Ordered omega derivatives in (Zr{sub 3}Al)-Nb alloys
- Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai (India). Materials Science Div.
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Materials Science and Engineering Lab.
Various kinds of phase transformation, viz., spinodal decomposition, omega transformation, precipitation reactions and martensitic transformation can be induced in ternary (Zr{sub 3}Al)-Nb alloys in conditions far removed from equilibrium. Transformation sequences in alloys containing 3% niobium are described and rationalized in terms of some basic tendencies such as phase separation and chemical ordering in the {beta} (bcc) phase and displacive omega and {beta} to {alpha} (hcp) transformations. Microstructures of rapidly solidified alloy showed a distribution of cuboidal (D8{sub 8} phase) particles in the {beta} matrix. The periodic arrangement of these particles along the <100>{sub {beta}} directions was indicative of a spinodal transformation which preceded their formation. The {beta} {r_arrow} D8{sub 8} transformation could be accomplished by the superimposition of three processes, namely, chemical ordering, lattice collapse akin to {omega} transformation and vacancy ordering. During isothermal aging the D8{sub 8} phase transformed into the B8{sub 2} phase. The observed lattice correspondence and transformation morphology suggested that the D8{sub 8} to B8{sub 2} structural change involved the replacement of structural vacancies in the former by zirconium atoms without any reconstitution of the lattice. The evolution of the equilibrium Zr{sub 3}Al (L1{sub 2} structure) phase during prolonged aging were also studied.
- OSTI ID:
- 323481
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-971201--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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