Precipitation during infiltration of A201 aluminum alloy into Al-Fe-V-Si preform

The newly developed Al-Fe-V-Si aluminum alloy, produced by melt spinning into ribbons, comminution of ribbon to particles, and then consolidation of particles by extrusion and forging, is being considered for high temperature applications due to the material's characteristics of high elevated temperature strength, low density, good toughness and thermal stability. In order to extend the near-net shaping capability of the material, the authors have proposed a new process that Al-Fe-V-Si aluminum alloy particles can be consolidated by casting, in which the liquid aluminum alloy was infiltrated around the Al-Fe-V-Si particles to form a FVS1212/A201 composite material. Preliminary study of the Al-Fe-V-Si particle reinforced A201 aluminum alloy composite demonstrated that the compression strength at 300 C can be twice as high as A201 aluminum alloy. This work constitutes a continuation of the previous efforts to understand the microstructural evolution sequences, particularly the precipitation events during infiltration of the liquid aluminum into Al-Fe-V-Si preform