Relative phase stability of L12 and DO22/DO23 structures in Al3Nb, Al3Zr and Al3V compounds

Perrin, Alice E.; Zhong, Weicheng; Osetskiy, Yuri; Plotkowski, Alex; Joslin, Chase B.; An, Ke; Keum, Jong K.; Veith, Gabriel M.; Dehoff, Ryan R.; Yang, Ying

doi:10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108750

Relative phase stability of L1₂ and DO₂₂/DO₂₃ structures in Al₃Nb, Al₃Zr and Al₃V compounds

Journal Article · Tue Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · Intermetallics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108750· OSTI ID:3002919

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division

The relative stability of the different tri-aluminide (Al₃M) phases in three binary systems (M = Zr, Nb and V) was assessed for their potential to form fine cubic L1₂ precipitates in additively manufactured alloys. Supersaturated thin films of Al-(8–30) at% M were sputtered and heat treated during in-situ x-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements to observe the temperature ranges of stability for each phase. As-sputtered films were then processed with laser tracks simulating additive manufacturing solidification conditions, and the formation of phases in the laser tracks was correlated with density functional theory (DFT) and nucleation rate calculations. We found that the metastable L1₂ structure is highly competitive with the stable DO₂₃ structure in the Al-Zr system, but much less stable than the DO₂₂ structure in the Al-Nb system, and both the DO₂₂ and Al₈V₅ structure in the Al-V system. Furthermore, these experimental results were found to be in good agreement with the DFT and kinetic calculations, as we determined that the metastable L1₂ in Al-Zr only requires a small amount of undercooling to favor its nucleation over the stable DO₂₃, suggesting additive manufacturing can be a viable pathway to develop Al-Zr alloys strengthened by a high volume fraction of L1₂ Al₃Zr phase.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 3002919

Journal Information:: Intermetallics, Journal Name: Intermetallics Vol. 182; ISSN 0966-9795

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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