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Interaction Between the Growth and Dissolution of Intermetallic Compounds in the Interfacial Reaction Between Solid Iron and Liquid Aluminum

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Abstract

The interfacial reaction between solid steel and liquid aluminum has been widely investigated in past decades; however, some issues, such as the solid/liquid interfacial structure, formation mechanisms of FeAl3 and Fe2Al5, and interaction between the growth and dissolution of intermetallic compounds, are still not fully understood. In this study, a hot-dipping method is designed to investigate the interfacial reaction in the temperature range between 973 K and 1273 K (700 °C 1000 °C) for 10 to 60 seconds. The intensification of the dissolution leads to the transformation of FeAl3/liquid aluminum into Fe2Al5/liquid aluminum in the solid/liquid structure with increasing reaction temperature. The formation of FeAl3 adhered to the interface depends not only on the reaction mechanism but also on precipitation at relatively low temperatures. In contrast, precipitation is the only formation mechanism for FeAl3 at relatively high temperatures. Austenitizing results in the complete transformation of the tongue-like Fe2Al5/Fe interface to a flat shape. The growth of Fe2Al5 with respect to the maximum thickness is governed by the interfacial reaction process, whereas the growth of Fe2Al5 with respect to the average thickness is governed by the diffusion process in the range of 973 K to 1173 K (700 °C to 900 °C) for 10 to 60 seconds. The dissolution of the parent metal is due to the natural dissolution of FeAl3 at low temperatures and Fe2Al5 at high temperatures.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51575040) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (FRF-TP-15-004A3).

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    Shuhai Chen (Associate Professor), Dongdong Yang (Master Student), Mingxin Zhang (Master Student), Jihua Huang (Professor) & Xingke Zhao (Associate Professor)

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Chen, S., Yang, D., Zhang, M. et al. Interaction Between the Growth and Dissolution of Intermetallic Compounds in the Interfacial Reaction Between Solid Iron and Liquid Aluminum. Metall Mater Trans A 47, 5088–5100 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3667-4

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