Fracture toughness of the eutectic alloy Al3Nb-Nb2Al

Presenting high fracture toughness is a decisive condition to any structural material, and when considering brittle alloys, the Vickers indentation method to determine fracture toughness is an interesting alternative. Like many other intermetallics, the Al3Nb–Nb2Al eutectic alloy shows high strength...

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Published in:Materials letters 2003-08, Vol.57 (24-25), p.3949-3953
Main Authors: Triveño Rios, C, Ferrandini, P, Caram, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
Crystal structure
Deformation and fracture
Exact sciences and technology
Fatigue, brittleness, fracture, and cracks
Hardness
Intermetallic compounds
Mechanical and acoustical properties of condensed matter
Mechanical properties
Mechanical properties of solids
Microstructure
Physics
Tribology and hardness
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Summary:Presenting high fracture toughness is a decisive condition to any structural material, and when considering brittle alloys, the Vickers indentation method to determine fracture toughness is an interesting alternative. Like many other intermetallics, the Al3Nb–Nb2Al eutectic alloy shows high strength at high temperatures and low fracture toughness at room temperature. Al3Nb–Nb2Al samples, both in the as-solidified condition and in the directionally solidified condition, had their hardness and fracture toughness determined by the Vickers indentation method. Lower values of hardness were found when higher loads were used, and fracture toughness was found to be about 2.0 MPa m1/2. The as-solidified condition is harder and less tough, and when fracture occurs, cracks always develop by cleavage.
ISSN:0167-577X
1873-4979
DOI:10.1016/S0167-577X(03)00245-3