S. Biswas et Ra. Varin, EVOLUTION OF MICROSTRUCTURES IN THE NICKEL MODIFIED TITANIUM TRIALUMINIDES NEAR THE L1(2) PHASE FIELD, Metallurgical and materials transactions. A, Physical metallurgy andmaterials science, 27(1), 1996, pp. 5-17
This study focuses upon the evolution of microstructures during solidi
fication processing of several intermetallic alloys around the Ll(2) p
hase in the Al-rich corner of the Al-Ti-Ni ternary system. The alloys
were produced by double induction melting and subsequent homogenizatio
n followed by furnace cooling. The microstructure was characterized by
means of optical and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispers
ive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis and X-ray diffraction. The microstruct
ural evolution in homogenized alloys was dependent on both nickel and
titanium content. Very fine precipitates of Al2Ti were observed within
the Ll(2) phase in alloys containing 62 to 65 at. pet Al and at least
25 at. pct Ti. The Al2Ti precipitates are stable at least up to 1000
degrees C and undergo complete dissolution at 1200 degrees C. In alloy
s containing around 66 at. pct Al and 25 to 31 at. pct Ti, phases such
as Al3Ti, Al5Ti2, and Al11Ti5 were observed. A modified room temperat
ure isotherm in the Al-Ti-Ni ternary system is proposed, taking into a
ccount the existence of Al2Ti, Al11Ti5, Al5Ti2, and Al3Ti in equilibri
um with the Ll(2) phase. It seems that at room temperature, the Ll(2)
phase field for homogenized alloys is extremely small. It will be prac
tically impossible to obtain a single-phase microstructure at room tem
perature in the Al-Ti-Ni ternary alloys after homogenization at 1000 d
egrees C followed by furnace cooling.