The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title Thermal Stability and Mechanical Properties of TiAl-Nb Alloys Containing Si and C
Authors 김정환(J. H. Kim); 김성웅(S. W Kim); 이호년(H. N. Lee); 김민철(M. C. Kim); 오명훈(M. H. Oh); 위당문(D. M. Wee)
Page pp.648-655
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords TiAl; Seeding technique; Directional solidification; Lamellar orientation; Thermal stability
Abstract Thermal stability of the lamellar microstructure in TiAI-Nb alloys containing Si and C was investigated by partial melting experiments. The proper compositions which have enough thermal stability to be used as a seed material were found for TiAl-Nb-Si-C alloy system. The lamellar microstructure of the Ti-44.5A1-3Nb-0.6Si-0.2C and Ti-45Al-2Nb-0.6Si-0.2C alloys was successfully aligned parallel to the growth direction by directional solidification using Ti-44.5A1-3Nb-0.6Si-0.2C alloy as a seed material. The DS ingots of these alloys exhibited a excellent combination of room-temperature ductility (8.5%) and high-temperature yield strength (700 MPa at 800℃). Nb was not an effective element to improve the lamellar stability. However, adding a small amount of Si and C to the TiAl-Nb system was very effective to improve the thermal stability of the lamellar microstructure.