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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 α-case Interfacial Reaction Behavior of Al2O3 Mold Containing Interstitial and Substitutional Compounds for Titanium Investment Casting
Authors 최봉재(Bong Jae Choi); 이슬(Seul Lee); 김영직(Young Jig Kim)
DOI https://doi.org/10.3365/KJMM.2011.49.7.577
Page pp.577-582
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords titanium; Liquid; solidification; microstructure; X-ray diffraction
Abstract The newly developed α-case controlled mold material for Ti investment castings was suggested in this research. The Al2O3 mold containing interstitial TiO2 and substitutional Ti3Al was manufactured by the reaction between Al2O3 and Ti. It is obvious that as the TiO2 and Ti3Al content in the mold surface were increased, the depth of the interfacial reaction was significantly reduced. In addition, substitutional Ti5Si3 in the mold surface owing to the reaction between Ti and SiO2 from the binder was effective for α-case reduction. Therefore, the α-case reduction was accomplished by the diffusion barrier effect of interstitial TiO2, substitutional Ti3Al and Ti5Si3.