Papers by Author: Tadeusz Kulik

Abstract: In the present work, an elemental powder mixture of Al60Fe20Ti15Ni5 (at.%) was mechanically alloyed in a high-energy ball mill. The phase transformations occurring in the material during milling were studied with the use of X-ray diffraction. The results obtained show that an amorphous phase was formed during performed mechanical alloying process. Thermal behaviour of the milling product was examined by differential scanning calorimetry. It was found that amorphous phase crystallised above 540 °C when a heating rate of 40 °C/min was applied. On the basis of X-ray diffraction results, crystallisation product was identified as a cubic phase with the lattice parameter a0 = 11.856 Å, isomorphic with the 2 (Al2FeTi, fcc structure D8a) phase. The mean crystallite size of the crystallised 2 phase was 19 nm.

Abstract: The influence of Sn addition on the amorphization of CuTiZrNi alloys processed by mechanical alloying of a mixture of pure elemental powder was studied. The thermal stability and crystallization behaviour of the amorphous mechanically alloyed powders was determined and compared with rapidly quenched ribbons with the same nominal chemical compositions. X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry were employed as the experimental techniques for samples characterization. Both applied samples preparation techniques resulted in the formation of fully amorphous Cu47Ti34Zr11Ni8 and Cu37Sn10Ti34Zr11Ni8 alloys. However, significant differences in thermal stability and crystallization behaviour have been found, depending not only on the alloy composition, but on the fabrication method as well. The observed influence of Sn addition was more evident for the ribbons, resulting in the change of the number of crystallization effects, their temperatures and activation energy of crystallization. For mechanically alloyed powders these changes were not so dramatic.

Abstract: Structure as well as magnetic and magnetoelastic properties of nanocrystalline (Fe,Co)-(Hf,Zr)-Cu-B alloys (HITPERM-type) were investigated in order to find out which factors are responsible for the magnetic hardening of these magnetically soft materials. Magnetoelastic anisotropy, caused by the presence of cobalt, was found to play the predominant role in the observed increase of coercive field. On this basis, guidelines on chemical composition and crystallisation process selection were suggested for two fields of application: soft magnetic cores and sensors or actuators cores.

Abstract: Nanocrystalline Al-based alloys containing silicon (Si), rare earth metal (RE) and late transition metal (Ni), combine high tensile strength and good wear resistance. The aim of this work was to manufacture high strength bulk nanocrystalline alloys from Al-Si-Ni-Mm system. Bulk nanostructured alloys were produced by ball-milling of nanocrystalline ribbons followed by high-pressure (7.7 GPa) hot compaction (320°C). Nanocrystalline ribbons of investigated alloys were produced by melt-spinning technique. The crystallization process was studied using differential scanning calorimeter. The phase compositions of the ribbons were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Vickers hardness of nanostructured compacted samples, measured with the load of 1 kG, achieved values five times higher than that of commercial 4xxx series Al alloy.

Abstract: Nanocrystalline Al-Si-Ni-Mm alloys have been intensively investigated in recent years. Nanocrystalline Al - based alloys containing silicon (Si), rare earth metal (RE) and late transition metal (Ni), have high tensile strength and good wear resistance. The aim of the work was to manufacture bulk nanocrystalline Al-Si-Ni-Mm system alloys and determine the influence of hot compaction at high pressure on the microstructure. The bulk nanostructured Al73Si19Ni7Mm1 and Al72Si19Ni7Mm2 alloys were produced by high pressure hot compaction of ball milled nanocrystalline ribbons.