Processing of Aluminum Alloys Containing Displacement Reaction Products

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dc.contributor.authorStawovy, Michael Thomasen
dc.contributor.committeechairAning, Alexander O.en
dc.contributor.committeememberReynolds, William T. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCurtin, William A. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKampe, Stephen L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWert, John A.en
dc.contributor.departmentMaterials Science and Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:10:42Zen
dc.date.adate2000-04-27en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:10:42Zen
dc.date.issued1998-07-15en
dc.date.rdate2001-04-27en
dc.date.sdate2000-04-25en
dc.description.abstractAluminum and metal-oxide powders were mixed using mechanical alloying. Exothermic displacement reactions could be initiated in the powders either by mechanical alloying alone or by heat treating the mechanically alloyed powders. Exponential relationships developed between the initiation time of the reaction and the mechanical alloying charge ratio. The exponential relationships were the result of changes in the intensity and quantity of collisions occurring during mechanical alloying. Differential thermal analysis of the mechanically alloyed powders indicated that increased milling time inhibited the initiation of the displacement reactions. It is believed that the reactions were inhibited because of heat dissipation from reacting oxide particles in the surrounding metal. Determining the effects of mechanical alloying on displacement reactions will lead to a more thorough understanding of the kinetics of mechanical alloying. Reacted powders were densified by uniaxial compaction and extrusion. Metallographic analysis of the reacted specimens confirmed the findings of the thermal analysis. Increased mechanical alloying inhibited the chemical reactions. Densified specimens from longer-milled mechanically alloyed specimens showed finer, more uniformly dispersed reaction products. These samples also showed increased mechanical properties as a result of their finer microstructure. Current particle strengthening models were used to accurately predict room temperature properties. Because of the fine microstructures produced, it may be possible to use similar techniques to yield new high-temperature aluminum alloys.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-04252000-20050009en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04252000-20050009/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/27233en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartFinal_dissertation.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectdisplacement reactionsen
dc.subjecthigh temperature aluminum alloysen
dc.subjectmechanical alloyingen
dc.titleProcessing of Aluminum Alloys Containing Displacement Reaction Productsen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineMaterials Science and Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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