Effect of Cr Addition on the Phase Equilibria of the Nb-Si System

2006 ◽  
Vol 980 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. P. Bewlay ◽  
Y. Yang ◽  
R. L. Casey ◽  
M. R. Jackson ◽  
Y. A. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Phase Equilibria ◽  
Thermodynamic Description ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Isothermal Sections ◽  
Environmental Properties ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Cr Addition

AbstractNb-silicide based in-situ composites are promising materials for future high-temperature structural applications. Nb-silicide composites are typically alloyed with Hf, Ti, Cr, and Al to provide a balance of mechanical and environmental properties. A thermodynamic description of the Nb-Cr-Si system has been developed previously in literature based on reported isothermal sections. According to the previously calculated phase diagrams, selected alloys were directionally solidified. The as-solidified microstructures could not be interpreted using the liquidus projection calculated from the existing thermodynamic descriptions. Therefore, an improved thermodynamic description was developed by incorporating the new experimental data.

Microstructural Response of DS Nb-Silicide In-Situ Composites During High-Temperature Creep Testing

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (S2) ◽  
pp. 376-377
Author(s):  
B.P. Bewlay ◽  
S.D. Sitzman
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Czochralski Method ◽  
Longitudinal Section ◽  
Creep Testing ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Creep Tests ◽  
In Situ Composites ◽  
Structural Applications

Directionally solidified (DS) in-situ composites based on (Nb) and Nb silicides, such as Nb5Si3 and Nb3Si, are being investigated for high-temperature structural applications. The use of alloying additions, such as Hf, Ti and Mo, to these silicides is required to enhance their properties. The present paper describes the microstructural response of a DS Nb-silicide based composite to creep testing.The composites investigated were directionally solidified from a molten alloy using the Czochralski method as described previously. Creep tests were conducted at 1200°C to strains of up 50%. Microstructure and microtexture characterizations were performed using scanning electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis (EMPA), and electron backscatter diffraction pattern analysis (EBSP).Microstructures of the longitudinal section of a DS composite generated from a Nb-12.5Hf-33Ti- 16Si alloy are shown in Figure 1 in the as-DS (left hand side) and the DS+creep tested conditions (right hand side).

scholarly journals The high-temperature phase equilibria of the Ni–Sn–Zn system: Isothermal sections

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1489-1501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clemens Schmetterer ◽  
Divakar Rajamohan ◽  
Herbert Ipser ◽  
Hans Flandorfer
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Phase Equilibria ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Isothermal Sections

scholarly journals A thermodynamic description of metastable c-TiAlZrN coatings with triple spinodally decomposed domains

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Zhou ◽  
L. Zhang ◽  
L. Chen ◽  
Y. Du ◽  
Z.K. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Phase Equilibria ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Thermodynamic Description ◽  
Quantitative Description ◽  
Experimental Phase Equilibria ◽  
Free Energies ◽  
Calphad Technique ◽  
Important Input ◽  
Good Agreement

A critical thermodynamic assessment of the metastable c-TiAlZrN coatings, which are reported to spinodally decompose into triple domains, i.e., c-TiN, c-AlN, and c-ZrN, was performed via the CALculation of PHAse Diagram (CALPHAD) technique based on the limited experimental data as well as the first-principles computed free energies. The metastable c-TiAlZrN coatings were modeled as a pseudo-ternary phase consisting of c-TiN, c-AlN and c-ZrN species, and described using the substitutional solution model. The thermodynamic descriptions for the three boundary binaries were directly taken from either the CALPHAD assessment or the first-principles results available in the literature except for a re-adjustment of the pseudo-binary c-AlN/c-ZrN system based on the experimental phase equilibria in the pseudo-ternary system. The good agreement between the calculated phase equilibria and the experimental data over the wide temperature range was obtained, validating the reliability of the presently obtained thermodynamic descriptions for the c-TiAlZrN system. Based on the present thermodynamic description, different phase diagrams and thermodynamic properties can be easily predicted. It is anticipated that the present thermodynamic description of the metastable c-TiAlZrN coatings can serve as the important input for the later quantitative description of the microstructure evolution during service life.

scholarly journals In Situ Mo(Si,Al)2-Based Composite through Selective Laser Melting of a MoSi2-30 wt.% AlSi10Mg Mixture

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 3720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatevik Minasyan ◽  
Sofiya Aydinyan ◽  
Ehsan Toyserkani ◽  
Irina Hussainova
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Laser Scanning Speed ◽  
Fusion Approach

The laser power bed fusion approach has been successfully employed to manufacture Mo(Si,Al)2-based composites through the selective laser melting of a MoSi2-30 wt.% AlSi10Mg mixture for high-temperature structural applications. Composites were manufactured by leveraging the in situ reaction of the components during printing at 150–300 W laser power, 500–1000 mm·s−1 laser scanning speed, and 100–134 J·mm−3 volumetric energy density. Microcomputed tomography scans indicated a negligible induced porosity throughout the specimens. The fully dense Mo(Si1-x,Alx)2-based composites, with hardness exceeding 545 HV1 and low roughness for both the top (horizontal) and side (vertical) surfaces, demonstrated that laser-based additive manufacturing can be exploited to create unique structures containing hexagonal Mo(Si0.67Al0.33)2.

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.

scholarly journals Thermodynamic Assessment Of The Bi-In-Zn System

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 567-575
Author(s):  
B. Onderka ◽  
A. Dębski ◽  
W. Gąsior
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Phase Equilibrium ◽  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
Phase Equilibria ◽  
Thermodynamic Assessment ◽  
Thermodynamic Description ◽  
Thermal Equilibration ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Coexisting Phases ◽  
Equilibrium Calculations

Abstract A thermodynamic description of the entire ternary Bi-In-Zn system was obtained by the CALPHAD modelling of the Gibbs energy of the liquid phase. The experimental data on the phase equilibria and the thermodynamic properties published and complemented by the authors’ own experiments were taken into account. In order to verify the phase equilibria in the Bi-In-Zn system, 15 different samples were studied in the temperature range of 300-900 K by the DTA technique during heating and cooling cycles. Coexisting phases and their composition were analyzed by the SEM and EDX techniques for 9 distinct samples after their thermal equilibration at 373 K and 473 K. Assessment and selected phase equilibrium calculations were performed with ThermoCalc and Pandat softwares, and compared with experimental data. The obtained results reproduce well the experimental data on both the phase equilibria and the thermodynamic properties in the optimized system.

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