Effect of Si and Zr on the Microstructure and Properties of Al-Fe-Si-Zr Alloys
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Scanning Electron Microscope
3.2. Transmission Electron Microscope
3.3. Hardness and Electrical Conductivity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Designation | S200 | S250 | S300 | S350 | S400 | S450 | S500 | S550 | S600 |
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Annealing regime | 200 °C | S200 + 250 °C | S250 + 300 °C | S300 + 350 °C | S350 + 400 °C | S400 + 450 °C | S450 + 500 °C | S500 + 550 °C | S550 + 600 °C |
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Morozova, A.; Mogucheva, A.; Bukin, D.; Lukianova, O.; Korotkova, N.; Belov, N.; Kaibyshev, R. Effect of Si and Zr on the Microstructure and Properties of Al-Fe-Si-Zr Alloys. Metals 2017, 7, 495. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7110495
Morozova A, Mogucheva A, Bukin D, Lukianova O, Korotkova N, Belov N, Kaibyshev R. Effect of Si and Zr on the Microstructure and Properties of Al-Fe-Si-Zr Alloys. Metals. 2017; 7(11):495. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7110495
Chicago/Turabian StyleMorozova, Anna, Anna Mogucheva, Dmitriy Bukin, Olga Lukianova, Natalya Korotkova, Nikolay Belov, and Rustam Kaibyshev. 2017. "Effect of Si and Zr on the Microstructure and Properties of Al-Fe-Si-Zr Alloys" Metals 7, no. 11: 495. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7110495