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The response of as-cast structures of 12 alloys in the Ti-Al-Mo system containing 44 to 50 at. pct Al and 2 to 6 at. pct Mo to simple single step heat treatments in the temperature range 1373 to 1673 K is described. The microsegregation patterns present in the cast structure persist to a large extent after heat treatment, especially below 1673 K. However, tentative conclusions regarding phase equilibria in this temperature and composition range are drawn from the results. High-temperature equilibria are dominated by the β, α+β, and α+γ phase fields, while the β+γ phase field dominates equilibrium below 1473 K. Three major types of transformation behavior are observed: a massive α to γ transformation, which occurs within the α phase on quenching from 1673 and 1573 K in alloys centered around the 48 pct Al composition; a eutectoid transformation from α to B2+γ mixtures, which occurs at 1473 K and below in alloys centered around the 48Al-4Mo and 46Al-6Mo compositions; direct γ precipitation in β, which occurs primarily in the 44Al-6Mo composition at 1273 K and below; and finally growth of γ lamellae in α+γ lamellar structures with B2 precipitation on lamellar interfaces, which occurs over a broad range of alloy compositions and temperatures.
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Singh, A.K., Banerjee, D. Transformations in α 2+γ titanium aluminide alloys containing molybdenum: Part II. Heat treatment. Metall Mater Trans A 28, 1745–1753 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-997-0106-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-997-0106-6