Structure, microhardness, and strength of a directionally crystallized Al-Ge alloy

Derkachenko, L. I.; Korchunov, B. N.; Nikanorov, S. P.; Осипов, В. Н.; Шпейзман, В. В.

doi:10.1134/s1063783414030111

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“…Although the Al-Ge-Si system has been actively investigated [24,[27][28][29][30], there is no information regarding these alloys in the form of metastable foils. There are no studies aimed at determining the exact temperatures of the phase transformations, compositions, and microstructures of the alloys of the Al-Ge-Si system in the form of ingots and foils when considering the influence of quenching.…”

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Development of Rapidly-Quenched Al-Ge-Si Filler Alloys for the Joining of Stainless Steel AISI 304 and Aluminum Alloy AA6082

Ivannikov

Fedorov

Abramov

et al. 2021

Metals

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Aluminum alloys based on the Al-Ge-Si system with a germanium content of up to 40 wt.%, promising for the brazing of aluminum alloy AA6082 with the stainless steel AISI 304, were studied. The temperature characteristics and microstructural and mechanical properties of the filler alloys were systematically investigated. Differential scanning calorimetry showed that with an increase in the germanium content from 28.0 to 40.0 wt.%, the liquidus temperature of the filler alloys decreased from 514.8 to 474.3 °C. X-ray diffraction analysis and electron microscopy data showed that the foil of the filler alloys reveals a homogeneous structure. The ingots of the alloys contain two eutectics, the first of which consists of a solid solution of (Al, Ge) with a solid solution of (Ge, Si), and the second consists of a solid solution of (Al, Ge) with a solid solution based on (Ge). When the content of germanium increases from 28.0 to 40.0 wt.%, a separation of the faceted solid solution particles (Ge, Si) and an increase in their number could be observed. Nanohardness measurements showed that the (Ge, Si) and (Ge) solid solutions had similar nanohardness, with values of 11.6 and 10.2 GPa, respectively. Simultaneously, the Al solid solution and the intermetallic Al7Ge2Fe phase exhibited significantly lower nanohardness values of 0.7 and 6.7 GPa, respectively. Brinell hardness measurements showed that the ingots of the filler alloys were sufficiently ductile and had a hardness comparable to that of AA6082, which is used for brazing with AISI 304 stainless steel. The obtained results for the studied ingots and the rapidly quenched foils can be used to predict the forming structure of the seam after brazing and adjusted for diffusion processes occurring between the brazed materials and the studied filler alloys.

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