The MAO (Micro-Arc Oxidation) process is applied to a eutectic Al-Si alloy (Al-12.0%Si-l.0%Cu-0.9%Mg(mass fraction)). The oxide ceramic layer was fabricated with about 220 μm thickness and 3000 Hv micro-hardness. ByXRD (X-ray diffractometry) and DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) analyses, the oxide layer consists of amorphousAl2O3, which is distinct from the results reported by the other researchers. The SEM photographs of such layer show that thelayer is fixed tightly on the substrate alloy. So this alloy can be used in the high temperature and friction environment after itis treated with such process.
SONG Xigui, BIAN Xiufang, QI Xiaogang, and ZHANG JunyanKey Laboratory of Liquid Structure and Heredity of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University (Southern Campus), Jinan 250061, China (Received 2002-04-11)
Based on the Finnis-Sinsclair (FS) many-body potential model, the melting process of a system, which consists of 500 Cu atoms, controlled by period boundary condition has been simulated. The means of pair correlation func-tion, mean square displacement and Honeycutt-Anderson bonded pair have been used to characterize the melting behavior of Cu at different heating rates. The simulation indicates that melting point of metal Cu is 1444 K during a continuous heating process, and the calculated diffusion constant at the melting point is 4.31×10-9 m2/s. These re-sults are better than those from the EAM method, showing that the FS potential model works well in some disor-dered systems.
Molecular dynamics simulation was carried out to investigate the liquid and amorphous microstructures of binary Agx-Rh(100-x) (x = 25, 50, 75 in atom fraction) alloys. Segregation feature of homogeneous interatomic binding of Ag-Rh liquid was found and probed, which can be retained into amorphous solids upon rapid cooling. Homogeneous binding may occur when the difference in the elemental atomic sizes is less than 10%. The icosahedra in liquid before the formation of amorphous state exist in a stable state and the network formed by 1551-clusters in molten alloys would inhibit the crystallization and diffusion of atoms. A higher degree of 155 1-clusters will be favorable to form metallic glasses.
ZHANG Jingxiang and BIAN XiufangKey Laboratory of Liquid Structure and Heredity of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Refinement and thermal analysis of hypereutectic Al 25%Si alloy were investigated with scanning electron microscope (SEM) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The results show that the average size of primary silicon in Al 25%Si alloy without and with phosphorus addition are 250 μm and 30 μm, respectively. But the primary and eutectic growth temperature is raised by about 17.3 ℃ and 4?℃ respectively due to phosphorus addition. The primary nucleation temperatures are 745.0 ℃ and 762.0 ℃ for untreated and treated samples and in addition, the enthalpy changes of primary and eutectic transformation are -261.0 J/g and -397.3 J/g without phosphorus addition, -294.2 J/g and -386.1 J/g with phosphorus addition, respectively. Otherwise the mechanisms of refinement and thermal transformation of Al 25%Si alloy in solidifying process are also discussed. [
