IMPURITIES, TOUGHNESS AND INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS - AN OVERVIEW

Authors
POPE DP
Citation
Dp. Pope, IMPURITIES, TOUGHNESS AND INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS - AN OVERVIEW, Physica status solidi. a, Applied research, 160(2), 1997, pp. 481-486
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physica status solidi. a, Applied research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00318965
Volume
160
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
481 - 486
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-8965(1997)160:2<481:ITAIC->2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The possible role of impurities in affecting the ductility of intermet allic compounds is reviewed using the behavior of three different comp ounds as examples: Ni3Al, TiA(l), and NiAl. It is shown that the roles of crystal structure, environment and microstructure are at least as important as impurities and that the effects of impurities can only be clearly seen after these other factors are also controlled in the exp eriment.