2016 Volume 57 Issue 4 Pages 553-557
The effectiveness of the electronic parameter on the predicting the mechanical properties of Zn system alloys for high temperature applications was evaluated in order to satisfy both the tensile strength of 200 MPa and elongation of 5%. The electronic parameter was used s-orbital energy level (ΔMk) in this study. Promising composition of alloys were Zn-4Al-7Sn, Zn-10Al-0.5Sn, Zn-10Al-2Sn and Zn-5.1Al-0.5Sn in mass%, and their ΔMk values were 0.079, 0.080, 0.089 and 0.045, respectively. The experimental results of tensile test for designed alloys showed that the tensile strength of 195–225 MPa depend on the increment of ΔMk values, and elongation are 4.5–5.1%. Optimization of composition on Zn system alloys was found to be speedy and precisely achieved using the ΔMk parameter. The wetting contact angles between Cu plate and the designed alloys of Zn-4Al-7Sn, Zn-10Al-0.5Sn, Zn-10Al-2Sn and Zn-5.1Al-0.5Sn at 973 K in the Ar stream are 33.8°, 43.3°, 50.1° and 44.3°, respectively, suggesting that the designed alloys can be practically applied at high temperature. Moreover, the thermal conductivity, tensile test of designed alloys at high temperature were also evaluated.
