Rapidly Solidified Powder Aluminum Alloys PDF Download

Research performed during this program demonstrated that the metastable microstructures upon which rapidly-solidified, powder metallurgy (RS/PM) aluminum alloys depend for their unique mechanical properties can be both 'recreated' using rapid solidification fusion welding processes and/or 'retained' using solid-state welding processes. Alloys investigated included Al-Fe-X dispersoid-type compositions developed for superior elevated-temperature properties and Al-Li-X alloys developed for high strength and modulus and low density. Processes found to be most effective for the joining of these alloys included rapid-solidification electron beam and capacitor-discharge welding and solid-state inertia-friction and diffusion welding. Metallurgical phenomena investigated included solidification, solid-state phase transformations, defect formation and structure-property-fracture relationships. RS/PM aluminum alloys which contain low hydrogen levels, such as the inertly produced Al-8Fe-2Mo alloy, were effectively joined using the high-energy density electron-beam welding. Keywords: Iron, Lithium, Molybdenum, Cerium.