scholarly journals The Directional Solidification, Microstructural Characterization and Deformation Behavior of β-Solidifying TiAl Alloy

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Cui ◽  
Qianqian Wu ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
Binjiang Lv ◽  
Fantao Kong
Keyword(s):  
Directional Solidification ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Lamellar Microstructure ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Zone Melting ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Β Phase ◽  
Lamellar Interface ◽  
Loading Axis

A β-solidifying Ti–43Al–2Cr–2Mn–0.2Y alloy was directionally solidified by the optical floating zone melting method. The microstructure is mainly characterized by γ/α2 lamellae with specific orientations, which exhibits straight boundaries. The β phase is randomly distributed in the lamellar microstructure, indicating that the β phase cannot be directionally solidified. The directional solidification of γ/α2 lamellae was not affected by the precipitation of the β phase. Hot compression tests show that the deformation behavior of the β-containing lamellar microstructure also exhibits the anisotropic characteristic. The deformation resistance of the lamellae is lowest when the loading axis is aligned 45° to the lamellar interface. Microstructural observation shows that the decomposition of the lamellar microstructure tends to begin around the β phase, which benefits from the promotion of a soft β phase in the deformation. Moreover, the deformation mechanism of the lamellar microstructure was also studied. The bulging of the γ phase boundaries, the decomposition of α2 lamellae and the disappearance of γ/γ interfaces were considered as the main coarsening mechanisms of the lamellar microstructure.

Microstructure and microtexture of a Nb-16%Si (DS) Alloy

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 122-123
Author(s):  
J. A. Sutliff ◽  
B. P. Bewlay
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Directional Solidification ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Other Orientation

In-situ composite Nb-Si alloys have been studied by several investigators as potential high temperature structural materials. The two major processing routes used to fabricate these composites are directional solidification and extrusion of arc-cast solidified ingots. In both cases a stable microstructure of primary Nb dendrites in a eutectoid of Nb and Nb5Si3 phases is developed after heat treatment. The Nb5Si3 phase is stable at room temperature and forms as a decomposition product of the high temperature Nb3Si phase. The anisotropic microstructures developed by both directional solidification and extrusion require evaluation of the texture to fully interpret the fracture and other orientation dependent mechanical behavior of these composites.In this paper we report on the microstructural characterization of a directionally solidified (DS) and heat treated Nb-16 at.%Si alloy. The microtexture of each of the phases (Nb, Nb5Si3) was determined using the Electron BackScattering Pattern (EBSP) technique for electron diffraction in the scanning electron microscope. A system employing automatic diffraction pattern recognition, crystallographic analysis, and sample or beam scanning was used to acquire the microtexture data.

Deformation of Diffusion-Bonded Bi-Pst and Directionally Solidified Crystals of TiAl

1996 ◽  
Vol 460 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Kishida ◽  
D. R. Johnson ◽  
Y. Shimada ◽  
Y. Masuda ◽  
H. Inui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Directional Solidification ◽  
Diffusion Bonding ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Lamellar Microstructure ◽  
Growth Direction ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Lamellar Orientation ◽  
Columnar Grain ◽  
And Diffusion

ABSTRACTWith a data base now available on the microstructural characteristics and the deformation, fracture and macroscopic flow behavior of polysynthetically twinned (PST) crystals of γ/α2 TiAl-base alloys, an approach to achieve a good combination of strength, ductility and toughness in γ/α2 TiAl-base alloys was proposed using directional solidification (DS) techniques to produce a columnar grain material with the lamellar orientation aligned parallel to the growth direction. Such alignment of the lamellar microstructure was recently accomplished in γ/α2 TiAl-base alloys of near equiatomic compositions using an appropriately oriented seed crystal from the Ti-Al-Si system.At the same time, bi-PST crystals, each containing a planar boundary parallel to the loading axis were prepared by directional solidification and diffusion bonding of two PST crystals. Such bi-PST crystals were deformed in tension at room temperature and their deformation behavior was examined in terms of the compatibility requirements imposed at the grain boundary and the interaction of the two component PST crystals.In this paper, (i) the current status of our DS processing efforts, (ii) some results of microscopic characterization of grain boundaries in diffusion bonded bi-PST crystals and (iii) results of deformation experiments of bi-PST crystals prepared by DS processing and diffusion bonding, will be reported.

Quarternary and Quinary Additions to Directionally-Solidified X-X3Si Eutectics of Chromium and Vanadium

2011 ◽  
Vol 1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Ang ◽  
VA Vorontsov ◽  
CL Hayward ◽  
G Balakrishnan ◽  
HJ Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Base Alloy ◽  
Lamellar Microstructure ◽  
Alloy System ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Structural Alloy ◽  
Phase Partitioning ◽  
Compression Creep ◽  
Temperature Load

ABSTRACTAn alternative high temperature structural alloy system based on the X-X3Si eutectic compositions of chromium and vanadium is put forward. These low-density (~6g/cm3) eutectics have a bcc solid-solution to increase alloy fracture toughness, and a A15 X3Si as the high temperature load-bearing phase. (½Cr,½V)-(½Cr,½V)3Si was used as the base alloy for further element additions, and is represented by the symbol 山 10at.% tantalum and aluminium were substituted for vanadium as quaternary and quinary alloy additions.Microstructure, elemental phase partitioning, compression creep and oxidation results will be discussed. Cr-Cr3Si has a tidy, fine lamellar microstructure. Vanadium coarsens and destabilises the lamellae to a limited extent. Tantalum addition causes two distinct populations of eutectic to form; one population having finer lamellae than the other. Aluminium does not coarsen or destabilise the lamellar microstructure. High temperature compression tests at 1200°C and 1300°C show that 山 is stronger than the binary alloys, and of similar strength to the quaternary and quinary alloys.

Plastic Deformation of Directionally-Solidified MoSi2/Mo5Si3 Eutectic Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 1516 ◽  
pp. 195-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuta Sasai ◽  
Atsushi Inoue ◽  
Kosuke Fujiwara ◽  
Kyosuke Kishida ◽  
Haruyuki Inui
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Yield Stress ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Growth Direction ◽  
Average Thickness ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Increasing Temperature ◽  
Loading Axis

ABSTRACTDeformation behavior of the directionally-solidified MoSi2/Mo5Si3 eutectic composites has been investigated as a function of the average thickness of MoSi2 phase over a temperature range from 900 to 1500°C. The average thickness of both MoSi2 and Mo5Si3 phases in the directionally-solidified ingots with script-lamellar morphologies grown by optical floating zone method decreases with increasing the growth rate. Plastic deformation was observed above 1000°C for all the DS ingots grown at different growth rates when the loading axis is parallel to [1¯10]MoSi2 close to the growth direction. Yield stress decreases monotonically with increasing temperature. Yield stress at 1400°C increases drastically with decreasing the average thickness of MoSi2 phase.

scholarly journals Influences of Mo addition on mechanical properties and deformation behavior of β-type Ti alloys

2020 ◽  
Vol 321 ◽  
pp. 05001
Author(s):  
K. Cho ◽  
R. Morioka ◽  
H.Y. Yasuda
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Deformation Twinning ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Β Phase ◽  
Ti Alloys ◽  
Critical Resolved Shear Stress

The influences of Mo addition on the tensile properties and deformation behavior of β-type Ti-Mn alloys were investigated with particular focus on {332}<113> deformation twinning. We found that Ti-7Mn and Ti-5Mo-3Mo alloys exhibit completely different tensile properties, despite having the same microstructure and stability of the β phase. The Ti-5Mn-3Mo alloy demonstrates higher tensile strength and larger ductility than the Ti-7Mn alloy due to its strong work hardening, caused by {332} <113> deformation twinning. The critical resolved shear stress (CRSS) for {332}<113> deformation twinning in these alloys was measured by compression tests using single crystals. It was thereby found that Mo addition is effective in decreasing the CRSS for {332}<113> deformation twinning in Ti-Mn alloys.

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of an Advanced Niobium Based Ultrahigh Temperature Alloy

2007 ◽  
Vol 539-543 ◽  
pp. 3690-3695 ◽  
Author(s):  
X.P. Guo ◽  
L.M. Gao ◽  
Ping Guan ◽  
K. Kusabiraki ◽  
Heng Zhi Fu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Directional Solidification ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Zone Melting ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Temperature Fracture ◽  
Ultrahigh Temperature

The microstructure and mechanical properties including room temperature fracture toughness Kq, tensile strengthσb and elongationδ at 1250°C of the Nb based alloy directionally solidified in an electron beam floating zone melting (EBFZM) furnace have been evaluated. The microstructure is primarily composed of Nb solid solution (Nbss), α-(Nb)5Si3 and (Nb)3Si phases. After directional solidification with the moving rate of electron beam gun R being respectively 2.4, 4.8 and 7.2 mm/min, the primary Nbss dendrites, Nbss + (Nb)5Si3/(Nb)3Si eutectic colonies (lamellar or rod-like) and divorced Nb silicide plates align along the longitudinal axes of the specimens. When R = 2.4 mm/min, the best directional microstructure is obtained. Directional solidification has significantly improved theσb at 1250°C and Kq. The maximumσb occurs for the specimens with R = 2.4 mm/min and is about 85.0 MPa, meanwhile, the Kq is about 19.4 MPam1/2.

High-Temperature Deformation Behavior of (Mo0.85Nb0.15)Si2 Crystals with C40/C11b Lamellar Microstructure

2016 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 677-683
Author(s):  
Koji Hagihara ◽  
Haruka Araki ◽  
Takaaki Ikenishi ◽  
Takayoshi Nakano
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Creep Deformation ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Lamellar Microstructure ◽  
High Temperature Deformation ◽  
Temperature Deformation ◽  
Strengthening Phase ◽  
Alloying Element ◽  
Lamellar Interface

The effect of alloying element (such as Cr, Zr, and Ir) addition on the high-temperature creep deformation behavior of C40/C11b lamellar-structured (Mo0.85Nb0.15)Si2 silicide crystals was examined. The results indicated that these additions all lead to a decrease in the steady-state creep strain rate (SSCR) when the applied stress is parallel to the lamellar interface. To clarify the origin of this, the dependence of the creep deformation behavior on the microstructure was determined in detail. As a result, it was found that the C40 phase acts as a strengthening phase during the deformation of the C40/C11b duplex-phase crystals. The variant-1-type C11b phase grains, whose loading orientation is parallel to [001], also acts as an effective strengthening component. The decrease in SSCR by Cr or Zr addition is attributed to the increase in volume fraction of those C40 phase and C11b-V1 grains. The refinement of microstructure by Ir addition was also found to result in a modest decrease in the SSCR.

The effect of back-melting on the continuity of crystallographic orientation and composition in HgZnTe

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1696-1697
Author(s):  
H.J. Zuo ◽  
M.W. Price ◽  
R.D. Griffin ◽  
R.A. Andrews ◽  
G.M. Janowski
Keyword(s):  
Directional Solidification ◽  
Space Shuttle ◽  
Solidification Process ◽  
Space Experiment ◽  
Infrared Detection ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Crystallographic Defects ◽  
Semiconducting Alloys ◽  
Uniform Composition ◽  
Growth Experiments

The II-VI semiconducting alloys, such as mercury zinc telluride (MZT), have become the materials of choice for numerous infrared detection applications. However, compositional inhomogeneities and crystallographic imperfections adversly affect the performance of MZT infrared detectors. One source of imperfections in MZT is gravity-induced convection during directional solidification. Crystal growth experiments conducted in space should minimize gravity-induced convection and thereby the density of related crystallographic defects. The limited amount of time available during Space Shuttle experiments and the need for a sample of uniform composition requires the elimination of the initial composition transient which occurs in directionally solidified alloys. One method of eluding this initial transient involves directionally solidifying a portion of the sample and then quenching the remainder prior to the space experiment. During the space experiment, the MZT sample is back-melted to exactly the point at which directional solidification was stopped on earth. The directional solidification process then continues.

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