The Influence of Niobium on the Interdiffusion Coefficients in α₂ and γ of TiAl Alloys

Abstract:

nterdiffusion coefficients in α2-Ti3Al and γ-TiAl of conventional TiAl and TiAl-8Nb alloy were measured at the temperature ranging from 1273K to 1523K. Single-phase diffusion couples were employed, and the concentration profiles of Al after annealing were measured by an electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA), and the interdiffusion coefficients were calculated according to the Boltzmann-Matano method. The results showed that there was no significant concentration dependence of interdiffusion coefficients for all the alloys with various phases, and the values of interdiffusion coefficients covered three orders of magnitude (E-17-E-14) with the increase of temperature according to Arrhenius law. In α2-Ti3Al and γ-TiAl phase of conventional TiAl alloys, the pre-exponential factor and activation enthalpy were D0=3.95×10-5m2s-1,Q=276KJmol-1 ;D0=7.26×10-5m2s-1,Q=275KJmol-1 respectively. The pre-exponential factor and activation enthalpy were D0=4.54×10-6m2s-1, Q=244KJmol-1 in γ-TiAl phase of TiAl-8Nb alloys. However, the temperature dependence of interdiffusion coefficients in α2-Ti3Al of TiAl-8Nb alloys did not follow Arrhenius laws very well. With the addition of Nb, the interdiffusion coefficients increased significantly in α2-Ti3Al, but changed slightly in γ-TiAl at high temperature.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 747-748)
• Pages: 85-92
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.747-748.85
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Dong Dong Han, Xiang Jun Xu, Lai Qi Zhang, Yong Feng Liang, Jun Pin Lin
• Keywords: Diffusion Couple, Interdiffusion Coefficients, TiAl-8Nb Alloy

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