Study on Stability of Mechanical Properties for Porous Fe-Cr-Al Alloys after Long-Term Aging
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of the Synthesized Materials
3.2. Evolution of the Material Properties during Aging
3.3. Mechanism for Mechanical Performance Degradation
3.3.1. The Influence of Phase Separation
3.3.2. The Influence of Oxidation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Element (wt.%) | Fe20Cr5Al | Fe10Cr10Al | Fe10Cr20Al |
---|---|---|---|
Fe | 75 | 80 | 70 |
Cr | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Al | 5 | 10 | 20 |
Samples | Porosity% | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Strain% | Hardness (HV) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fe20Cr5Al | 33.1 | 52.3 | 6.9 | 127.3 |
Fe10Cr10Al | 34.2 | 44.9 | 5.9 | 172.1 |
Fe10Cr20Al | 39.4 | 35.1 | 2.3 | 261.8 |
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Zhang, H.; Ma, J.; Gao, Z.; Guo, F.; Xu, S.; Hou, G.; Zheng, G. Study on Stability of Mechanical Properties for Porous Fe-Cr-Al Alloys after Long-Term Aging. Materials 2022, 15, 3718. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15103718
Zhang H, Ma J, Gao Z, Guo F, Xu S, Hou G, Zheng G. Study on Stability of Mechanical Properties for Porous Fe-Cr-Al Alloys after Long-Term Aging. Materials. 2022; 15(10):3718. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15103718
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Huibin, Junliang Ma, Zhencheng Gao, Fei Guo, Shenghang Xu, Guangya Hou, and Guoqu Zheng. 2022. "Study on Stability of Mechanical Properties for Porous Fe-Cr-Al Alloys after Long-Term Aging" Materials 15, no. 10: 3718. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15103718