 µm in size), or pre-alloyed, concentrated Al-10Zr and Al-10Sc (wt.%) powders (comprised of 1-5 µm Al3Zr or Al3Sc particles embedded in a <45 μm Al-rich matrix). The effects of process parameters and powder selection on the homogeneity of the as-fabricated microstructure were investigated via metallography and compared to predictions from a simple numerical model describing the dissolution of Zr powders in the melt pool during printing. Both experiments and model show that decreasing scan speed leads to greater dissolution of Zr and Sc, but remelting has no significant effect. The samples produced with Al-10Zr and Al-10Sc powder additions show greater amounts of Zr and Sc dissolution than those produced with elemental Zr and Sc additions, because of the smaller size (5 µm for prealloyed vs. 20 µm for elemental) and lower melting point (1580 and 1320°C for Al3Zr, Al3Sc vs. 1850 and 1541°C for Zr, Sc) of the dissolving species. The alloys fabricated with prealloyed powders display larger amounts of very fine grains (1-2 µm) nucleated by primary L12 Al3(Zr,Sc) precipitates, and a clear hardening response during aging, consistent with supersaturated Zr and Sc forming a high number density of secondary L12 Al3(Zr,Sc) nanoprecipitates. © 2023
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