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Heavy Ion induced Damage and Disorder in Intermetallic Compounds with the B2 Structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

John L. Brimhall
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352
Homer E. Kissinger
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352
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Abstract

Although the B2-type intermetallic compounds, NiAl, FeAl, NiTi and FeTi all maintained a high degree of order during irradiation, metastable phase formation was observed. Dislocation loops and network developed in NiAl and FeAl during irradiation and a nickel rich, fcc phase, most likely disordered Ni3Al, formed in NiAl after high doses. The build-up of constitutional vacancies (excess vacancies on Ni sites) and subsequent elemental partitioning of Ni and Al can explain the formation of a nickel rich phase in NiAl. No metastable phases formed in FeAl. Dislocation loop structures did not develop in NiTi or FeTi, rather a transformation to an amorphous phase occurred at relatively low doses. The amorphous transformation results when the free energy of the crystal lattice containing a high defect concentration exceeds the free energy of the amorphous configuration.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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