Precipitation and martensitic transformation of fcc-Ti in Nb-Ti-Si based ultrahigh temperature alloys

Xiao Ma, Xiping Guo, Maosen Fu, Yanqiang Qiao

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Abstract

The morphologies, crystallographic characteristics and phase transitions of Ti precipitates developed in arc-melted and heat-treated Nb-Ti-Si based ultrahigh temperature alloys have been investigated by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Rod-like Ti precipitates with fcc structure could only be found at interfaces in the arc-melted specimens, while ultrafine fcc-Ti precipitates formed inside Nbss in the heat-treated specimens. The fcc-Ti precipitates at interfaces partially transformed into hcp-Ti lamellas through a martensitic transformation during heat-treatment, and twins composed of different directional hcp-Ti lamellas formed in the fcc-Ti matrix with the orientation relationship (OR): [110]fcc-Ti//[112¯0]M//[1¯1¯20]T. The precipitation mechanisms of fcc-Ti grains in Nbss and hcp-Ti lamellas in fcc-Ti matrix have been analyzed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-23
Number of pages7
JournalIntermetallics
Volume70
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2016

Keywords

  • Electron microscopy transmission
  • Interfaces
  • Intermetallics
  • Martensitic transformation
  • Phase stability

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