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Nucleation on thermal history and microstructural evolution of atomized Ti-48Al nano and micro-powders

  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • University of Bristol
  • Northumbria University
  • Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials

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Abstract

An analytical approach was developed to investigate nucleation, recalescence and growth of Ti-48Al (at.%) alloy droplets during their flight in a gas atomization process. Evolution of microstructure of the solidified powders was quantitatively investigated using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and electron back-scatter diffraction. Relationships among the initial number of nuclei, liquid/solid interface velocity and cooling rate have been established. Results showed that statistical nucleation events increased exponentially with increasing droplet size, and the powder microstructures Delivered wereby transformed from a twinned spherical segment BV into a concentric liquid/solid interface geometry. Variations of initial temperature, cooling rate and solid fraction of the droplets as a function of cooling durations for the Scientific droplets with various sizes were investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)603-610
Number of pages8
JournalNanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters
Volume7
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2015

Keywords

  • Cooling rate
  • Gas atomization
  • Microstructure
  • Nucleation
  • TiAl alloy

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