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Published on: October 31, 2019
Nanoparticle Enhanced Eutectic Reaction during Diffusion Brazing of Aluminium to Magnesium
Tajwer S Akhtar1, Kavian O Cooke2,3, Tahir I Khan4
1School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, West Yorkshire, UK. tajwer_akhtar@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
Diffusion brazing has gained much popularity as a technique capable of joining dissimilar lightweight metal alloys and has the potential for a wide range of applications in aerospace and transportation industries, where microstructural changes that will determine the mechanical and chemical properties of the final joint must be controlled. This study explores the effect of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles on the mechanical and microstructural properties of diffusion brazed magnesium (AZ31) and aluminium (Al-1100) joints. The results showed that the addition of Al₂O₃ nanoparticle to the electrodeposited Cu coating increased the volume of eutectic liquid formed at the interface which caused a change to the bonding mechanism and accelerated the bonding process. When the Cu/Al₂O₃ nanocomposite coatings were used as the interlayer, a maximum bond strength of 46 MPa was achieved after 2 min bonding time while samples bonded using pure-Cu interlayers achieved maximum strength after 10 min bonding time. Chemical analysis of the bond region confirmed that when short bonding times are used, the intermetallic compounds formed at the interface are limited to the compounds consumed in the eutectic reaction.
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