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Title: X-ray Study of Pd[subscript 40]Cu[subscript 30]Ni[subscript 10]P[subscript 20] Bulk Metallic Glass Brazing Filler For Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloy

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OSTI ID:1009022

Crystalline precipitates in a bulk-metallic-glass (BMG) braze were investigated with an intense x-ray microbeam. The precipitates were found in the Pd{sub 40}Cu{sub 30}P{sub 20}Ni{sub 10} BMG braze matrix after joining crystalline Ti-6Al-7Nb. However, the role (if any) played by the precipitates in improving the mechanical bond of the BMG/crystalline joint is unknown. X-ray microdiffraction and microfluorescence measurements from small sample volumes were made with an {approx} 0.5 x 0.5 {micro}m2 beam. Spatially-resolved Laue diffraction and x-ray fluorescence measurements were made on several second-phase crystals within the BMG matrix. Although precipitate crystals with the observed compositions were anticipated to be predominantly hexagonal, one of the crystals was found to be cubic or tetragonal. The instrumentation includes capabilities for 3D depth-resolved measurements of crystal structure and for fluorescence analysis of elemental composition. Depth profiling gave information about the grain distribution and morphology in the BMG matrix.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1009022
Resource Relation:
Conference: THERMEC 2006, 5th International Conference;July 4-8, 2006;Vancouver, Canada
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH