DISCONTINUOUS COARSENING OF LAMELLAR CELLULAR PRECIPITATE IN AN ALUMINUM-29 AT. PCT. ZINC ALLOY
Abstract
The morphology and growth kinetics of cellular precipitation and discontinuous coarsening of the cellular precipitate in an Al-29 at. pct. Zn alloy has been investigated at temperatures ranging from 50 to 250(DEGREES)C by light and electron microscopy. At all aging temperatures the alloy was observed to decompose completely by a cellular precipitation reaction which resulted in a fine lamellar structure of aluminum rich and zinc rich solid solutions. The first cell lamellar structure was subsequently decomposed at all aging temperatures by a second cellular or discontinuous coarsening reaction. The discontinuous coarsening reaction occurred at a much slower rate than the first cellular reaction and resulted in a much coarser lamellar structure. Several models for cellular precipitation and the existing theory of Livingston and Cahn for discontinuous coarsening have been used to evaluate the growth kinetics. The Petermann and Hornbogen model appears to describe the results the best. Finally, analysis of the kinetics suggest that both first and second cellular reactions are controlled by cell boundary diffusion in the whole aging temperature range.
Recommended Citation
JU, CHIEN-PING, "DISCONTINUOUS COARSENING OF LAMELLAR CELLULAR PRECIPITATE IN AN ALUMINUM-29 AT. PCT. ZINC ALLOY" (1982). Dissertations (1962 - 2010) Access via Proquest Digital Dissertations. AAI8307065.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dissertations/AAI8307065