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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2016-06-01

Journal: METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Included Journals: Scopus、EI、SCIE

Volume: 47A

Issue: 6

Page Number: 2616-2624

ISSN: 1073-5623

Abstract: Mn5Si3 is an attractive dispersion in the special brass, owing to its high hardness and high wear resistance. In the present study, synchrotron X-ray radiography and rapid cooling were applied to investigate the formation mechanism of Mn5Si3 phase in the MBA-2 brass alloy. The primary Mn5Si3 phase is proved to exist stably in the alloy melt and nucleate from the melt at temperatures above 1373 K (1100 A degrees C). In addition, the precipitation mechanism of Mn5Si3 phase is addressed systematically by the isothermal heat treatment. The Mn5Si3 particles are observed to precipitate from the matrix at temperatures above 1023 K (750 A degrees C), and a crystallographic orientation relationship is found between the precipitated Mn5Si3 particle and beta phase: and . However, the precipitation of Mn5Si3 phase is thermodynamically inhibited at lower temperatures, which can be ascribed to the increase in the Gibbs free energy of formation of Mn5Si3 with decreasing the temperature. (C) The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International 2016