scholarly journals On the Microstructure and Isothermal Ooxidation of Silica and Alumina Scale Forming Si-23Fe-15Cr-15Ti-1Nb and Si-25Nb-5Al-5Cr-5Ti (at.%) Silicide Alloys

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ofelia Hernández-Negrete ◽  
Panos Tsakiropoulos

An Nb-silicide based alloy will require some kind of coating system. Alumina and/or SiO2 forming alloys that are chemically compatible with the substrate could be components of such systems. In this work, the microstructures, and isothermal oxidation at 800 °C and 1200 °C of the alloys (at.%) Si-23Fe-15Cr-15Ti-1Nb (OHC1) and Si-25Nb-5Al-5Cr-5Ti (OHC5) were studied. The cast microstructures consisted of the (TM)6Si5, FeSi2Ti and (Fe,Cr)Si (OHC1), and the (Nb,Ti)(Si,Al)2, (Nb,Cr,Ti)6Si5, (Cr,Ti,Nb)(Si,Al)2 (Si)ss and (Al)ss (OHC5) phases. The same compounds were present in OHC1 at 1200 °C and the (Nb,Ti)(Si,Al)2 and (Nb,Cr,Ti)6Si5 in OHC5 at 1400 °C. In OHC1 the (TM)6Si5 was the primary phase, and the FeSi and FeSi2Ti formed a binary eutectic. In OHC5 the (Nb,Ti)(Si,Al)2 was the primary phase. At 800 °C both alloys did not pest. The scale of OHC1 was composed of SiO2, TiO2 and (Cr,Fe)2O3. The OHC5 formed a very thin and adherent scale composed of Al2O3, SiO2 and (Ti(1−x−y),Crx,Nby)O2. The scale on (Cr,Ti,Nb)(Si,Al)2 had an outer layer of SiO2 and Al2O3 and an inner layer of Al2O3. The scale on the (Nb,Cr,Ti)6Si5 was thin, and consisted of (Ti(1−x−y),Crx,Nby)O2 and SiO2 and some Al2O3 near the edges. In (Nb,Ti)(Si,Al)2 the critical Al concentration for the formation of Al2O3 scale was 3 at.%. For Al < 3 at.% there was internal oxidation. At 1200 °C the scale of OHC1 was composed of a SiO2 inner layer and outer layers of Cr2O3 and TiO2, and there was internal oxidation. It is most likely that a eutectic reaction had occurred in the scale. The scale of OHC5 was α-Al2O3. Both alloys exhibited good correlations with alumina forming Nb-Ti-Si-Al-Hf alloys and with non-pesting and oxidation resistant B containing Nb-silicide based alloys in maps of the parameters δ, Δχ and VEC.

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ghadyani ◽  
Claire Utton ◽  
Panos Tsakiropoulos

Nb–silicide based alloy will require some kind of coating system. Alumina forming alloys that are chemically compatible with the Nb–silicide based alloy substrate could be components of such systems. The intermetallic alloys Nb1.7Si2.4Ti2.4Al3Hf0.5 and Nb1.3Si2.4Ti2.4Al3.5Hf0.4 were studied in the cast, heat treated and isothermally oxidised conditions at 800 and 1200 °C to find out if they are alumina scale formers. The alloys were designed using the alloy design methodology NICE and were required (i) not to have stable solid solution phase in their microstructures; (ii) not to pest and (iii) to form alumina scale. Their microstructures consisted of silicides and aluminides. Both alloys satisfied (i) and (ii) and formed thin scales at 800 °C. At 1200 °C the former alloy suffered from internal oxidation and formed alumina intermixed with Ti rich oxide beneath a thick “layered” scale of mixed oxides that contained Ti and/or Al and/or Si. There was no internal oxidation in the latter alloy that formed a thin continuous well adhering α-Al2O3 scale that was able to repair itself during oxidation at 1200 °C. In both alloys there was severe macrosegregation of Si, which in Nb1.3Si2.4Ti2.4Al3.5Hf0.4 was almost double that in Nb1.7Si2.4Ti2.4Al3Hf0.5. The severe macrosegregation of Si contributed to the formation of a “layered” structure in the former alloy that was retained at 800 and 1200 °C. Both alloys met the “standard definition” of High Entropy Alloys (HEAs). Compared with the range of values of the parameters valence band (VEC), δ and Δχ of bcc solid solution plus intermetallic(s) HEAs, only the Δχ of the alloy Nb1.7Si2.4Ti2.4Al3Hf0.5 was within the range and the parameters VEC and δ of both alloys respectively were outside and within the corresponding ranges. The alloy Nb1.3Si2.4Ti2.4Al3.5Hf0.4 exhibited strong correlations between the parameters Δχ, δ and VEC, and the range of values of each parameter was wider compared with the alloy Nb1.7Si2.4Ti2.4Al3Hf0.5. There was a strong correlation only between the parameters Δχ and δ of the latter alloy that was similar to that of the former alloy.


2008 ◽  
Vol 595-598 ◽  
pp. 769-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladislav Kolarik ◽  
Maria Juez-Lorenzo ◽  
M. Anchústegui ◽  
Harald Fietzek

Spherical Al particles sized in the range of 2 to 5 μm were deposited with an organic binder by brushing on the austenitic steel X6 CrNi 18-10 (Alloy 304H). The coated samples were annealed in air at 400°C for 1 h in order to expel the binder. For studying the oxidation behaviour in air, isothermal experiments were performed at 700°C and 900°C with oxidation times of 5 h, 100 h and 1000 h. The oxide formation was studied in situ by high temperature X-ray diffraction (HTXRD) up to 100 h. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) was applied to investigate the surface and the cross-section of the particle coating. During oxidation, the stable α-Al2O3 was identified in situ by HT-XRD on all studied samples at both temperatures. No meta-stable alumina phases were found. In the initial state, 2 h at 900°C, the Al particles are completely oxidised to hollow alumina spheres, controlled predominantly by the reaction due to the small particle size and relatively high surface portion. Simultaneously, the Alrich diffusion layer is formed in the substrate. On further exposure, a thin protective alumina scale continues growing on the top of the diffusion layer. After exposure to both 700°C and 900°C, a coating structure was encountered, which consists of a quasi-foam top coat from conjoint hollow spherical alumina particles and an Al-rich diffusion layer below. The quasi-foam top coat has the potential to effectuate as thermal barrier by gas phase insulation, while the diffusion layer below serves as protective coating against oxidation. The approach by particle size processing opens a potential for obtaining a complete thermal barrier coating system in one manufacturing step. The coating properties can be adjusted by parameters like selection of source metal/alloy, particle size, substrate, binder and heat treatment.


Author(s):  
N. Sato ◽  
I. Shiota ◽  
H. Hatta ◽  
T. Aoki ◽  
H. Fukuda

2020 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 108275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Hui Meng ◽  
Hong Liu ◽  
Mei-Jun Liu ◽  
Tong Xu ◽  
Guan-Jun Yang ◽  
...  

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ghadyani ◽  
Claire Utton ◽  
Panos Tsakiropoulos

Coating system(s) will be required for Nb-silicide based alloys. Alumina forming alloys that are chemically compatible with the Nb-silicide based alloy substrate could be components of such systems. The intermetallic alloys Nb1.45Si2.7Ti2.25Al3.25Hf0.35 (MG5) and Nb1.35Si2.3Ti2.3Al3.7Hf0.35 (MG6) were studied in the cast, heat treated and isothermally oxidised conditions at 800 and 1200 °C to find out if they are αAl2O3 scale formers. A (Al/Si)alloy versus Nb/(Ti + Hf)alloy map, which can be considered to be a map for Multi-Principle Element or Complex Concentrated Nb-Ti-Si-Al-Hf alloys, and a [Nb/(Ti + Hf)]Nb5Si3 versus [Nb/(Ti + Hf)]alloy map were constructed making use of the alloy design methodology NICE and data from a previously studied alloy, and were used to select the alloys MG5 and MG6 that were expected (i) not to pest, (ii) to form αAl2O3 scale at 1200 °C, (iii) to have no solid solution, (iv) to form only hexagonal Nb5Si3 and (v) to have microstructures consisting of hexagonal Nb5Si3, Ti5Si3, Ti5Si4, TiSi silicides, and tri-aluminides and Al rich TiAl. Both alloys met the requirements (i) to (v). The alumina scale was able to self-heal at 1200 °C. Liquation in the alloy MG6 at 1200 °C was linked with the formation of a eutectic like structure and the TiAl aluminide in the cast alloy. Key to the oxidation of the alloys was the formation (i) of “composite” silicide grains in which the Nb5Si3 core was surrounded by the Ti5Si4 and TiSi silicides, and (ii) of tri-aluminides with high Al/Si ratio, particularly at 1200 °C and very low Nb/Ti ratio forming in-between the “composite” silicide grains. Both alloys met the “standard definition” of high entropy alloys (HEAs). Compared with HEAs with bcc solid solution and intermetallics, the VEC values of both the alloys were outside the range of reported values. The parameters VEC,  and  of Nb-Ti-Si-Al-Hf coating alloys and non-pesting Nb-silicide based alloys were compared and trends were established. Selection of coating alloys with possible “layered” structures was discussed and alloy compositions were proposed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 765 ◽  
pp. 64-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Yan ◽  
Shou Xun Ji ◽  
Zhong Yun Fan

In this work we found that the addition of excess Mg can significantly improve the mechanical properties of pseudo-binary Al-Mg2Si alloys after high pressure die casting (HPDC). Al-8Mg2Si-6Mg alloy offered an excellent combination of high strength and reasonable ductility. Excess Mg lowers the Mg2Si content in the eutectic reaction and promotes the formation of Mg2Si as the primary phase, and this is believed to be the origin of improved mechanical performance.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osvaldo Fornaro

The Sn-Cu system presents an important interest from academic and technological point of view because it is part of the family of alloys proposed as lead-free solder alloys for electronic components and also due to the mechanisms involved during the growth of the different phases. Sn-Cu system has two intermetallic phases, i.e., ε-Cu3Sn and η-Cu6Sn5, and η can be used as the negative (anode) electrode in Li-ion batteries, alone or as part of (Co,Ni)xCu6−xSn5-type composites. Obtaining this η phase from liquid with the appropriate chemical composition is a very difficult task because it has a formation temperature lower than liquidus for such a composition. In this way, the η phase appears as a consequence of a solid-solid transformation from the ε phase However, it is possible to find the η phase as the primary or secondary phase after a eutectic reaction for lower concentrations of Cu. On the other side, the Cu6Sn5 phase shows a hexagonal to monoclinic solid-solid transformation around 187°C, which could affect the mechanical system stability when it is used as solder. In this work, directional solidification at different growth velocities of hypereutectic Sn-Cu samples was performed. The resultant microstructure varies with the growth velocity, but it is formed for a fibber-like primary phase Cu6Sn5 which is projected towards the liquid phase. Behind this region, these fibbers are rounded by a two-phase Sn-Cu6Sn5 structure. In this way, three zones could to be defined in the sample during the directional growth: (i) an entirely solid two-phase region, formed by η rounded by β(Sn) + η eutectic-like structure, (ii) a two-phase solid (η) + liquid, and (iii) the remnant liquid in front of the interface.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Fukuyama ◽  
Ryogo Sawada ◽  
Haruki Nakashima ◽  
Makoto Ohtsuka ◽  
Kyosuke Yoshimi

Abstract MoSiBTiC alloys are promising candidates for next-generation ultrahigh-temperature materials. However, the phase diagram of these alloys has been unknown. We have developed an ultrahigh-temperature thermal analyser based on blackbody radiation that can be used to analyse the melting and solidification of the alloy 67.5Mo–5Si–10B–8.75Ti–8.75 C (mol%). Furthermore, electromagnetic levitation (EML) was used for in-situ observation of solidification and microstructural study of the alloy. On the basis of the results, the following solidification pathway is proposed: Mo solid solution (Moss) begins to crystallize out as a primary phase at 1955 °C (2228 K) from a liquid state, which is followed by a (Moss+TiC) eutectic reaction starting at 1900 °C (2173 K). Molybdenum boride (Mo2B) phase precipitates from the liquid after the eutectic reaction; however, the Mo2B phase may react with the remaining liquid to form Moss and Mo5SiB2 (T2) as solidification proceeds. In addition, T2 also precipitates as a single phase from the liquid. The remaining liquid reaches the (Moss + T2 + TiC) ternary eutectic point at 1880 °C (2153 K), and the (Moss + T2 + Mo2C) eutectic reaction finally occurs at 1720 °C (1993 K). This completes the solidification of the MoSiBTiC alloy.


CORROSION ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 316-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. C. HAGEL

Abstract By conducting continuous weight-gain measurements from 500 to 1300 C on a variety of Fe-Al, Fe-Cr-Al, Ni-Al and Co-Al alloys in oxygen at 100 torr and examining the reaction products which form, reasons for the enexpected ineffectiveness of preferential aluminum oxidation have been explored. With Fe-4.4 percent Al and Fe-12 percent Al, there are two different regions of parabolic growth- these are associated with the appearance of γ-A12O3 below 900 C and α-Al2O3 above. The latter is normally more protective but possesses a greater tendency for cracking and spalling; adding 24.6 percent chromium promotes its formation at lower temperatures. With Ni-5.0 percent Al, two displaced regions are also found; here, nickel penetrates alumina to provide intermediate NiO · Al2O3 and an outer layer of NiO. With Co-4 percent Al, somewhat less cobalt penetrates γ-Al2O3 to provide CoQ · Al2O3 and an outer layer of Co3O4. When both CoO and α-Al2O3 are stable phases, the latter grows mainly by internal oxidation and offers little protection.


2015 ◽  
Vol 83 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 453-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eni Sugiarti ◽  
Kemas A. Zaini ◽  
Yongming Wang ◽  
Naoyuki Hashimoto ◽  
Somei Ohnuki ◽  
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