In-situ synthesized Al3Ti-Al surface composites by friction stir processing

Jinwen Qian, Jinglong Li, Jiangtao Xiong, Fusheng Zhang, Xin Lin

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Abstract

After the surface of 1100-H14 Al alloy plate was machined into rectangular grooves which were then filled with Ti powder, the layer of Al3Ti-Al composites was obtained by friction stir processing (FSP). The microstructures, phase compositions and hardness of the layer were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, EDS and X-ray diffraction. The results show that Ti particles are severely broken under the thermal-mechanical coupling process of FSP, and the broken Ti particles rapidly react in situ with Al matrix and synthesize micron or sub-micron particles of Al3Ti. Owing to the homogeneous distributions of Al3Ti and residual Ti particles in the Al matrix, the microhardness of the layer reaches 71.39 HV, which is 2.1 times of the base metal.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)61-64
Number of pages4
JournalHanjie Xuebao/Transactions of the China Welding Institution
Volume31
Issue number8
StatePublished - Aug 2010

Keywords

  • Friction stir processing
  • In-situ synthesized
  • Microhardness
  • Surface composite layer

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