High-temperature properties of rapidly solidified Al-Be alloys

Rapidly solidified Al-Be binary alloys (10%, 20%, and 40%, Be by weight) have been produced by melt-spinning techniques. The microstructures have been evaluated and the elevated temperature mechanical properties have been characterized over a range of strain rates. Despite the fact that the materials exhibited duplex microstructures resulting from high-temperature processing, they showed behaviour typical of dispersion strengthened alloys. The mechanical properties at elevated temperature can accurately b8 described by the equation {Mathematical expression} exp (-120 kJ mol^-1/RT), where {Mathematical expression} is the deformation rate, σ is the stress, E is the modulus, A is 8 material constant, and RT has its usual meaning. A direct comparison of the deformation properties was made between binary Al-Be composition and pure aluminium as baseline, as well as between Al-Be and some high temperature aluminium alloys. The Al-Be alloys do not exhibit good high-temperature strength when compared with other high-temperature aluminium alloys, e.g. Al-Fe-Co alloys. This is a result of particle coarsening and agglomeration during processing and testing. © 1987 Chapman and Hall Ltd.