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Strengthening of NiAl matrix composites. Annual report, Oct 90-Sep 91

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5906239
Deformation of titanium boride/nickel aluminum composites at high temperatures exhibit low temperature deformation characteristics, and grain size refinement in these composites could account for the strengthening of the composites. Interfaces of TiB2-NiAl and alpha--aluminum oxides--NiAR in TiB2/NiAl composites have been investigated by analytical electron microscopy. Although no consistent crystallographic orientation relationships have been found between NiAl and TiB2 or Al2O3, semicoherent interfaces between alpha-Al2O3 and NiAl have been observed in areas where the low indexed crystallographic planes of alpha-Al2O3 aligned with that of NiAl. No semicoherent interfaces between NiAl and TiB2 have been observed. Silicon segregation was consistently detected by at the TiB2/NiAl interface region. Segregation has not been detected in the alpha-Al2O3-NiAl interface region. The segregation layer observed at the TiB2-NiAl interface is too thin to absorb any of the thermal residual stress.
Research Organization:
Maryland Univ., College Park, MD (United States). Metallurgical Materials Lab.
OSTI ID:
5906239
Report Number(s):
AD-A-242236/8/XAB; MML--1991-1; CNN: N00014-91-J-1353
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English