摘要
2A12 aluminum alloy powders were hot-isostatic-pressed （HIPed） at representative temperatures for investi- gating the variation in microstructure, tensile property and fracture mode of the powder compact. It was found that the microstructure of raw powders changed from a dendrite structure to an equiaxed structure from room temperature to 600 ℃. The liquid phase produced by the eutectic reaction in the powder was gradually increased and finally formed a liquid pathway that ran through the entire powder from 490 to 600℃. Prior particle boundaries were observed in the powder compacts HIPed at 490 and 520℃. The liquid phase in the powder compacts was squeezed into the powder boundaries and the triple points of powder when HIPed at 580℃. However, the liquid phase located at the triple points of the powder was forced out and moved toward a small powder particle by HIP pressure under an HIPing temperature of 600℃, which led to a decrease in the mechanical properties and relative density. Better comprehensive properties were obtained at HIPing temperatures of 490 and 580℃. The low ductility exhibited by the P/M aluminum alloy HIPed at different temperatures was believed to arise from a combination of the existence of oxide film on the powder particle surface and the distribution characteristics of the liquid phase. Finally, three typical types of de-cohesion were classified.
2A12 aluminum alloy powders were hot-isostatic-pressed （HIPed） at representative temperatures for investi- gating the variation in microstructure, tensile property and fracture mode of the powder compact. It was found that the microstructure of raw powders changed from a dendrite structure to an equiaxed structure from room temperature to 600 ℃. The liquid phase produced by the eutectic reaction in the powder was gradually increased and finally formed a liquid pathway that ran through the entire powder from 490 to 600℃. Prior particle boundaries were observed in the powder compacts HIPed at 490 and 520℃. The liquid phase in the powder compacts was squeezed into the powder boundaries and the triple points of powder when HIPed at 580℃. However, the liquid phase located at the triple points of the powder was forced out and moved toward a small powder particle by HIP pressure under an HIPing temperature of 600℃, which led to a decrease in the mechanical properties and relative density. Better comprehensive properties were obtained at HIPing temperatures of 490 and 580℃. The low ductility exhibited by the P/M aluminum alloy HIPed at different temperatures was believed to arise from a combination of the existence of oxide film on the powder particle surface and the distribution characteristics of the liquid phase. Finally, three typical types of de-cohesion were classified.
