Widmannstätten laths in Ti48Al2Cr2Nb alloy by undercooled solidification

Yi Liu, Rui Hu, Guang Yang, Hongchao Kou, Tiebang Zhang, Jun Wang, Jinshan Li

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Abstract

Widmannstätten laths in Ti48Al2Cr2Nb alloy were obtained by containerless electromagnetic levitation during undercooled solidification rather than heat treatments in most cases. The nucleation of γWidmannstätten is confirmed by the thermal history of the second recalescence behaviour. High dislocation density, stacking faults and dislocation slip are observed by transmission electron microscopy. By quantitative analysis of the transformation energy, the driving force for γWidmannstätten in the solid state phase transformation is calculated, compared with that of heat treatments. Meanwhile, the proper undercoolings (ΔT = 257-300 K), post-solidification cooling rates (11.1-29.1 K/s), the fine lamellar colony sizes (306-467 μm) and proper undercoolings in the solid state phase transformation are in favour of promoting the formation of Widmannstätten laths at moderate undercoolings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)156-160
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Characterization
Volume107
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Jul 2015

Keywords

  • Lamellar colony size
  • Recalescence behaviour
  • Undercooled solidification
  • Widmannstätten laths

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