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Effect of Cr Addition on the Phase Equilibria of the Nb-Si System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

B. P. Bewlay
Affiliation:
bewlay@crd.ge.comGE Global Research CenterSchenectady NY 12301United States
Y. Yang
Affiliation:
Ying.Yang@computherm.com, CompuTherm LLC, 437 S. Yellowstone Dr., Madison, WI, 53719, United States
R. L. Casey
Affiliation:
caesey@crd.ge.com, GE Global Research Center, Schenectady, NY, 12301, United States
M. R. Jackson
Affiliation:
jackson@crd.ge.com, GE Global Research Center, Schenectady, NY, 12301, United States
Y. A. Chang
Affiliation:
chang@engr.wisc.edu, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Abstract

Nb-silicide based in-situ composites are promising materials for future high-temperature structural applications. Nb-silicide composites are typically alloyed with Hf, Ti, Cr, and Al to provide a balance of mechanical and environmental properties. A thermodynamic description of the Nb-Cr-Si system has been developed previously in literature based on reported isothermal sections. According to the previously calculated phase diagrams, selected alloys were directionally solidified. The as-solidified microstructures could not be interpreted using the liquidus projection calculated from the existing thermodynamic descriptions. Therefore, an improved thermodynamic description was developed by incorporating the new experimental data.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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