Hostname: page-component-76fb5796d-25wd4 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-25T19:36:14.075Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Microstructures of LENS™ Deposited Nb-Si Alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Ryan R. Dehoff ,
Peter M. Sarosi ,
Peter C. Collins ,
Hamish L. Fraser  and
Michael J. Mills
Ryan R. Dehoff
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43201, U.S.A.
Peter M. Sarosi
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43201, U.S.A.
Peter C. Collins
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43201, U.S.A.
Hamish L. Fraser
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43201, U.S.A.
Michael J. Mills
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43201, U.S.A.
Get access

Abstract

Nb-Si “in-situ” metal matrix composites consist of Nb3Si and Nb5Si3 intermetallic phases in a body centered cubic Nb solid solution, and show promising potential for elevated temperature structural applications. Cr and Ti have been shown to increase the oxidation resistance and metal loss rate at elevated temperatures compared to the binary Nb-Si system. In this study, the LENS™ (Laser Engineered Net Shaping) process is being implemented to construct the Nb-Ti-Cr-Si alloy system from elemental powder blends. Fast cooling rates associated with LENS™ processing yield a reduction in microstructural scale over conventional alloy processes such as directional solidification. Other advantages of LENS™ processing include the ability to produce near net shaped components with graded compositions as well as a more uniform microstructure resulting from the negative enthalpy of mixing associated with the silicide phases. Processing parameters can also be varied, resulting in distinct microstructural differences. Deposits were made with varying compositions of Nb, Ti, Cr and Si. The as-deposited as well as heat treated microstructures were examined using SEM and TEM techniques. The influence of composition and subsequent heat treatment on microstructure will be discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 842: Symposium S – Integrative and Interdisciplinary Aspects of Intermetallics , 2004 , S1.11
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

REFERENCES

1. Jackson, M.R., Bewlay, B.P., Rowe, R.G., Skelly, D.W., and Lipsitt, H.A., JOM, Vol 48 No 1, 39–44, (1996).Google Scholar
2. Hofmeister, W., Griffith, M., Ensz, M., Smugeresky, J., JOM, Vol 53 No 9, 30–34, (2001).Google Scholar
3. Schwendner, K., Banerjee, R., Collins, P., Brice, C. and Fraser, H., Scripta Materialia A, Vol. 45 No. 10, 1123–1129 (2001).Google Scholar
4. Bwelay, B. P. and Jackson, M. R. and Lipsitt, H. A., J. Phase Equilibria, Vol. 18, 264 (1997)Google Scholar
5. Subramanian, P. R., Mendiratta, M. G. and Dimiduk, D. M., High Temperature Silicides and Refractory Alloys, Mats. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc., Vol. 322, 491 (1994).Google Scholar
6. Zhao, J.C., Jackson, M.R. and Peluso, L.A., Mat Sci and Eng. A, 372, 21–27, (2003)Google Scholar