The Influence of Spark Plasma Sintering Temperatures on the Microstructure, Hardness, and Elastic Modulus of the Nanocrystalline Al-xV Alloys Produced by High-Energy Ball milling
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-20-2022
Publication Title
Journal of Materials Science & Technology
Abstract
Al-xV alloys (x = 2 at.%, 5 at.%, 10 at.%) with nanocrystalline structure and high solid solubility of V were produced in powder form by high-energy ball milling (HEBM). The alloy powders were consolidated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) employing a wide range of temperatures ranging from 200 to 400 degrees C. The microstructure and solid solubility of V in Al were investigated using X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope. The microstructure was influenced by the SPS temperature and V content of the alloy. The alloys exhibited high solid solubility of V-six orders of magnitude higher than that in equilibrium state and grain size < 50 nm at all the SPS temperatures. The formation of Al3V intermetallic was detected at 400 degrees C. Formation of a V-lean phase and bimodal grain size was observed during SPS, which increased with the increase in SPS temperature. The hardness and elastic modulus, measured using nanoindentation, were significantly higher than commercial alloys. For example, Al-V alloy produced by SPS at 200 degrees C exhibited a hardness of 5.21 GPa along with elastic modulus of 96.21 GPa. The evolution of the microstructure and hardness with SPS temperatures has been discussed. (C) 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The editorial office of Journal of Materials Science & Technology.
Recommended Citation
Christudasjustus, J.; Witharamage, C. S.; Walunj, Ganesh; Borkar, Tushar; and Gupta, R. K., "The Influence of Spark Plasma Sintering Temperatures on the Microstructure, Hardness, and Elastic Modulus of the Nanocrystalline Al-xV Alloys Produced by High-Energy Ball milling" (2022). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications. 392.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/enme_facpub/392
DOI
10.1016/j.jmst.2022.02.008
Volume
122
Comments
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support received from the National Science Foundation (Nos. NSF-CMMI 1760204 and 2131440) under the direction of Dr. Alexis Lewis and would also like to thank for the XRD facility provided by National Polymer Innovation Center (NPIC), University of Akron. The TEM work was performed at the Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) at North Carolina State University, which is supported by the State of North Carolina and the National Science Foundation (No. ECCS-1542015). This work made use of instrumentation at AIF acquired with support from the National Science Foundation (DMR1726294).