The experiments have been carried out in order to examine generated phases, thermal analysis and hardness during sintering of Cu-30 Vol. % Al green compacts, and to examine generated phases, hardness and tensile strength at room temperature after sintering.
The results are as follows :
(1) During sintering.
Al
4Cu
9 (γ
2-phase), Al
2Cu (θ-phase) and AlCu
3 (β-phase) generate till 650°C, and there is a close relation between generation of Al
4Cu
9 and remarkable expansion at about 450°C. An exothermic reaction generates at about 465°C, and this is supposed to be caused by generation of Al
4Cu
9. Hardness decreases as temperature raises, but it increases in the range of 400500°C, and becomes maximum at 500°C.
(2) After sintering.
The compacts sintered at 300, 400°C consist of Cu and Al, the compact at 500°C consists of Cu, Cu-9.5 wt. % Al solid solution, Al
4Cu
9, the compacts at 600900°C consist of Cu-9.5 wt. % Al solid solution, Al
4Cu
9. Hardness of the compacts sintered at temperatures higher than 500°C is remarkably high, and this is supposed to be caused by generation of Al
4Cu
9. The higher sintering temperature is, the higher tensile strength becomes, and the compact sintered at 500°C has remarkably high strength.
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