Effect of Substrate Characteristics on Interdiffusion Coefficients of Ni and Al Atoms in β-NiAl Phase of Aluminide Coatings

Interdiffusion coefficients at 950℃ and 1050℃ are calculated by Wagner analysis method as a function of composition of β-NiAI phase. The β-NiAI phase is formed by pack cementation on surface of superalloy. Results of the calculation show that interdiffusion coefficients in β-NiAI phase strongly depend on the compositions and vary over several orders of magnitude. Compared with the interdiffusion coefficients in the stoichiometric β-NiAI phase, the interdiffusion coefficients in β-NiAI phase formed on superalloy is obviously small, probably due to the composition, complicated microstructure and precipitates. However, it could be seen clearly that the shapes of the diffusivity curves are very similar to each other. The similarity of the diffusion curves and the difference between interdiffusion coefficients imply that the compositions, microstructures and precipitates of superalloy have a distinctly adverse effect on the interdiffusion of Ni and Al atoms during aluminization, but do not change the essential characteristics of β-NiAI phase.

Investigation of mechanical and diffusion properties in bcc Ti−Nb−Zr−Sn alloys via a high-throughput method

The mechanical and diffusion properties of bcc Ti−Nb−Zr−Sn alloys in the Ti-rich corner were analyzed through a high-throughput method with the combination of nanoindentation and diffusion couple techniques.Nine groups of quaternary Ti−Nb−Zr−Sn diffusion couples were prepared after annealing at 1273 K for 25 h.The composition-dependent mechanical properties were determined by nanoindentation and electron probe microanalysis(EPMA)techniques.Moreover,the corresponding interdiffusion coefficients were confirmed from the composition gradients of the quaternary diffusion couples using a pragmatic numerical inverse method.A composition-dependent database on the mechanical and diffusion properties was utilized to discuss the processability during the hot working.The results reveal that the solute elements Nb and Sn are strictly controlled to increase the hardness and wear resistance of Ti−Nb−Zr−Sn alloys,and the additional element Zr is mainly useful to improve the processability during the hot working.

High-throughput determination of mechanical and diffusion properties of Ti–Ta–Fe alloys

The mechanical and diffusion properties of Ti-Ta-Fe alloys in the Ti-rich region were investigated by utilizing a high-throughput method, with the combination of nanoindentation and diffusion couple techniques.Five groups of ternary Ti-Ta-Fe diffusion couples were prepared after annealing at 1273 K for 25 h. The composition-dependent mechanical properties of bcc Ti-Ta-Fe system were experimentally determined by means of nanoindentation and electron probe microanalysis(EPMA) techniques. Moreover, the interdiffusion coefficients of Ti-Ta-Fe alloys at 1273 K were confirmed from the composition gradients of the ternary diffusion couples with the support of a pragmatic numerical inverse method. A composition-dependent database on the mechanical and diffusion properties of Ti-Ta-Fe alloys was carefully established and utilized for the discussion of the processability during the hot working. The results indicated that the content of Fe should be controlled for the Ti alloys with high hardness and low Young’s modulus.

Microstructure evolution and diffusion mechanism of Nb/TiAl alloy diffusion-bonded joints

The interdiffusion behavior in Nb/TiAl alloy diffusion couples was studied.The process was carried out in the temperature range of 950-1400℃for 8 h in the vacuum hot-pressure sintering furnace.The microstructural evolution was observed by optical microscopy(OM),electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD),X-ray diffraction(XRD)technique and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The element concentration distribution at the bonded interface was obtained by scanning electron microscopy with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS)apparatus.The thickness of reaction interface increases with bonding temperature increasing.The formed phases in diffusion interface are found to be O-Ti_(2)AlNb,σ-Nb_(2)Al,δ-Nb_(3)Al and Nb solid solution(Nbss)at 1350℃.The average interdiffusion coefficient of the interface elements was calculated by the theory of Dayananda.The results indicate that Al diffuses faster than Nb and Nb diffuses faster than Ti in the Ti-Al-Nb system.Meanwhile,it is found that Ti promotes the diffusion of Al and Nb and Nb inhibits the diffusion of Ti and Al in the process of diffusion.