Tensile and fatigue properties of the Bridgman directionally solidified Fe-Al-Ta eutectic

Chunjuan Cui, Yuanyuan Lai, Wei Liu, Pei Wang, Yanyun Liu, Cong Wang, Haijun Su

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Abstract

Fe-Al-Ta eutectic composites were obtained by a modified Bridgman directional solidification technique at different solidification rates. High-oriented lamellar (or rod-like) Fe2Ta(Al) phase is uniformly distributed into Fe(Al,Ta) matrix. Micro-hardness, tensile and high cycle fatigue properties of the Fe-Al-Ta eutectic at different solidification rates were systematically studied. Moreover, the fracture morphologies were observed by SEM. It is found that the mechanical properties of the Fe-Al-Ta eutectic composites are better than that of the as-cast Fe-Al-Ta eutectic alloy because of the directional heat flow. Finally, the strengthening mechanism of Fe-Al-Ta eutectic was discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number138257
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume765
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Sep 2019

Keywords

  • Directional solidification
  • Eutectic composite
  • Fracture morphology
  • High cycle fatigue
  • Micro-hardness
  • Tensile property

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