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SANS Study of Carbon Addition in Ti–45Al–5Nb

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2011

P. Staron ,
F.-P. Schimansky ,
C. Scheu  and
H. Clemens
P. Staron
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
F.-P. Schimansky
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
C. Scheu
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Butenandtstr. 5–13, 81377 Munich, Germany
H. Clemens
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing, Montanuniversität Leoben, Roseggerstr. 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria
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Abstract

The distribution of carbon in Ti–45Al–5Nb–0.5C was studied using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). In an earlier study, carbon had been found to form small perovskite precipitates in a γ-TiAl alloy without Nb, which significantly increase the strength of the material. In the Nb-containing alloy, however, no strengthening precipitates were observed, but most of the C was found to be homogeneously distributed. Atom probe investigations revealed only few C-enriched regions. The present SANS investigation was carried out to confirm the presence and size distribution of these C-enriched regions in the material. The SANS results show that a small volume fraction of such C-enriched regions is present, while the large number of small precipitates found in the alloy without Nb is indeed missing in the Nb-containing alloy.

Keywords

neutron scatteringsecond phasesstrength
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1295: Symposium N – Intermetallic-Based Alloys for Structural and Functional Applications , 2011 , mrsf10-1295-n05-16
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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