Publications by Marta Fornabaio

Processing and micro-mechanical characterization of multi-component transition MC carbides in iron

Andreas Mortensen, Léa Deillon, Lionel Michelet, Goran Zagar, Marta Fornabaio

We prepare multi-component transition monocarbides of chosen composition by arc-melting together a pre-alloy of the transition metals and cast iron. Based on the elements Ti, Ta, V, Nb and W, 51 different binary, ternary and quaternary compositions are pro ...

2021

Kinetic processes in the high-temperature pressure-infiltration of Al into Al2O3

Andreas Mortensen, Ludger Weber, Gionata Schneider, Marta Fornabaio

We explore the influence (i) of the interaction between aluminium and alumina, and (ii) of sodium impurities present in Bayer alumina, on the pressure infiltration of alumina particle preforms with molten aluminium. At 1000°C or above, although the alumini ...

2020

Meridian crack test strength of plasma-sprayed amorphous and nanocrystalline ceramic microparticles

Andreas Mortensen, Václav Pejchal, Goran Zagar, Marta Fornabaio

2018

Silicon particle pinhole defects in aluminium–silicon alloys

Andreas Mortensen, Martin Guillermo Mueller, Marta Fornabaio

It was recently shown that silicon particles in heat-treated Al–Si casting alloys can contain flaws such as surface pinholes and grooves, which cause varying degrees of reduction in the in situ particle fracture strength and hence influence the mechanical ...

Springer Verlag2017

The local strength of individual alumina particles

Andreas Mortensen, Václav Pejchal, Goran Zagar, Marta Fornabaio

We implement the C-shaped sample test method and micro-cantilever beam testing to measure the local strength of microscopic, low-aspect-ratio ceramic particles, namely high purity vapor grown a-alumina Sumicorundum (R) particles 15-30 mu m in diameter, kno ...

2017

Microscopic strength of silicon particles in an aluminium–silicon alloy

Andreas Mortensen, Martin Guillermo Mueller, Goran Zagar, Marta Fornabaio

A microscopic three-point bending test that measures the strength of faceted particles of high aspect ratio is developed and used to probe individual coarsened plate-like silicon particles extracted from the eutectic Al-12.6%Si alloy. Focused ion beam mill ...

Elsevier2016