Experimental and theoretical study of the microstructure evolution and thermal-physical properties of hypereutectic Al–Fe alloys
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A systematic investigation was undertaken to analyze the microstructure and thermal-physical properties of hypereutectic Al-xFe alloys. With increasing Fe content, the Al13Fe4phase undergoes a morphological shift from needle-like to lamellar-like. The coarse Al13Fe4negatively affects the thermal conductivity (TC), resulting in a decrease from 200.1 to 84.5 W/(m/K) of TC as the Fe content rises from 2 to 12 wt%. Simultaneously, the thermal expansion coefficient (CTE) decreases. At 100°C, Al-12Fe has a CTE of 17.6 × 10–6/K. Additionally, first-principles calculations were used to understand the intrinsic properties of the Al13Fe4. Using the quasi-harmonic approximation (QHA), the linear CTE of Al13Fe4at 100°C was calculated to be 9.88 × 10–6/K. By integrating experiments and theoretical calculations, the generalized effective medium theory (GEMT) and a modified Turner model were employed to quantitatively describe the correlation between the microstructural evolution of Al-xFe alloys and their TC/CTE.Graphical abstract
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OpenAlex topics: Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties · Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties · Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys
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