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Increasing the composition range of a novel tau(11)-Al4Fe1.7Si alloy with additions of Mn
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NSTL
Elsevier
Automotive applications need low-cost, lightweight, high-temperature alloys to increase vehicle efficiency. The Al-Fe-Si system provides an opportunity to develop such a material, as it consists of three low-cost elements that are all abundant in nature. Specifically, the tau 11-Al4Fe1.7Si ternary intermetallic phase is a high-temperature, lightweight phase with high strength and good corrosion resistance. However, this phase exhibits a narrow compositional range of stability, resulting in undesirable microstructures forming during solidification and processing, limiting its use in potential applications. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and a thermodynamically-driven experimental approach utilizing diffusion couples were employed to study the effect of Mn on the stability and composition range of tau 11-Al4Fe1.7Si. The DFT calculations showed a decrease in the energy of the structure when alloying with Mn. Experimental results confirmed the predictions from the DFT calculations, indicating that alloying with Mn increases the compositional range, and thus the processability of this phase. New phase diagrams and equilibria are proposed by exploring and determining phase boundaries for the tau 11-Al4Fe1.7Si phase with Mn.
NSTL
Elsevier
