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The compctition between martensite and omega in quenched Ti-Nb alloys

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Abstract

A careful experimental study of the phase transformations which occur in annealed β phase Ti-Nb alloys during quenching has been completed. The compctition of the α″ and ω phases to form in alloys of 20 to 70 at. pct Nb was investigated as a function of quench rate and alloy composition. Particular attention was paid to the interstitial content and chemical homogeneity of the alloys. The martensitic α″ phase was found only in 20 and 25 at. pct Nb alloys, and then only using fast water quenches of ~300 °C/sec. Under slower quench conditions,e.g., ~0.3 to 3 °C/sec, ω phase precipitates were found in these alloys and in 30 and 35 at. pct Nb alloys. Evidence of “diffuse” ω phase precipitation was observed in alloys up to 50 at. pct Nb. Only alloys of 60 and 70 at. pct Nb were found to retain the single phaseβ structure upon quenching. These results constitute the first part of a study of the stable and metastable equilibria of the Ti-Nb alloy system.

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  1. Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, Cornell University, 14853-5001, Ithaca, NY

    D. L. Moffat (Research Associate)

  2. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, and the Applied Superconductivity Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, Madison, WI

    D. C. Larbalestier (Professor in the Materials Science Program)

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Moffat, D.L., Larbalestier, D.C. The compctition between martensite and omega in quenched Ti-Nb alloys. Metall Trans A 19, 1677–1686 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02645135

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