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Forming mechanism of equilibrium and non-equilibrium metallurgical phases in dissimilar aluminum/steel (Al-Fe) joints.

ABSTRACT: Forming metallurgical phases has a critical impact on the performance of dissimilar materials joints. Here, we shed light on the forming mechanism of equilibrium and non-equilibrium intermetallic compounds (IMCs) in dissimilar aluminum/steel joints with respect to processing history (e.g., the pressure and temperature profiles) and chemical composition, where the knowledge of free energy and atomic diffusion in the Al-Fe system was taken from first-principles phonon calculations and data available in the literature. We found that the metastable and ductile (judged by the presently predicted elastic constants) Al₆Fe is a pressure (P) favored IMC observed in processes involving high pressures. The MoSi₂-type Al₂Fe is brittle and a strong P-favored IMC observed at high pressures. The stable, brittle η-Al₅Fe₂ is the most observed IMC (followed by θ-Al₁₃Fe₄) in almost all processes, such as fusion/solid-state welding and additive manufacturing (AM), since η-Al₅Fe₂ is temperature-favored, possessing high thermodynamic driving force of formation and the fastest atomic diffusivity among all Al-Fe IMCs. Notably, the ductile AlFe₃, the less ductile AlFe, and most of the other IMCs can be formed during AM, making AM a superior process to achieve desired IMCs in dissimilar materials. In addition, the unknown configurations of Al₂Fe and Al₅Fe₂ were also examined by machine learning based datamining together with first-principles verifications and structure predictions. All the IMCs that are not P-favored can be identified using the conventional equilibrium phase diagram and the Scheil-Gulliver non-equilibrium simulations.

SUBMITTER: Shang SL

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