Relationship between spacing of eutectic colonies and tensile properties of transient directionally solidified Al-Ni eutectic alloy

R Kakitani, RV Reyes, A Garcia, JE Spinelli… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Eutectic Al-Ni alloys are widely faced as materials to be considered for advanced
structural components. Nevertheless, still there is a lack of research on microstructural …

Thermal and Electrical Conductivity of Aluminum Alloys: fundamentals, structure-property relationships, and pathways to enhance conductivity

KF Lunn, D Apelian - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2024 - Elsevier
This critical review examines past and current studies to enhance conductivity properties of
aluminum (Al) alloys. Fundamental principles governing metallic alloys' electrical and …

From irregular to regular eutectic growth in the Al-Al3Ni system: In situ observations during directional solidification

P Chao, SK Aramanda, X Xiao, S Bottin-Rousseau… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigate the irregular eutectic growth dynamics of the Al-Al 3 Ni alloy, in which one of
the solid phases (Al 3 Ni) grows faceted from the liquid. Leveraging in situ optical …

The correlation between dendritic microstructure and mechanical properties of directionally solidified hypoeutectic Al-Ni alloys

MV Canté, JE Spinelli, N Cheung, A Garcia - Metals and Materials …, 2010 - Springer
Al-Ni hypoeutectic alloys were directionally solidified under upward transient heat flow
conditions. The aim of the present study is to set up correlations between the as-cast …

Development of a nanostructure microstructure in the Al–Ni system using the electrospark deposition process

DW Heard, M Brochu - Journal of materials processing technology, 2010 - Elsevier
Electrospark deposition (ESD) was applied to produce aluminum–nickel coatings consisting
of nanostructured Al and Al3Ni phases. An ESD electrode was manufactured from a hypo …

Microstructural development in Al-Ni alloys directionally solidified under unsteady-state conditions

MV Canté, JE Spinelli, IL Ferreira, N Cheung… - … Materials Transactions A, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Three Al-Ni hypoeutectic alloys were directionally solidified under upward unsteady-
state heat-flow conditions. Primary (λ 1) and secondary (λ 2) dendrite arm spacings were …

Thermal analysis during solidification of an Al–Cu eutectic alloy: interrelation of thermal parameters, microstructure and hardness

R Kakitani, GL de Gouveia, A Garcia, N Cheung… - Journal of Thermal …, 2019 - Springer
Eutectic alloys are considered promising candidates for high-temperature structural
applications. In spite of this, quantitative examination of the effect of the length scale of the …

Slow and rapid cooling of Al–Cu–Si ultrafine eutectic composites: Interplay of cooling rate and microstructure in mechanical properties

GL de Gouveia, R Kakitani, LF Gomes… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Ternary Al–15 wt% Cu–7 wt% Si and Al–22 wt% Cu–7 wt% Si alloy specimens were
generated by transient directional solidification (DS) and rapid solidification (RS) …

3D morphology and growth mechanism of primary Al3Ni in directionally solidified Al-16 wt% Ni alloy

N Zhang, W Lu, Z Ding, Q Hu, J Li - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023 - Elsevier
The growth pattern and three-dimensional (3D) morphology of primary Al 3 Ni in
directionally solidified Al-16 wt% Ni at different pulling rates were quantitatively and …

Solidification microstructure selection in the Al-rich Al–La, Al–Ce and Al–Nd systems

A Hawksworth, WM Rainforth, H Jones - Journal of crystal growth, 1999 - Elsevier
The effect on solidification and microstructure of solidification conditions in wedge chill
casting and Bridgman growth have been investigated for Al 5.7 to 19wt% X (X= La, Ce, or …