Enhancing High-Temperature Creep Resistance of In Situ TiAl-Based Matrix Composite by Low Volume Fraction of Ti₂AlC Particles

Abstract:

Samples of TiAl-based matrix in-situ composite with the chemical composition Ti-46.4Al-5.1Nb-1C-0.2B (at.%) reinforced with a low volume fraction of primary Ti₂AlC particles were prepared by vacuum induction melting in graphite crucibles and centrifugal casting into graphite moulds. The hot isostatic pressing (HIP) of the as-cast samples and subsequent heat treatments leads to the formation of equiaxed grains with fully lamellar α₂(Ti₃Al) + γ (TiAl) microstructure and uniformly distributed Ti₂AlC and TiB particles. The minimum creep rates of the in-situ composite are significantly lower compared to those measured for the counterpart low carbon benchmark alloy with the chemical composition Ti-47Al-5.2Nb-0.2C-0.2B (at.%) at temperatures ranging from 800 to 900 °C and applied stress of 200 MPa. The studied in-situ composite shows also significantly improved creep resistance compared to that of some TiAl-based alloys with fully lamellar, convoluted and pseudo-duplex microstructures at a temperature of 800 °C and applied stress of 200 MPa.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1016)
• Pages: 792-797
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1016.792
• Online since: January 2021
• Authors: Juraj Lapin*, Kateryna Kamyshnykova
• Keywords: Composites, Creep, Microstructure, TiAl, Titanium Aluminides

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