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Microhardness Enhancement in Fully Dense Fe-Based Nanophase Metallic Alloys
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Abstract
Nano-grained Fe-29Al-2Cr intermetallic and Fe-Cu two-phase composites have been consolidated to full density from powders produced by high-energy ball milling, using a sinter forging procedure developed recently in our laboratory. Grain sizes remained within nanophase range (<100 nm) after consolidation. Microhardness tests of Fe-29Al-2Cr samples consolidated to different density levels indicate a significant strengthening effect due to nanoscale grain size and a monotonic microhardness increase with decreasing residual porosity. Fully dense Fe-Cu composites exhibit enhanced microhardness as compared with rule-of-mixtures predictions, which may be attributable to interface strengthening at fcc-bcc interphase boundaries.
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