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Composition Dependence of the Hardness of Laves Phases in the Fe-Nb and Co-Nb Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2018

S. Voß ,
F. Stein ,
M. Palm ,
D. Grüner ,
G. Kreiner ,
G. Frommeyer  and
D. Raabe
S. Voß
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Str. 1, D-40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
F. Stein
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Str. 1, D-40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
M. Palm
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Str. 1, D-40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
D. Grüner
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, D-01187 Dresden, Germany now at Dept. of Physical, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
G. Kreiner
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
G. Frommeyer
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Str. 1, D-40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
D. Raabe
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Str. 1, D-40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Abstract

Single-phase Fe-Nb and Co-Nb Laves phase alloys were produced by arc melting and levitation melting. By casting the levitation melted alloys in a preheated mould and subsequent slow cooling to room temperature, solid rods of 15 mm in diameter and about 100 mm length of the brittle Laves phases were obtained. Within the extended homogeneity ranges of the NbFe2 and NbCo2 Laves phases, the Vickers hardness was measured in dependence on composition. The results show that the hardness has a maximum at the stoichiometric composition in both systems, indicating defect softening. Nanoindentation measurements on a Co-Nb diffusion couple confirm the dependence of the hardness on composition. In addition, these measurements indicate that the crystal structure of the Laves phase polytype – cubic or hexagonal – seems to have no effect on the hardness. Indentation fracture toughness KIC-IF data for the different polytypes of the Laves phases were evaluated from the Palmquist cracks originating from the edges of the Vickers indentations.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1128: Symposium U – Advanced Intermetallic-Based Alloys for Extreme Environment and Energy Applications , 2008 , 1128-U08-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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