Abstract
A multi-step heat treatment is proposed to optimize the lamellar structure of as-cast high Nb containing TiAl alloys. The β-segregation is removed effectively after the first two step heat treatment, a short-time holding within β single phase field then annealing in α+β phase field. During the third step heat treatment, a subsequent low-temperature aging, new γ lamellae precipitate by the means of isolated nucleation or twin-related nucleation. After the proposed multi-step heat treatment, the alloy presents nano-scaled lamellar structure with the colony size about 140 μm.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 35-40 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Intermetallics |
Volume | 79 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Dec 2016 |
Keywords
- Heat treatment
- Lamellar structure
- Phase transformation
- Segregation
- Titanium aluminides