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Presence of silver in the strengthening particles of an Al-Cu-Mg-Si-Zr-Ti-Ag alloy during severe overaging and creep

Journal article published in 2017 by Elisabetta Gariboldi ORCID, Paola Bassani, Mihaela Albu ORCID, Ferdinand Hofer
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Abstract

In this work, ellipsometry, Brillouin spectroscopy and nanoindentation are combined to assess the mechanical properties of a nano-crystalline Al2O3/a-Al2O3 composite coating with high accuracy and precision. The nanocomposite is grown by pulsed laser deposition at either room temperature or 600 C. The adhesive strength is evaluated by nanoscratch tests. In the room temperature process the coating attains an unusual combination of compactness, strong interfacial bonding, moderate stiffness (E = 195 ± 9 GPa and m = 0.29 ± 0.02) and significant hardness (H = 10 ± 1 GPa), resulting in superior plastic behavior and a relatively high ratio of hardness to elastic modulus (H/E = 0.049). These features are correlated to the nanostructure of the coating, which comprises a regular dispersion of ultrafine crystalline Al2O3 nanodomains (2 - 5 nm) in a dense and amorphous alumina matrix, as revealed by transmission electron microscopy. For the coating grown at 600 C, strong adhesion is also observed, with an increase of stiffness and a significant enhancement of hardness (E = 277 ± 9 GPa, m = 0.27 ± 0.02 and H = 25 ± 1 GPa), suggesting an outstanding resistance to wear (H/E = 0.091).