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The high temperature wetting and corrosion mechanism analysis of Nb by TiAl alloy melt

  • Xianjun Lei
  • , Xiaopeng Wang
  • , Fantao Kong*
  • , Yuyong Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

High temperature corrosion behavior of Nb containing a TiAl melt is studied connecting with grain boundary wetting (GBW). Three intermetallic compounds (IMC) layers are formed and corroded step by step via the TiAl melt. The interfacial morphology and wetting angle evolution are investigated theoretically and experimentally. The morphology of the grooves controlled by interfacial tension, while nonzero wetting angles θd controlled by surface diffusion are established at the roots. By quantitative assessment, when θd is more than 140°, the grooves terminating on a thin sheet, which is responsible for the effective inhibition of further wetting and corrosion.

Original languageEnglish
Article number109316
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume186
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2021

Keywords

  • Grain boundary wetting
  • High temperature corrosion
  • Intermetallic
  • Thermal grooving
  • TiAl alloy

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