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Elevated temperature mechanical properties of reaction synthesized Fe{sub 3}Al

Journal Article · · Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia
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  1. Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Idaho National Engineering Lab.

Fe{sub 3}Al produced by reaction synthesis was found to have higher yield strength over a wide range of temperatures compared to material of similar composition produced by conventional hot extrusion of prealloyed powder. The increase in strength is attributed to the smaller grain size of the reaction synthesized material. Essentially equal strain rate sensitivity has been observed for the materials produced by the different methods, with a maximum strain rate sensitivity coefficient of about 0.3. Super plasticity is not observed in the reaction synthesized material despite the material having a fine, stable, grain size. This is attributed primarily to particle pinning of the grain boundaries, and suggests that superplastic deformation is not necessarily expected to be a general property of iron aluminides in which a fine grained microstructure is formed.

DOE Contract Number:
AC07-94ID13223
OSTI ID:
69687
Journal Information:
Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, Journal Name: Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 32; ISSN 0956-716X; ISSN SCRMEX
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English