Crystallographic characteristics of an integrally directionally solidified Nb-Ti-Si based in-situ composite

Xiao Ma, Xiping Guo, Maosen Fu, Haisheng Guo

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Abstract

Crystallographic characteristics have great effects on the performance of directionally solidified Nb-Ti-Si based in-situ composite, which is mainly composed of parallel Nbss/γNb5Si3 eutectic cells along the longitudinal axis of the specimens. Nbss and γNb5Si3 grow up in a coupled manner and exhibit preferred growth orientation along [111]Nb and 0001¯γ zone axes, respectively. Under these orientations, two types of coherent interfaces have been formed between the two phases, corresponding to the different morphologies of γNb5Si3. The preferred growth orientations and coherent interface structures might promote the coupled growth and enhance the stability of the eutectic cells of this in-situ composite.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)108-113
Number of pages6
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume139
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2017

Keywords

  • Directional solidification
  • Eutectic microstructure
  • Interface structure
  • Nb-Ti-Si based in-situ composite
  • Preferred growth orientation

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