To determine the liquid-solid phase equilibria of the Nb-Si-Ti ternary system, Nb-Si-Ti alloys of different compositions are prepared. By means of scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD） and el...To determine the liquid-solid phase equilibria of the Nb-Si-Ti ternary system, Nb-Si-Ti alloys of different compositions are prepared. By means of scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD） and electron probe microanalysis （EPMA）, the phases in the alloys, such as Si-based solutions, Ti（Nb）Si, Ti（Nb）Si2, Nb（Ti）Si2, Ti（Nb）5Si4, Nb（Ti）5Si3, Ti（Nb）5Si3, Nb（Ti）3Si and Nb-based solutions are identified, and the phase evolution is analyzed. As a result, the microstmctural and microchemical evidence provides a clear definition of the Nb-Si-Ti liquidus surface projection and indicates that the ternary phase diagram has seven transition reactions.展开更多
An Nb-14Si-22Ti-4Cr-2Al-2Hf-0.15Y(at.%) alloy was prepared by directional solidification(DS) with liquid metal cooling, and the withdrawal rates selected were 1.2, 6, and 18 mm·min-1, respectively. The Influence ...An Nb-14Si-22Ti-4Cr-2Al-2Hf-0.15Y(at.%) alloy was prepared by directional solidification(DS) with liquid metal cooling, and the withdrawal rates selected were 1.2, 6, and 18 mm·min-1, respectively. The Influence of withdrawal rate and heat treatment on the microstructural evolution, fracture toughness and tensile strength at room temperature were investigated. Results show that the directionally solidified microstructure is composed of primary(Nb, X)ss dendrites and(Nb, X)ss/α-(Nb, X)5Si3 eutectic cells aligning with the growth direction. The formation of bulk Nb3Si is suppressed. With an increase in withdrawal rate, the dendrite arm spacing of(Nb, X)ss decreases, and the(Nb, X)ss/α-(Nb, X)5Si3 eutectic cells become finer and distribute homogeneously. Directional solidification can significantly improve the room temperature fracture toughness, especially the alloy with a withdrawal rate of 6 mm·min-1; its average value reaches 14.1 MPa·m0.5, about 34% higher than that of the alloy without directional solidification. The withdrawal rate has obvious effect on tensile strength, and the tensile strength is improved from 200 MPa to 429 MPa as the withdrawal rate increases from 1.2 mm·min-1 to 1.8 mm·min-1. After heat treatment, the primary(Nb, X)ss branches become coarser; both the room temperature fracture toughness and tensile strength of the alloys solidified at 1.2 and 6 mm·min-1are somewhat lower than the corresponding values of the alloy without heat treatment, while they are higher than the corresponding values of the alloy without heat treatment when solidified at 18 mm·min-1.展开更多
Abstract The as-cast microstructures and solidification paths of the Nb-Si-Ti ternary alloys in the NbsSi3-TisSi3 region were investigated. Since there exist some isomor- phous compounds in the NbsSi3-TisSi3 region, s...Abstract The as-cast microstructures and solidification paths of the Nb-Si-Ti ternary alloys in the NbsSi3-TisSi3 region were investigated. Since there exist some isomor- phous compounds in the NbsSi3-TisSi3 region, such as aNbsSi3 with B3Cr5 prototype, 13NbsSi3 with Si3W5 pro- totype, 7NbsSi3 with MnsSi3 prototype, and TisSi3 with MnsSi3 prototype, the primary solidification areas of these compounds were not typically indentified in previous experiments. In the present paper, the microstructure observation, the phase identification, and the composition measurement were performed using scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and electron probe microanalysis （EPMA）, respectively. No ternary compound is found. There exist three primary solidification areas, 13Nbs_x（Ti）xSi3, ~Nbs_x（Ti）xSi3, and Tis-x（Nb）xSi3 in the NbsSi3-TisSi3 region. Together with the literaturereported experimental data and optimization results, the liquidus projection of the whole Nb-Si-Ti ternary system is constructed, and totally ten primary solidification areas-- diamond-Si, Nb1-x（Ti）xSi2, Ti1-x（Nb）xSi2, Ti1-x（Nb）xSi, Ti5-x（Nb）xSi4, βNb5-x（Ti）xSi3,αNb5-x（Ti）xSi3, Ti5-x （Nb）xSi3, （Nb,Ti）3Si, and BCC--and nine transitional invariant reactions-L ＋ Nb1-x（Ti）xSi2 → Ti1-x（Nb）x Si2 ＋ Si, L ＋ Nb1-x（Ti）xSi2 → Ti1-x（Nb）xSi2 ＋ Ti5- （Nb）xSi4, L ＋ Ti5-x（Nb）xSi4 → Ti1-x（Nb）xSi2 ＋ Ti1-x （Nb）xSi, L ＋ 13Nb5-x（Ti）5Si3→ Nb1-x（Ti）xSi2 ＋ Ti5-x （Nb）xSi4, L ＋ βNb5-x（Ti）xSi3→b5-x（Ti）xSi3 ＋Ti5-x （Nb）xSi4, L ＋ αNb5-x（Ti）αSi3 → Ti5-x（Nb）xSi3 ＋ Ti5-x（Nb）x Si4, L ＋ αNb5-x（Ti）xSi3 →βNb5-x（Ti）xSi3 ＋ Ti5-x（Nb）xSi3, L ＋ βNb5-xTb-xSi3 → Ti5-x（Nb）xSi3 ＋ （Nb,Ti）3Si, and L ＋ （Nb,Ti）3Si → Ti5-x（Nb）xSi3 ＋ BCC are confirmed.展开更多
基金National High-tech Research and Development Pro-gram(2006AA03Z102)Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(2006ZF51069)
文摘To determine the liquid-solid phase equilibria of the Nb-Si-Ti ternary system, Nb-Si-Ti alloys of different compositions are prepared. By means of scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD） and electron probe microanalysis （EPMA）, the phases in the alloys, such as Si-based solutions, Ti（Nb）Si, Ti（Nb）Si2, Nb（Ti）Si2, Ti（Nb）5Si4, Nb（Ti）5Si3, Ti（Nb）5Si3, Nb（Ti）3Si and Nb-based solutions are identified, and the phase evolution is analyzed. As a result, the microstmctural and microchemical evidence provides a clear definition of the Nb-Si-Ti liquidus surface projection and indicates that the ternary phase diagram has seven transition reactions.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51101005)
文摘An Nb-14Si-22Ti-4Cr-2Al-2Hf-0.15Y(at.%) alloy was prepared by directional solidification(DS) with liquid metal cooling, and the withdrawal rates selected were 1.2, 6, and 18 mm·min-1, respectively. The Influence of withdrawal rate and heat treatment on the microstructural evolution, fracture toughness and tensile strength at room temperature were investigated. Results show that the directionally solidified microstructure is composed of primary(Nb, X)ss dendrites and(Nb, X)ss/α-(Nb, X)5Si3 eutectic cells aligning with the growth direction. The formation of bulk Nb3Si is suppressed. With an increase in withdrawal rate, the dendrite arm spacing of(Nb, X)ss decreases, and the(Nb, X)ss/α-(Nb, X)5Si3 eutectic cells become finer and distribute homogeneously. Directional solidification can significantly improve the room temperature fracture toughness, especially the alloy with a withdrawal rate of 6 mm·min-1; its average value reaches 14.1 MPa·m0.5, about 34% higher than that of the alloy without directional solidification. The withdrawal rate has obvious effect on tensile strength, and the tensile strength is improved from 200 MPa to 429 MPa as the withdrawal rate increases from 1.2 mm·min-1 to 1.8 mm·min-1. After heat treatment, the primary(Nb, X)ss branches become coarser; both the room temperature fracture toughness and tensile strength of the alloys solidified at 1.2 and 6 mm·min-1are somewhat lower than the corresponding values of the alloy without heat treatment, while they are higher than the corresponding values of the alloy without heat treatment when solidified at 18 mm·min-1.
基金Project(51071124)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(CX200605)supported by the Doctorate Foundation of Northwestern Polytechnical University,ChinaProject(20096102110012)supported by a Special Research Fund for Doctoral Disciplines in Colleges and Universities of the Ministry of Education,China
基金Projects(51371145,51431003,U1435201,51401166)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(B080401)supported by the Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities,China
基金Project (51071124) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (20096102110012) supported by the Ministry of Education, China Project (07-TP-2008) supported by the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing in Northwestern Polytechnical University,China
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51271027)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2013AA031601)
文摘Abstract The as-cast microstructures and solidification paths of the Nb-Si-Ti ternary alloys in the NbsSi3-TisSi3 region were investigated. Since there exist some isomor- phous compounds in the NbsSi3-TisSi3 region, such as aNbsSi3 with B3Cr5 prototype, 13NbsSi3 with Si3W5 pro- totype, 7NbsSi3 with MnsSi3 prototype, and TisSi3 with MnsSi3 prototype, the primary solidification areas of these compounds were not typically indentified in previous experiments. In the present paper, the microstructure observation, the phase identification, and the composition measurement were performed using scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and electron probe microanalysis （EPMA）, respectively. No ternary compound is found. There exist three primary solidification areas, 13Nbs_x（Ti）xSi3, ~Nbs_x（Ti）xSi3, and Tis-x（Nb）xSi3 in the NbsSi3-TisSi3 region. Together with the literaturereported experimental data and optimization results, the liquidus projection of the whole Nb-Si-Ti ternary system is constructed, and totally ten primary solidification areas-- diamond-Si, Nb1-x（Ti）xSi2, Ti1-x（Nb）xSi2, Ti1-x（Nb）xSi, Ti5-x（Nb）xSi4, βNb5-x（Ti）xSi3,αNb5-x（Ti）xSi3, Ti5-x （Nb）xSi3, （Nb,Ti）3Si, and BCC--and nine transitional invariant reactions-L ＋ Nb1-x（Ti）xSi2 → Ti1-x（Nb）x Si2 ＋ Si, L ＋ Nb1-x（Ti）xSi2 → Ti1-x（Nb）xSi2 ＋ Ti5- （Nb）xSi4, L ＋ Ti5-x（Nb）xSi4 → Ti1-x（Nb）xSi2 ＋ Ti1-x （Nb）xSi, L ＋ 13Nb5-x（Ti）5Si3→ Nb1-x（Ti）xSi2 ＋ Ti5-x （Nb）xSi4, L ＋ βNb5-x（Ti）xSi3→b5-x（Ti）xSi3 ＋Ti5-x （Nb）xSi4, L ＋ αNb5-x（Ti）αSi3 → Ti5-x（Nb）xSi3 ＋ Ti5-x（Nb）x Si4, L ＋ αNb5-x（Ti）xSi3 →βNb5-x（Ti）xSi3 ＋ Ti5-x（Nb）xSi3, L ＋ βNb5-xTb-xSi3 → Ti5-x（Nb）xSi3 ＋ （Nb,Ti）3Si, and L ＋ （Nb,Ti）3Si → Ti5-x（Nb）xSi3 ＋ BCC are confirmed.
