Evolution of ordered {omega} phases in (Zr{sub 3}Al)-Nb alloys
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India). Materials Science Div.
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Metallurgy Div.
Microstructural investigations on rapidly solidified Zr{sub 3}Al based alloys (binary Zr{sub 3}Al and ternary Zr{sub 3}Al-3Nb and Zr{sub 3}Al-10Nb) have revealed some unusual phase transformation sequences. The Zr{sub 5}Al{sub 3} phase (D8{sub 8} structure) has been found to occur in both the rapidly solidified ternary alloys unlike in the rapidly solidified stoichiometric Zr{sub 3}Al alloy in which the ZrAl phase (B8{sub 2} structure) has been found to be present. The evolution of the D8{sub 8} phase, which could be regarded as one of the ordered derivatives of the {omega} phase, could be described in terms of a superimposition of replacive and displacive ordering waves in the {beta} phase. The orientation relationship between the {beta} and the D8{sub 8} phases has been established. The microstructural changes occurring in the rapidly solidified Zr{sub 3}Al-Nb alloys during aging have been examined. It has been found that on aging the D8{sub 8} phase gets transformed into the B8{sub 2} phase which, on continued aging, transforms to other metastable and equilibrium phases, depending upon the aging temperature. The observed sequence of phase transformations involving different structurally related phases has been along the direction of progressively close packed structures. The symmetry changes associated with the sequence of {omega} related transformations have been summarized in the form of a symmetry tree.
- OSTI ID:
- 338433
- Journal Information:
- Acta Materialia, Vol. 47, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: 10 Mar 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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