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Effect of gallium addition on the microstructure and micromechanical properties of constituents in Nb[sbnd]Si based alloys

  • Enyu Guo
  • , Sudhanshu S. Singh
  • , Carl Mayer
  • , Xianyu Meng
  • , Yanjin Xu
  • , Liangshun Luo
  • , Mingyue Wang
  • , Nikhilesh Chawla*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Arizona State University
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • China Aviation Industry Corporation
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

The effect of gallium addition on the solidification microstructure and micromechanical properties of constituents was investigated in two sets of Nb[sbnd]16Si(1Ga) (in at.%) and Nb[sbnd]16Si[sbnd]22Ti[sbnd]2Cr[sbnd]2Al[sbnd]2Hf(5Ga) (all in at.%) alloys. The addition of gallium was found to promote the formation of Nb5Si3and (Nb,Ti)5Si3phases in Nb[sbnd]16Si[sbnd]1Ga and Nb[sbnd]16Si[sbnd]22Ti[sbnd]2Cr[sbnd]2Al-2Hf[sbnd]5Ga alloys, respectively. Evaluation of micromechanical properties of constituents were done by nanoindentation and micropillar compression testing. Nanoindentation showed that gallium addition reduces hardness and Young's modulus for both Nbssand silicide phases (Nb3Si and (Nb,Ti)5Si3); while it enhances fracture toughness of silicide phases. However, micropillar compressions showed that the addition of gallium decreases the compressive strength of the Nbssphase while increasing the strength of the silicides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)89-100
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume704
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fracture toughness
  • Intermetallic
  • Mechanical property
  • Micropillar compression
  • Nb[sbnd]Si alloy

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