Nanocrystalline 6061 Al Powder Fabricated by Cryogenic Milling and Consolidated via High Frequency Induction Heat Sintering

Nanocrystalline 6061 Al alloy was synthesized by cryogenic milling (cryomilling). Both transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to monitor the change in grain size as a function of milling time. The results of both techniques demonstrated a close agreement with respec...

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Main Authors: Walid Hanna, Khinlay Maung, Ehab A. El-Danaf, Abdulhakim A. Almajid, Mahmoud S. Soliman, Farghalli A. Mohamed
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/921017
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Khinlay Maung
Ehab A. El-Danaf
Abdulhakim A. Almajid
Mahmoud S. Soliman
Farghalli A. Mohamed
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description Nanocrystalline 6061 Al alloy was synthesized by cryogenic milling (cryomilling). Both transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to monitor the change in grain size as a function of milling time. The results of both techniques demonstrated a close agreement with respect to two observations: (a) during cryomilling, the grain size of 6061 Al decreased with milling time, and (b) after 15 h of milling, the grain size approached a minimum value of about 22 nm. Despite this agreement, there was a discrepancy: for grain sizes > 40 nm, the grain size measured by transmission electron microscopy was appreciably larger than that inferred from X-ray diffraction. It was shown that powders consolidated via high frequency induction heat sintering (HFIHS) at 500 and 550°C maintained close to nanoscale grain sized microstructure in addition to high compact density in bulk samples. This was manifested by high strength values as compared to microscale grain samples.
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spelling doaj-art-a622cd529abe412fad516d16e91a06412025-08-20T03:38:47ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422014-01-01201410.1155/2014/921017921017Nanocrystalline 6061 Al Powder Fabricated by Cryogenic Milling and Consolidated via High Frequency Induction Heat SinteringWalid Hanna0Khinlay Maung1Ehab A. El-Danaf2Abdulhakim A. Almajid3Mahmoud S. Soliman4Farghalli A. Mohamed5Materials Science, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USAMaterials Science, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USAMechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMaterials Science, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USANanocrystalline 6061 Al alloy was synthesized by cryogenic milling (cryomilling). Both transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to monitor the change in grain size as a function of milling time. The results of both techniques demonstrated a close agreement with respect to two observations: (a) during cryomilling, the grain size of 6061 Al decreased with milling time, and (b) after 15 h of milling, the grain size approached a minimum value of about 22 nm. Despite this agreement, there was a discrepancy: for grain sizes > 40 nm, the grain size measured by transmission electron microscopy was appreciably larger than that inferred from X-ray diffraction. It was shown that powders consolidated via high frequency induction heat sintering (HFIHS) at 500 and 550°C maintained close to nanoscale grain sized microstructure in addition to high compact density in bulk samples. This was manifested by high strength values as compared to microscale grain samples.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/921017
spellingShingle Walid Hanna
Khinlay Maung
Ehab A. El-Danaf
Abdulhakim A. Almajid
Mahmoud S. Soliman
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Nanocrystalline 6061 Al Powder Fabricated by Cryogenic Milling and Consolidated via High Frequency Induction Heat Sintering
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Nanocrystalline 6061 Al Powder Fabricated by Cryogenic Milling and Consolidated via High Frequency Induction Heat Sintering
title_full Nanocrystalline 6061 Al Powder Fabricated by Cryogenic Milling and Consolidated via High Frequency Induction Heat Sintering
title_fullStr Nanocrystalline 6061 Al Powder Fabricated by Cryogenic Milling and Consolidated via High Frequency Induction Heat Sintering
title_full_unstemmed Nanocrystalline 6061 Al Powder Fabricated by Cryogenic Milling and Consolidated via High Frequency Induction Heat Sintering
title_short Nanocrystalline 6061 Al Powder Fabricated by Cryogenic Milling and Consolidated via High Frequency Induction Heat Sintering
title_sort nanocrystalline 6061 al powder fabricated by cryogenic milling and consolidated via high frequency induction heat sintering
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/921017
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