Figure 2
Experiment 1: synchronized in situ diffraction, radioscopy and expandometry acquired at 0.5 Hz during foaming of the AlMg15Cu10 alloy at 620°C. (a) Map of diffracted intensities versus time. Diffraction lines of detected phases Al, Cu, β, S and T are indexed (hkl). The presence of liquid in the sample gives rise to diffuse scattering (green zone, broad in energies) and is indicated by an arrow from 452 s to 808 s. (b) Sample temperature Ts(t), lattice parameter of the Al matrix aAl and area expansion versus time. (c) Representative radiograms and (d) optical images at times 0, 503, 530, 602 and 808 s showing the foam structure and area expansion, respectively. |