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The effect of Zr on the formation of Nb/Nb5Si3 lamellar microstructure by eutectoid decomposition reaction of Nb3Si is investigated. It has been shown that the kinetics of the eutectoid decomposition of high-temperature Nb3Si phase into Nb and Nb5Si3 phases are sluggish in the binary Nb-Si system and that they are enhanced by Zr additions. The time-temperature-transformation (TTT) diagram for the decomposition is experimentally determined and the acceleration of the reaction by small Zr addition of 1.5 at. pct is confirmed by comparison with the reported TTT curves of binary and ternary alloys containing Ti. The role of the ternary element on the decomposition kinetics is discussed in terms of crystallographic orientation relationships (ORs) and Zr distribution in the parent Nb3Si phase during solidification.
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This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Beyond Nickel-Base Superalloys,” which took place March 14–18, 2004, at the TMS Spring meeting in Charlotte, NC, under the auspices of the SMD-Corrosion and Environmental Effects Committee, the SMD-High Temperature Alloys Committee, the SMD-Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the SMD-Refractory Metals Committee.
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Miura, S., Aoki, M., Saeki, Y. et al. Effects of Zr on the eutectoid decomposition behavior of Nb3Si into (Nb)/Nb5Si3 . Metall Mater Trans A 36, 489–496 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-005-0162-8
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