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Evolution of microstructures in the nickel modified titanium trialuminides near the L12 phase field

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This study focuses upon the evolution of microstructures during solidification processing of several intermetallic alloys around the Ll2 phase in the Al-rich corner of the Al-Ti-Ni ternary system. The alloys were produced by double induction melting and subsequent homogenization followed by furnace cooling. The microstructure was characterized by means of optical and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis and X-ray diffraction. The microstructural evolution in homogenized alloys was dependent on both nickel and titanium content. Very fine precipitates of Al2Ti were observed within the Ll2 phase in alloys containing 62 to 65 at. pct Al and at least 25 at. pct Ti. The Al2Ti precipitates are stable at least up to 1000 °C and undergo complete dissolution at 1200 °C. In alloys containing around 66 at. pct Al and 25 to 31 at. pct Ti, phases such as Al3Ti, Al5Ti2, and Al11Ti5 were observed. A modified room temperature isotherm in the Al-Ti-Ni ternary system is proposed, taking into account the existence of Al2Ti, Al11Ti5, Al5Ti2, and Al3Ti in equilibrium with the Ll2 phase. It seems that at room temperature, the Ll2 phase field for homogenized alloys is extremely small. It will be practically impossible to obtain a single-phase microstructure at room temperature in the Al-Ti-Ni ternary alloys after homogenization at 1000 °C followed by furnace cooling.

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  1. Greening Donald Co. Ltd., N0B 1T0, Erin, ON, Canada

    S. Biswas (Process Engineer)

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    R. A. Varin (Professor of Materials Science and Engineering)

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Biswas, S., Varin, R.A. Evolution of microstructures in the nickel modified titanium trialuminides near the L12 phase field. Metall Mater Trans A 27, 5–17 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02647742

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