Effects of Fe/Si Stoichiometry on Formation of Fe3Si/FeSi-Al2O3 Composites by Aluminothermic Combustion Synthesis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Combustion Exothermicity and Combustion Wave Kinetics
3.2. Composition and Microstructure of Synthesized Products
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Stoichiometric Coefficients | ||
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x | m | n |
0.75 | 1.5 | 0 |
1.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
1.5 | 1.125 | 1.125 |
2.0 | 0.75 | 2.25 |
3.0 | 0 | 4.5 |
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Yeh, C.-L.; Chen, K.-T.; Shieh, T.-H. Effects of Fe/Si Stoichiometry on Formation of Fe3Si/FeSi-Al2O3 Composites by Aluminothermic Combustion Synthesis. Metals 2021, 11, 1709. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11111709
Yeh C-L, Chen K-T, Shieh T-H. Effects of Fe/Si Stoichiometry on Formation of Fe3Si/FeSi-Al2O3 Composites by Aluminothermic Combustion Synthesis. Metals. 2021; 11(11):1709. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11111709
Chicago/Turabian StyleYeh, Chun-Liang, Kuan-Ting Chen, and Tzong-Hann Shieh. 2021. "Effects of Fe/Si Stoichiometry on Formation of Fe3Si/FeSi-Al2O3 Composites by Aluminothermic Combustion Synthesis" Metals 11, no. 11: 1709. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11111709