Zirconium modified Nb-22Ti-16Si alloys fabricated by laser additive manufacturing: Microstructure and fracture toughness

Yunlong Li, Xin Lin, Yunlong Hu, Nan Kang, Xuehao Gao, Hongbiao Dong, Weidong Huang

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Abstract

The microstructure and mechanical behavior of Nb-22Ti-16Si-xZr alloys (x = 0, 1, 5, 10, 15 at.%) were investigated by using laser solid forming (LSF) additive manufacturing from elemental powder mixture of Nb, Ti, Si and Zr. The as-deposited Nb-22Ti-16Si alloy presented a microstructure consisted of primary Nb-base solid solution (Nbss) dendrite and Nbss/(Nb)3Si eutectic dendrites. The eutectic Nbss/γ-(Nb)5Si3 appeared with a morphology of lamellar structural feature when 1 at.%Zr was added, and its content increased with Zr content. Nbss/(Nb)3Si eutectic dendrites disappeared when Zr content reaches 10 at.%. Further increasing of Zr (15 at.%) result in the appearance of a hypereutectic microstructure, which consisted by primary γ-(Nb)5Si3 and eutectic Nbss/γ-(Nb)5Si3. As the nominal Zr content increased, the fracture toughness of LSFed Nb-22Ti-16Si-xZr alloy increases first and reaches the maximum value (15.28 MPa m1/2) in LSFed Nb-22Ti-16Si-5Zr alloy, and then decreases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)66-76
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume783
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Apr 2019

Keywords

  • Fracture toughness
  • Laser additive manufacturing
  • Microstructure
  • Nb-Si alloys
  • Powder mixture

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