About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Refractory Metals 2020
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Presentation Title |
Pressureless Sintering and Microstructure Evolution of Ultrafine-grained Tungsten |
Author(s) |
Yanhao Dong, Xingyu Li, Lin Zhang, Ju Li |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Yanhao Dong |
Abstract Scope |
Pressureless sintering of refractory metals is a cost-effective way to produce large parts with complex geometry, yet it is not easy especially when ultrafine grain sizes are preferred. Here we report interesting low-temperature pressureless sintering data of pure tungsten (99.9%) in flowing hydrogen, ending with 99% theoretical density, 700 nm grain size and uniform microstructure. No texture, abnormal grain growth, second-phase impurities or grain-boundary liquids were observed. We found parabolic grain growth in dense samples and calculated grain boundary mobility deviates from Arrhenius-type relationship showing apparent transition at 1400 oC. As a result, sintering below 1400 oC is more favored with respect to grain growth, which provides phenomenological explanation for our low-temperature sintering data. Lastly, Vickers hardness and its Weibull modulus of low-temperature sintered samples are greatly improved, due to finer and more uniform microstructure. Parallel studies are in progress for other refractory metals and shall be discussed as well. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |