Date of Award
2009
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
Keywords
Engineering, Automotive.
Supervisor
Alpas, Ahmet (Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
Vickers micro-indentation tests were performed on second-phase particles of Al- 18.5wt.%Si and results were compared with those of monolithic silicon. Damage microstructures beneath indented second-phase silicon particles were studied to determine the crack morphologies causing particle fracture, and also to identify the role of indentation-induced phase transformations on subsurface damage. Plastic deformation at low loads and volume expansion due to subsurface crack formation at high loads (>650 mN) were responsible for pile-up formations around the indentations. The probability of lateral cracks reaching the surface and causing particle fracture was shown to obey Weibull statistics with a low modulus. Diamond cubic Si-I transformed into bcc Si-III and rhombohedral Si-XII, under an estimated indentation pressure of 19.3 GPa. Crosssectional FIB and TEM revealed a semi-circular plastic core and subsurface lateral crack pattern below the residual indents, in addition to a localized, amorphous silicon zone below the plastic core at the median crack edges.
Recommended Citation
Bhattacharya, Sandeep, "Analysis of Second-Phase Particle Fracture in Hypereutectic Aluminum-Silicon Alloys" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 175.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/175