Transient liquid phase bonding assisted spark plasma sintering of La-Fe-Si magnetocaloric bulk materials

Xichun Zhong*, Yucai Wu, Yuanxin Li, Xuan Huang, Cuilan Liu, Jiaohong Huang, Zhongwu Liu, Dongling Jiao, Wanqi Qiu, Minglong Zhong, Zhenchen Zhong, R. V. Ramanujan

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Abstract

The poor mechanical properties of La-Fe-Si based alloys restrict the potential of these magnetocaloric materials. Hence, a novel transient liquid phase bonding (TLPB) processing technique was deployed during spark plasma sintering (SPS) of La-Fe-Si based bulk materials. A series of binder-free LaFe11.8Si1.2 bulk materials were prepared by SPS and hot-pressing sintering (HPS). Transient melting, which occurred during SPS, accelerated the decomposition of the 1:13 phase, resulting in low porosity and high strength. Compared to HPS samples, SPS samples have significantly larger maximum compressive strength (σbc)max of ∼637.9 MPa at a strain of 4.7%, good thermal conductivity of ∼7.6 W·m−1·K−1 at 300 K, and a large (−ΔSM)max value of ∼11.7 J·kg−1·K−1 at TC= 193 K under a magnetic field change of 0 − 5 T. Thus, binder-free La-Fe-Si based bulk magnetocaloric materials with an excellent property set have been successfully prepared by TLPB assisted SPS technology.

Original languageEnglish
Article number171419
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume965
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 25 2023
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

Keywords

  • A. Magnetic materials
  • B. Magnetic properties
  • B. Mechanical properties

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