MANUFACTURING AND PROPERTIES OF Al-Al ALLOY BIMETALLIC COMPOSITES OBTAINED FROM POWDERS BY HOT EXTRUSION
Marek Wojtaszek, Krystian Zyguła
Quarterly No. 4, 2022 pages 211-218
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keywords: bimetallic composites, hot extrusion, powder metallurgy, aluminum, microstructure, properties
abstract This paper presents the process of manufacturing bimetallic composites in the shell-core system. Al17Si5Fe3Cu1.1Mg0.6Zr alloy powder was used for the shell. Pure aluminum was used as the core of the composite, respectively, in the form of a cast and then rolled rod, and in the form of a semi-finished product obtained from aluminum powder. The semi-finished powders were produced by means of the uniaxial hot pressing method. From the components prepared in this way, an extrusion charge was made by machining in an alloy shell-core system. Permanent bonding of the components and forming the required shape of the composites was carried out using direct hot extrusion under isothermal conditions. It was confirmed that the application of powder metallurgy technology for the production of one or both component materials makes it possible to conduct the extrusion of the components with significantly different plasticity without violating the cohesion of the layers. This approach made it possible to produce layered composites with high-strength properties of the outer layer and with a ductile core. The microstructural state of the components was evaluated, focusing on the continuity of the transition zone between the components. Observations of the separation lines between the layers revealed that the zone between the components was continuous, which was found for both composites, regardless of the examined cross-section. On this basis, it was concluded that the direct hot extrusion process, carried out under the adopted parameters, made it possible to combine the components very well. Selected properties of the layered composites were also determined. It was shown that the proposed method, combining powder metallurgy and hot forming technologies, makes it possible to obtain a continuous connection of components and produce products with properties significantly differentiating in the core and shell zones. These properties can be controlled by appropriate selection of the components, as well as by the method of manufacturing the core. Potential applications of the studied materials include the manufacture of bimetallic components for operation in conditions where significantly different properties of the outer zone and the core are required.