The effect of processing variables on the structure and chemistry of Ti-aluminide based LMCS

The effect of processing variables on the growth of a titanium aluminide layer produced from elemental titanium and aluminum foils was examined, with the intention of yielding a titanium–titanium aluminide composite structure. To produce the intermetallic phase in situ, two processing techniques wer...

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Published in:Materials science & engineering. A, Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing, 2002-09, Vol.334 (1), p.280-290
Main Authors: Goda, D.J, Richards, N.L, Caley, W.F, Chaturvedi, M.C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Combustion synthesis
Diffusion bonding
Exact sciences and technology
Laminated metal composites
Metals. Metallurgy
Powder metallurgy. Composite materials
Production techniques
Technology
TiAl 3
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Summary:The effect of processing variables on the growth of a titanium aluminide layer produced from elemental titanium and aluminum foils was examined, with the intention of yielding a titanium–titanium aluminide composite structure. To produce the intermetallic phase in situ, two processing techniques were employed, diffusion bonding and combustion synthesis. Microstructural examination of the titanium aluminide layer revealed striking similarities in the resulting morphology yielded by both processing techniques, in particular for those samples diffusion annealed at lower temperatures (615 °C and below) and those reacted by combustion synthesis. In both cases, an exothermic chemical reaction was responsible for aluminide formation in specimens, and in those samples processed by diffusion bonding, this reaction was observed to be rate controlled by a diffusion mechanism. Chemical analysis of the product aluminide showed the layers to be composed completely of a single phase, TiAl 3, which is believed to be the result of thermodynamic stability of this phase relative to other stable equilibrium phases in the titanium aluminum system. The results of these experiments are discussed with a view of utilizing these processes to optimize the mechanical behavior of titanium aluminide by incorporating it into a laminated metal composite.
ISSN:0921-5093
1873-4936
DOI:10.1016/S0921-5093(01)01894-9