Park Kwangjae, Kim Dasom, Kim Kyungju, Cho Seungchan, Kwon Hansang
Department of Materials System Engineering, Pukyong National University, 365, Sinseon-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48547, Korea.
Next Generation Materials Co., Ltd., 365, Sinseon-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48547, Korea.
Materials (Basel). 2019 Jan 21;12(2):331. doi: 10.3390/ma12020331.
In this research, we successfully fabricate high-hardness and lightweight Al-Ti composites. Al-Ti composites powders with three compositions (Al-20, 50, and 80 vol.% Ti) are mixed using ball milling and subsequently subjected to spark plasma sintering (SPS). The microstructures and phases of the Al-Ti composites are characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy, and field emission-electron probe microanalysis (FE-EPMA). These tests confirm the presence of several intermetallic compounds (ICs) (Al₃Ti, Al₅Ti₂, AlTi₅) in the composites, and we are able to confirm that these ICs are produced by the reaction of Al and Ti during the SPS process. Furthermore, thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) is used to analyze the formation behavior of the ICs. In addition, the mechanical properties of the composites are measured using their Vickers hardness and it is observed that the Al-80 vol.% Ti composite exhibits the highest hardness. Consequently, it is assumed that SPS is suitable for fabricating Al-Ti composites which represent the next-generation materials to be used in various industrial fields as high-hardness and lightweight materials.
在本研究中,我们成功制备了高硬度且轻质的铝钛复合材料。采用球磨法将三种成分(铝含量分别为20%、50%和80%(体积分数)的钛)的铝钛复合粉末进行混合,随后进行放电等离子烧结(SPS)。使用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)光谱仪和场发射电子探针微分析(FE-EPMA)对铝钛复合材料的微观结构和相进行表征。这些测试证实了复合材料中存在几种金属间化合物(ICs)(Al₃Ti、Al₅Ti₂、AlTi₅),并且我们能够确认这些金属间化合物是在SPS过程中由铝和钛反应生成的。此外,采用热重-差示热分析(TG-DTA)来分析金属间化合物的形成行为。另外,使用维氏硬度测量复合材料的力学性能,观察到铝含量为80%(体积分数)的钛复合材料具有最高硬度。因此,可以认为SPS适合制备铝钛复合材料,这类材料作为高硬度和轻质材料,代表了将用于各种工业领域的下一代材料。