Picture of the month - May 2025
Un joint de grain qui a du cœur
Heart-shaped intermetallic at the junction of three aluminum grains. This precipitate results from the coalescence of a chromium- and iron-rich primary phase following direct aging at 400°C. This image is a Virtual Dark Field (VDF) obtained from ASTAR transmission electron microscope mapping.
Matthieu Ricard is in the second year of his CIFRE thesis with Constellium, working in the GPM2 team on the effect of chemical composition on the productivity-microstructure-mechanical properties of an aluminum alloy for additive manufacturing.
Matthieu Ricard is in the second year of his CIFRE thesis with Constellium, working in the GPM2 team on the effect of chemical composition on the productivity-microstructure-mechanical properties of an aluminum alloy for additive manufacturing.