An Au-Pd-Co-Ni-V brazing alloy was designed for AIN ceramic joining. Its wettability on AIN was studied with the sessile drop method. The results showed that the contact angle was decreased gradu- ally with increasing temperature and the prolonging of holding time. Sound AIN/AIN joints were achieved with the brazing alloy at 1170 ℃ for 10 min. The microstructure of the AIN/AIN joints was examined by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. It was found that element V played the active role in the interfacial reaction between the ceramic and the brazing alloy, V reacted with N decomposed from AIN, resulted in the formation of V-N compound. Based on the energy-dispersive spectroscopy （EDS） and X-ray diffraction （XRD） analysis results, the V-N reaction product was verified as V2N. The overall reaction during the brazing process can be described by the following equation： 2V ＋ AIN ＋ 2Pd = V2N ＋ Pd2AI. The AIN/AIN joints brazed with the Au-Pd-Co-Ni-V brazing alloy exhibited three-point bend strength of 162.7 MPa at room temperature, and under the bend test the fracture of the joint occurred at the AIN ceramic substrate.
Bo ChenHuaping XiongYaoyong ChengWei MaoShibiao Wu
Two compositions of CuPd-V system filler alloy were designed for joining the Cf/SiBCN composite. Their dynamic wettability on the Cf/SiBCN composite was studied with the sessile drop method. The CuPd-8 V alloy exhibited a contact angle of 57° after holding at 1170℃ for 30 min, whereas for CuPd-13 V alloy,a lower contact angle of 28°can be achieved after heating at 1200 ℃ for 20 min. Sound Cf/SiBCN joints were successfully produced using the latter filler alloy under the brazing condition of（1170-1230）℃for 10 min. The results showed that the active element V strongly diffused to the surface of Cf/SiBCN composite, with the formation of V2 C/VN reaction layer. The microstructure in the central part of the joint brazed at 1200 ℃ was characterized by the V2 C/VN particles distributing scatteringly in CuPd matrix. The corresponding joints showed the maximum three-point bend strength of 82.4 MPa at room temperature.When the testing temperature was increased to 600 0 C, the joint strength was even elevated to 108.8 MPa.Furthermore, the joints exhibited the strength of 92.4 MPa and 39.8 MPa at 800 ℃ and 900 ℃, respectively.
G/SiBCN ceramic composite was joined using Ni-19Cr-10Si （BNi5） and Ni-33Cr-24Pd-3.5Si-0.5B filler alloys at 1170 ℃ for 10 min. Two kinds of Ni-based filler alloys exhibited good wettability on the CdSiBCN com- posite, with a contact angle of 13° and 4°, respectively, The microstructures of the brazed joints were investigated by electron-probe microanalysis （EPMA）, and three-point bend test was conducted for the joints at room temperature. When being brazed with BNi5 filler alloy, no evident reaction layer was ob- served at the surface of the joined composite, and the joint microstructure was characterized by Ni2Si matrix with scatteringly distributing mixture compounds of Cr23C6, Ni2Si and CrB. While Ni-Cr-Pd（Si,B） brazing alloy was used, a Cr23C6 reaction layer with a thickness of 11 μm was formed at the surface of the base composite. In the central part of the brazed joint, the phases were composed of Ni（Cr, Si） solid solution and complex compounds including Pd2Si, （Ni,Pd）2Si and Ni-B. The strength of Cf/SiBCN joint brazed with BNi5 filler alloy was 62.9 MPa at room temperature, whereas that with Ni-Cr-Pd（Si,B） filler alloy was at the same level.
Wenwen LiBo ChenYi XiongHuaping XiongYaoyong ChengWenjiang Zou
With assistance of Mo interlayer, joining of Cf/SiC composite to GH783 superalloy was carried out using NiPdPtAu-Cr filler alloy. Under the brazing condition of 1200 C for 10 min, the maximum joint strength of 98.5 MPa at room temperature was achieved when the thickness of Mo interlayer was 0.5 mm. Furthermore, the corresponding joint strength tested at 800 ℃ and 900℃ was even elevated to 123.8 MPa and 133.0 MPa, respectively. On one hand, the good high-temperature joint strength was mainly attributed to the formation of the refractory Mo-Ni-Si ternary compound within the joint. On the other hand, the residual Mo interlayer as a hard buffer, can release the residual thermal stresses within the dissimilar joint. The Cf/SiC-Mo bonding interface was still the weak link over the whole joint, and the cracks propagated throughout the whole reaction zone between the Cf/SiC composite and the Mo interlayer.
Three compositions of Ag-Cu-In-Ti system brazing alloys were designed for joining SiO2 f/SiO2 ceramic composite to Nb metal.The wettability of the three alloys on the composite was studied with the sessile drop method.The results showed that after heating at 1073 K for 30 min,they exhibited contact angles of 74°,83° and 86°,respectively.The brazing alloys were fabricated into foils by rapid solidification technique.Among the three brazing filler alloys the joints brazed with AgCu-10 In-5 Ti at 1073 K for 10 min presented the maximum average shear strength of 30.9 MPa.During the brazing process the active element Ti diffused strongly from the filler alloy to the composite surface and a reaction layer with a thickness of 2-3 μm was formed.Sound metallurgical bonding was also achieved at the Nb side.The interface structure of the joint brazed with the AgCu-10 In-5 Ti alloy can be described as the following sequence:SiO2 f/SiO2→SiO2+Cu3 Ti3 O→SiO2+TiO+Ti5 Si4→Ag(s,s)+(Cu-Ti)→Nb.However,for the filler alloy with 4.0 wt% Ti content the joint strength was only 15.8 MPa.
Bo ChenWen-Jiang ZouWen-Wen LiShi-Biao WuHua-Ping XiongXin Wu
