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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2017-06-01

Journal: MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION

Included Journals: Scopus、EI、SCIE

Volume: 128

Page Number: 7-13

ISSN: 1044-5803

Key Words: Al alloy; Segregation; Heterogeneous nucleation; High angle annular dark field (HAADF); Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS)

Abstract: High angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscope imaging and electron energy loss spectroscopy were used to elucidate the heterogeneous nucleation interface of AIB(2) in an Al-7Si alloy. Si particles were observed in the vicinity of a AlB2 particle, but no significant Si-B-rich layer (such as SiB6) was observed at the interface between AlB2 and Al, strongly indicating that the proposed creation of a layer of SiB6 at the interface between AIB(2) and Al may only be metastable and further transform to other stable phase (e.g. Si) during solidification. The solidification path of Al-Si-B alloy was also discussed based on the binary phase diagrams and a ternary Thermo-Calc simulation using the Scheil module in conjunction with the TCAL3 database. These results provide new insight into the heterogeneous nucleation behavior of Al on AlB2 influenced by solute Si.