Publication Date:
2018-06-19
Description:
Crystallographic texture and microstructure of as-casted specimen of a novel aluminum-based alloy is analyzed. Pole figures recorded by means of neutron and X-ray diffraction methods are used as the primary data in texture analysis. The data collection is performed on the SmartLab diffractometer (Rigaku) diffractometer with Cu rotating anode X-ray tube, and the KSN-2 neutron diffractometer located at the research reactor LVR-15 in the Nuclear Research Institute, plc. Rez, Czech Republic. Software tools GSAS, X’Pert Texture, and MTEX are applied in the subsequent data processing. Additional characterization methods applied include elemental composition analysis by the instrumental neutron activation analysis, phase analysis by X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction, and microstructure analysis by scanning electron microscopy and metallographic optical microscopy. Elemental composition of the alloy is dominated by Al (79.91 wt.%), Si (9.90 wt. %) and Mg (4.19 wt. Aluminum (cubic...
Print ISSN:
1757-8981
Electronic ISSN:
1757-899X
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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