Abstract:
Al-25Si-xFe-yMn alloys with the mass ratio of Mn to Fe between 0 and 1 were synthesized by spray deposition.The microstructure of the spray-deposited preforms was investigated by SEM,XRD and EDX.The results indicated that Mn addition could improve the morphology of Fe phases through forming particulate α-Al
15 (Fe,Mn)
3Si
2 phase to replace acicular δ-Al
4FeSi
2 and β-Al
5FeSi phases.When the mass ratio of Mn to Fe increased,the amount of particulate α-Al
15 (Fe,Mn)
3Si
2 phase would increase,whereas the amount of acicular phases reduced.When the mass ratio of Mn to Fe increased to 0.83 or 1,only particulate α-Al
15 (Fe,Mn)
3Si
2 phase could be observed in the deposited preform.