MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES OF QUASI-CRYSTALLINE AND CRYSTALLINE PHASES IN AL-CU-FE ALLOYS

被引:149
作者
KOSTER, U
LIU, W
LIEBERTZ, H
MICHEL, M
机构
[1] Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Dortmund
关键词
Aluminum copper iron alloys - Icosahedral quasicrystals - Indentation - Plastic deformation - Three point bending;
D O I
10.1016/0022-3093(93)90393-C
中图分类号
TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Mechanical properties of icosahedral AlCuFe quasicrystals were investigated and compared with those of related crystalline intermetallic compounds by means of indentation and three-point bending techniques. Quasicrystalline phases possess high hardness (HV almost-equal-to 1000) and high ability for elastic recovery (H/E > 0.08) but exhibit low toughness against unstable fracture (K(IC) almost-equal-to 1 MPa m1/2). Icosahedral particles embedded in Al2Cu or in AlFe crystalline matrices lead to increasing resistance against subcritical crack propagation. In contrast to cleavage #1 fracture in crystalline Al13Fe4, the icosahedral quasicrystals exhibit a rough, quasicleavage #1 fracture surface. Evidences for plastic deformation in the quasicrystals were found and its mechanism is discussed.
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页码:446 / 452
页数:7
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