Interface electron structure of Fe3Al/TiC composites
(1. Key Laboratory of Engineering Ceramic of Shandong Province, Ji’nan 250061,China
2. Key Laboratory of Liquid Structure and Heredity of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Ji’nan 250061, China)
2. Key Laboratory of Liquid Structure and Heredity of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Ji’nan 250061, China)
Abstract: Based on YU’s solids and molecules emperical electron theory(EET), interface valence electron structure of TiC-Fe3Al composites was set up, and the valence electron density of different atomic states TiC and Fe3Al composites in various planes was determined. The results indicate that the electron density of is consistent with that of (110)TiC in the first-class approximation, the absolute value of minimum electron density difference along the interface is 0.007 37 nm−2, and the relative value is 0.759%. preferred orientation is believed to benefit the formation of the cuboidal shape TiC. In the other hand, it shows that the particle growth is accompanied by the transport of electron, the deviation continuity of electron density intrinsically hinders the grain growth. The electron density of (100)TiC is not consistent with Fe3Al arbitrary crystallographic plane, thus it well explains that the increased titanium and carbon contents do not increase the size of large particles. The crystallographic orientation of will improve the mechanical properties. Therefore interface electron theory is an effective theoretical implement for designing excellent property of composites.
Key words: TiC/Fe3Al composite; intermetallic matrix composites; ceramic particles; YU’s theory; interface; electron density