Effect of Ag Additions on the reverse martensitic transformation kinetics in the Cu-11wt.%Al alloy

• Grant number: 07/05849-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2008
• End date: January 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering - Physical Metallurgy
• Principal Investigator: Antonio Tallarico Vicente Adorno
• Grantee: Aroldo Geraldo Magdalena
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil

Abstract

We intend to study the effect of additions of 4, 6, 8 and 10wt.%Ag on the reverse martensitic transformation kinetics of the Cu-11wt.%Al alloy, using optical (OM) and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM),differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX)and microhardness measurements with temperature and time. The results obtained for alloys with Ag additions will be compared with those obtained for the Cu-11wt.%Al.