DO3-domain Structures in Fe3Al-X Alloys

1984 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madan G. Mendiratta ◽  
Harry A. Lipsitt

ABSTRACTThe influence of a number ternary additions in Fe3Al upon the DO3 domain structures and DO3 → B2 transformation temperature, Tc, has been investigated. It was found that additions in (atomic percent) of 5 Ti, 5 Cr, 6 Mn, 12 Mn, 10 Ni, 3 Mo, 6 Mo, 3 Si, and 5 Si raise Tc. In the Fe-20 Al-5 Ti alloy not only is Tc raised significantly (≧ 750°C), but the DO3 antiphase domain boundaries with fault vector become highly crystallographic and are parallel to {100} planes.

Author(s):  
P. R. Swann ◽  
W. R. Duff ◽  
R. M. Fisher

Recently we have investigated the phase equilibria and antiphase domain structures of Fe-Al alloys containing from 18 to 50 at.% Al by transmission electron microscopy and Mössbauer techniques. This study has revealed that none of the published phase diagrams are correct, although the one proposed by Rimlinger agrees most closely with our results to be published separately. In this paper observations by transmission electron microscopy relating to the nucleation of disorder in Fe-24% Al will be described. Figure 1 shows the structure after heating this alloy to 776.6°C and quenching. The white areas are B2 micro-domains corresponding to regions of disorder which form at the annealing temperature and re-order during the quench. By examining specimens heated in a temperature gradient of 2°C/cm it is possible to determine the effect of temperature on the disordering reaction very precisely. It was found that disorder begins at existing antiphase domain boundaries but that at a slightly higher temperature (1°C) it also occurs by homogeneous nucleation within the domains. A small (∼ .01°C) further increase in temperature caused these micro-domains to completely fill the specimen.


2006 ◽  
Vol 320 ◽  
pp. 27-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichi Katayama ◽  
Yuji Noguchi ◽  
Masaru Miyayama

Influence of annealing on the domain structures of bismuth titanate (BiT) and rare-earth (La and Nd)-substituted BiT crystals (BLT or BNT) were investigated by optical microscope and piezoresponse force microscope (PFM). Annealing of BiT at 950°C in air significantly decreased the number of striped 90° domain walls, while charged 180° domain walls were still present in the crystals after the annealing. The annealing for the crystals of BLT and BNT at the same condition did not change their 90° domain structures. PFM observations indicated that antiphase domain boundaries in BLT play an important role in the formation of 90° domain structures.


Author(s):  
Y. H. Liu

Ordered Ni3Fe crystals possess a LI2 type superlattice similar to the Cu3Au structure. The difference in slip behavior of the superlattice as compared with that of a disordered phase has been well established. Cottrell first postulated that the increase in resistance for slip in the superlattice structure is attributed to the presence of antiphase domain boundaries. Following Cottrell's domain hardening mechanism, numerous workers have proposed other refined models also involving the presence of domain boundaries. Using the anomalous X-ray diffraction technique, Davies and Stoloff have shown that the hardness of the Ni3Fe superlattice varies with the domain size. So far, no direct observation of antiphase domain boundaries in Ni3Fe has been reported. Because the atomic scattering factors of the elements in NijFe are so close, the superlattice reflections are not easily detected. Furthermore, the domain configurations in NioFe are thought to be independent of the crystallographic orientations.


Author(s):  
Z.M. Wang ◽  
J.P. Zhang

High resolution electron microscopy reveals that antiphase domain boundaries in β-Ni3Nb have a hexagonal unit cell with lattice parameters ah=aβ and ch=bβ, where aβ and bβ are of the orthogonal β matrix. (See Figure 1.) Some of these boundaries can creep “upstairs” leaving an incoherent area, as shown in region P. When the stepped boundaries meet each other, they do not lose their own character. Our consideration in this work is to estimate the influnce of the natural misfit δ{(ab-aβ)/aβ≠0}. Defining the displacement field at the boundary as a phase modulation Φ(x), following the Frenkel-Kontorova model [2], we consider the boundary area to be made up of a two unit chain, the upper portion of which can move and the lower portion of the β matrix type, assumed to be fixed. (See the schematic pattern in Figure 2(a)).


Author(s):  
H. Q. Ye ◽  
T.S. Xie ◽  
D. Li

The Ti3Al intermetallic compound has long been recognized as potentially useful structural materials. It offers attractive strength to weight and elastic modulus to weight ratios. Recent work has established that the addition of Nb to Ti3Al ductilized this compound. In this work the fundamental problem of this alloy, i.e. order-disorder and antiphase domain structures was investigated at the atomic scale.The Ti3Al+10at%Nb alloys used in this study were treated at 1060°C and then aged at 700°C for 2 hours. The specimens suitable for TEM were prepared by standard jet electrolytic-polishing technique. A JEM-200CX electron microscope with an interpretable resolution of about 0.25 nm was used for HREM.The [100] and [001] projections of the α2 phase were shown in Fig.l.The alloy obtained consist of at least two phases-α2(Ti3Al) and β0 structures. Moreover, a disorder α phase with small volume fraction was also observed. Fig.2 gives [100] and [001] diffraction patterns of the α2 phase. Since lattice parameters of the ordered α2 (a=0.579, c=0.466 nm) and disorder α phase (a0=0.294≈a/2, c0=0.468 nm) are almost the same, their diffraction patterns are difficult to be distinguished when they are overlapped with epitaxial orientation relationships.


2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Yuan ◽  
Subin Kim ◽  
Sae Hwan Chun ◽  
Wentao Jin ◽  
C. S. Nelson ◽  
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1987 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Maruyama ◽  
Mitsuo Yoshikawa ◽  
Hiroshi Takigawa

ABSTRACTAntiphase domain (APD) structures have been discovered in CdTe layers grown on (0001) sapphire substrates by MOCVD. To explain APD formation, an obstruction model based on a surface-reaction mechanism has been proposed. The proportion of one-phase domains to the total area varies with the [DETe]/[DMCd] ratio (VI/II ratio). A single-domain CdTe layer can be obtained at a VI/II ratio of 5. The APD structure shows a strong correlation with the crystallinity measured by X-ray. For a single-domain CdTe epilayer, theFWHM of the X-ray rocking curve shows 114 arc seconds and the EPD is 6×10 cm−2


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