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Ultrafine Fully-Lamellar Structures in Two-Phase γ-TiAl Alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

P. J. Maziasz
Affiliation:
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6115, USA
C. T. Liu
Affiliation:
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6115, USA
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Abstract

Special ultrafine fully-lamellar microstructures have been found recently in γ-TiAl alloys with 46–48 at.% Al, when they are processed or heat-treated above the α-transus temperature (Tα). Hot-extrusion above Tα also produces a refined colony or grain size. Refined-colony/ultrafine-lamellar (RC/UL) microstructures produce an excellent combination of room-temperature ductility and high-temperature strength in Ti-47Al-2Cr-2Nb (at.%) alloys. UL structures generally have an average interlamellar spacing of 100–200 nm, and have regularly alternating γ and α2 lamellea, such that they are dominated by γ/α2 interfaces with relatively few γ/γ twin boundaries. The focus of this study is how variations in processing parameters or alloy composition affect formation of the UL structure, particularly the α2 component.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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