Effect of silver addition on the creep parameters of Sn–7 wt.% Bi alloy during transformation

• Published in: Materials characterization 2008-01, Vol.59 (1), p.9-17
• Main Authors: Abd El-Salam, F., Abd El-Khalek, A.M., Nada, R.H., Fawzy, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Activation volume; Ag addition; Applied sciences; BISMUTH ALLOYS; CREEP; Creep parameters; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Crystallite size; DEFORMATION; Exact sciences and technology; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; Grain boundary; MATERIALS SCIENCE; Mechanical properties and methods of testing. Rheology. Fracture mechanics. Tribology; Metals. Metallurgy; Phase diagrams and microstructures developed by solidification and solid-solid phase transformations; Physics; PRECIPITATION; PRESSURE RANGE MEGA PA 01-10; PRESSURE RANGE MEGA PA 10-100; SILVER ADDITIONS; Solidification; STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; STRAINS; STRESSES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; TIN ALLOYS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• ISSN: 1044-5803; 1873-4189
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2006.10.006

The strain–time relations of Sn–7 wt.% Bi and Sn–7 wt.% Bi–1 wt.% Ag alloys have been obtained under different constant stresses (8.7–19.1 MPa) in the temperature range (313–373 K). The results showed that the transient and the steady state creep parameters n, β and ε st depend on both the deformation temperature and the applied stress. The temperature dependence of these parameters indicates a transition temperature at 343 K. The Ag-free samples are more hard than those with Ag addition. This is explained by precipitation of Bi atoms which segregate to form a non-coherent cubic α-phase Sn–7 wt.% Bi samples. While, Ag addition prevents precipitation segregate on the grain boundaries. The analysis of the X-ray diffraction patterns shows that, Ag addition increases the Sn crystallite size but decreases Bi crystallite size. The energy activating the steady state creep in the two alloys in the low and high temperature ranges (before and after transformation temperature) were found to be 51.2 ± 1.6 and 88.1 ± 1.4 kJ/mol for Sn–7 wt.% Bi alloy and 34.3 ± 1.9 and 57 ± 1.8 kJ/mol for Sn–7 wt.% Bi–1 wt.% Ag alloy, respectively.