Development of Rapidly-Quenched Al-Ge-Si Filler Alloys for the Joining of Stainless Steel AISI 304 and Aluminum Alloy AA6082
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Melting Characteristics of Filler Alloys
3.2. X-Ray Diffraction Analysis
3.3. Microstructures of Al-Ge-Si Filler Alloys
3.4. Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Analysis
3.5. Mechanical Properties of Filler Alloy
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | Alloy | Alloy Composition (at.%) | TL (°C) | ||
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Al | Si | Ge | |||
1 | Al-30.4Ge-5.5Si | 79.3 | 6.7 | 14.0 | 520 |
2 | Al-35.5Ge-4.4Si | 77.4 | 5.6 | 17.0 | 505 |
3 | Al-40.0Ge-3.4Si | 75.8 | 4.3 | 19.9 | 490 |
Sample | Phase Composition | Crystal Lattice Parameters |
---|---|---|
64.1Al-30.4Ge-5.5Si foil | Solid solution of (Al, Ge) | FCC (Fm-3m), а = 4.0519 Å, d = 243 nm |
Solid solution of (Ge, Si) | FCC diamond (Fd-3m), а = 5.6006 Å, d = 18 nm | |
64.1Al-30.4Ge-5.5Si ingot | Solid solution of (Al, Ge) | FCC (Fm-3m), а = 4.0546 Å, d = 461 nm |
Pure Ge | FCC diamond (Fd-3m), а = 5.6628 Å, d = 82 nm | |
Solid solution of (Ge, Si) | FCC diamond (Fd-3m), а = 5.6073 Å, d = 29 nm |
Measurement Point | Chemical Composition (at.%) | Phase Interpretation | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al | Si | Fe | Ge | ||
Spectrum 1 | 2.0 | 15.2 | 1.2 | 81.6 | (Ge, Si)1 |
Spectrum 2 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 93.7 | (Ge) |
Spectrum 3 | 68.8 | 2.5 | 10.8 | 17.9 | Al7Ge2Fe |
Spectra 4, 6 and 8 | 1.3 | 56.8 | 0.0 | 42.9 | (Si, Ge) |
Spectrum 5 | 98.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | (Al) |
Spectrum 7 | 1.7 | 32.3 | 0.0 | 66.0 | (Ge, Si)2 |
Measurement Point | Chemical Composition (at.%) | Phase Interpretation | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al | Si | Fe | Ge | ||
Spectrum 1 | 1.8 | 53.6 | 0.0 | 44.6 | (Si, Ge) |
Spectrum 2 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 92.1 | (Ge) |
Spectrum 3 | 64.0 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 24.7 | Al7Ge2Fe |
Spectrum 4 | 98.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | (Al) |
Measurement Point | Chemical Composition (at.%) | Phase Interpretation | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Al | Si | Ge | ||
Spectra 1–4 | 94.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | (Al) |
Spectra 5 and 6 | 60.4 | 13.4 | 26.2 | (Al, Ge, Si) |
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Ivannikov, A.; Fedorov, V.; Abramov, A.; Penyaz, M.; Bachurina, D.; Uhlig, T.; Suchkov, A.; Wagner, G.; Morokhov, P.; Sevryukov, O. Development of Rapidly-Quenched Al-Ge-Si Filler Alloys for the Joining of Stainless Steel AISI 304 and Aluminum Alloy AA6082. Metals 2021, 11, 1926. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11121926
Ivannikov A, Fedorov V, Abramov A, Penyaz M, Bachurina D, Uhlig T, Suchkov A, Wagner G, Morokhov P, Sevryukov O. Development of Rapidly-Quenched Al-Ge-Si Filler Alloys for the Joining of Stainless Steel AISI 304 and Aluminum Alloy AA6082. Metals. 2021; 11(12):1926. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11121926
Chicago/Turabian StyleIvannikov, Alexander, Vasilii Fedorov, Anton Abramov, Milena Penyaz, Diana Bachurina, Thomas Uhlig, Alexey Suchkov, Guntram Wagner, Pavel Morokhov, and Oleg Sevryukov. 2021. "Development of Rapidly-Quenched Al-Ge-Si Filler Alloys for the Joining of Stainless Steel AISI 304 and Aluminum Alloy AA6082" Metals 11, no. 12: 1926. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11121926