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Runwei Zhang1, Xu Wang1, Zhichao Zhang1
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Shihua University Fushun 113001 P. R. China wangxu@lnpu.edu.cn wx1979875@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
Nanoporous silver (NPS) was fabricated by dealloying Ag-Al alloy ribbons with nominal compositions of 30, 35 and 40 at% Ag (corresponding to hypoeutectic composition, eutectic composition and hypereutectic composition, respectively). The microstructures of the Ag-Al precursor and as-dealloyed samples were observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a transmission electron microscope (TEM) as well as via focused ion beam (FIB) technique. We concluded that with the increase in Ag content from 30 to 40 at%, the diameter of ligament increased from 70 ± 15 nm to 115 ± 35 nm. Due to the method of crystalline solidification and the distribution of α-Al(Ag) and γ-Ag2Al phases, the as-dealloyed Ag35Al65 alloy exhibited a homogeneous ligament/pore structure, whereas the microstructures of Ag30Al70 and Ag40Al60 showed thinner and coarser ligament structures, respectively.
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