Integrally directionally solidified microstructure of an niobium silicide based ultrahigh temperature alloy

Xiping Guo, Haisheng Guo, Chengfang Yao Ping Guan

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Abstract

Integrally directional solidification of an advanced Nb silicide based ultrahigh temperature alloy was conducted with the use of special ceramic crucibles. The melt temperature was 2000°C and the withdrawing rate was respectively 5, 10, 15, 30, 50, 80 and 100 μm/s. The directionally solidified microstructure was composed of primary (Nb,X)5Si3 rods and (Nb,Ti)ss + (Nb,X)5Si3 eutectic colonies (here X represents Ti and Hf elements) that distributed evenly and aligned erectly along the growth direction. The quenched solid/liquid (S/L) interfaces had the morphology of a series of protruded parallel eutectic cells along the growth direction. (Nb,Ti)ss and (Nb,X)5Si3 slices grew in a coupled manner in each eutectic cell, forming a typical lamellar eutectic morphology. Both the average diameter of eutectic cells and lamellar spacing in them decreased with the increase of withdrawing rates. The solidification path was that primary (Nb,X)5Si3 rods formed firstly and then the retained liquid around solidified into (Nb,Ti)ss + (Nb,X)5Si 3 eutectic cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1093-1098
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Modern Physics B
Volume23
Issue number6-7
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Mar 2009

Keywords

  • Nb silicide based alloy
  • S/L interface.
  • eutectic
  • integrally directional solidification

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