H. Omidvar, B. Fallah Ghanbary, M. Tamizifar,
Volume 30, Issue 2 (Dec 2011)
Abstract
In this paper, plastic flow behavior and micro structural evolution of Ti-6Al-4V alloy in temperature range of 750-1050 °C and strain rate range of 0.001-0.1 (S-1) in isotherm compression condition were investigated. The purpose was to estimate activation energy of globularization of lamellar structure and analyze this process kinetically. True Stress-strain curves obtained at the temperatures below 950 °C indicate a limited amount of flow softening imputed to a dynamic recrystallization occuring at about 950 ˚C. In contrast, at higher temperatures, the flow stress increases linearly with plastic strain until at temperatures about 1015°C where flow stress becomes nearly independent of the temperature. By analyzing flow stress data via Zener-Hol-lomon and sellars equation, Q activation energy of dynamic recrystallization was estimated and structural equation of plastic flow was obtained, whixh were comparable to results raeched by other investigators.
F. Meraji, M. Mashhadi, M. Tamizifar, A. Nemati,
Volume 34, Issue 1 (Journal of Advanced Materials-Spring 2015)
Abstract
In this study, AlN whiskers were prepared in a tube furnace at 1000˚C for 1h with 500 nitrogen gas flow. Al powders with particle size of 3 μm and 45 μm and NH4Cl were used as raw materials. SEM, TEM and XRD analysis were used to characterize AlN whiskers. The results showed that the diameters of AlN whiskers would range from 140 nm to 340 nm if different amounts of NH4Cl and 3 μm Al powder were used. In the case of using NH4Cl more than 40wt%, pure AlN without any unreacted Al was formed as the final product. Using NH4Cl and Al with particle size of 45 μm led to AlN whiskers with 630 nm to 870 nm in diameter. By adding 50%wt NH4Cl, pure AlN was formed. The diameter of the whiskers was increased by increasing NH4Cl content in starting materials (about 200 nm). Also, an increase in the diameter of AlN whisker resulted from coarse Al powder. By adding NH4Cl to Al, thermodynamically spontaneous cholororination - nitridation reactions were increased in vapor phase and whiskers and pure AlN powder were produced.
