The stress anomaly in FeAl–Fe3Al alloys

The anomalous stress peak observed near 500-600 DGC in Fe-Al alloys has now been convincingly explained using a model of hardening by immobile thermal vacancies on the lower temperature side of the peak and the loss of hardening as these vacancies become mobile at higher temperatures. The large numb...

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Published in:Intermetallics 2005-12, Vol.13 (12), p.1269-1274
Main Authors: Morris, D.G., Muñoz-Morris, M.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The anomalous stress peak observed near 500-600 DGC in Fe-Al alloys has now been convincingly explained using a model of hardening by immobile thermal vacancies on the lower temperature side of the peak and the loss of hardening as these vacancies become mobile at higher temperatures. The large numbers of vacancies required for such hardening are associated with compositions close to stoichiometry, i.e. 40-50%Al, raising the question of whether such a vacancy hardening model can be adopted for Fe3Al alloys, which show a similar stress peak anomaly. Examination of data on vacancy formation over the entire range of composition, Fe-Fe3Al-FeAl, shows that, indeed, a vacancy hardening model appears capable of explaining the stress anomaly for both FeAl and Fe3Al.
ISSN:0966-9795
DOI:10.1016/j.intermet.2004.08.012