Accession Number:

AD0711346

Title:

FABRICATION OF COMPOSITES BY DIFFUSION PROCESSING.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

DREXEL UNIV PHILADELPHIA PA DEPT OF METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Darroudi,Taghi
• Vedula,Krishna M.
• Heckel,Richard W.

Report Date:

1970-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

14.0

Abstract:

Composite materials containing continuous NiAl3 fibers in an aluminum matrix were grown by solid state diffusion at 600C from nickel wires embedded in aluminum hot-pressed. The kinetics of formation of the NiAl3 and Ni2Al3 phases and the ultimate solid of the nickel terminal solid solution and Ni2Al3 phases were studied. The NiAl3-aluminum composite structure was developed by a diffusion treatment of 72 hours at 600C when 0.005 inch nickel wires were used in the starting structure. Although strengths of these composites were low due to grain boundary fracture of the NiAl3, this method of composite fabrication may prove applicable to the fabrication of composites in other alloy systems. Author

Descriptors:

• (*COMPOSITE MATERIALS
• MANUFACTURING)
• FIBERS
• ALUMINUM
• ALUMINUM ALLOYS
• NICKEL ALLOYS
• INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
• CRYSTAL GROWTH
• DIFFUSION

Subject Categories:

• Laminates and Composite Materials
• Fabrication Metallurgy

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE