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Title: Relationship of microstructure and mechanical properties for V-Cr-Ti alloys

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OSTI ID:10188914
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  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
  2. Chicago Univ., IL (United States)

Relation of composition, number density, and diameter of precipitates in microstructures of unalloyed V and V-Cr-Ti alloys to the yield strength, hardness, creep stress, and ductile-brittle transition temperature (DBTT) for these materials was determined from analytical electron microscopy analyses of precipitates in these materials and from mechanical properties data. Unalloyed V and V-Cr-Ti alloys with {le}3 wt. % Ti contained VC and TI(CNO) precipitates that were coherent with the matrix. The most common precipitates in the alloys were Ti(C{sub 1-x-y}N{sub x}O{sub y}) that were non-coherent with the matrix. The number density of non-coherent precipitates was maximum in V-3Ti and V-5Cr-3Ti alloys, and the average diameter of non-coherent precipitates was minimum in V-(1--3)Ti and V-5Cr-3Ti alloys. The increase of yield strength and hardness of V on alloying with Ti and Cr was shown to be primarily due to coherent precipitate, solute-atom misfit, and shear-modulus difference effects. The creep stress for rupture in 1000 hours was related to the number density of precipitates, whereas the DBTT was related to the volume fraction of precipitates.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
10188914
Report Number(s):
ANL/ET/CP-80862; CONF-930928-9; ON: DE94001431; TRN: 93:024102
Resource Relation:
Conference: 6. international conference on fusion reactor materials,Stresa (Italy),27 Sep - 1 Oct 1993; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English