Abstract
The Ni, Cr, Al-TaC composite was directionally cast from a nickel-base alloy with a nominal weight composition of Ni-10Cr-5.0Al-13.9Ta-0.9C (wt.%). The thermal gradient in the solid-liquid interface was approximately 250 K/cm. A withdrawal rate of 5 μm/s was used. The structure of the fiber-matrix interface was determined by using TEM. Regular broken line shape, irregular broken line shape, wavy shape and fish-skeleton shape interface structures were observed. Regular broken line shape can be explained by Rebout interface structure model. The reason why the irregular broken line shape, wavy and fish-skeleton interface structure was formed was mainly affected by impurities or perturbation at the interface. Stress from the matrix can efficiently and evenly deliver to TaC fibers in a favour of these interface structures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1130-1133 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2004 |
Keywords
- Directional solidification
- In situ composite
- Interface structure
- TaC fibers