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Title: Effects of processing on the mechanical properties and oxidation behavior of Al{sub 2}Ti

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OSTI ID:72550
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  1. Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  2. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. Inc., Wilmington, DE (United States). Central Research and Development

Al{sub 2}Ti is a promising material for use in elevated temperature structural applications. It has a lower density than Ti{sub 3}Al and TiAl. The authors have previously shown that the compressive yield strength of Al{sub 2}Ti is higher than that of similarly processed TiAl and Al{sub 3}Ti between room temperature and 900 C. In this study, two additional processing methods were utilized to produce the material: uniaxial hot pressing of rapidly solidified powder and hot forging of cast ingots. Effects of hot forging or annealing of as-cast Al{sub 2}Ti on the microhardness and load for crack initiation were studied. The microhardness and crack initiation load were also used to compare powder processed material consolidated either by hot pressing or hot isostatic pressing. The oxidation behavior of as-cast, cast and hot isostatically pressed (cast and hip`ed), and powder processed and hip`ed (PP) Al{sub 2}Ti was also investigated. The oxidation tests were performed in air at 815 C and 982 C for 100 hr. PP Al{sub 2}Ti exhibited the lowest weight gain and as-cast exhibited the highest. Al{sub 2}Ti shows superior oxidation resistance compared to Ti{sub 3}Al- and TiAl- based alloys tested under similar conditions and shows comparable oxidation resistance to Al{sub 3}Ti at 800 C. SEM/EDS was used to study the morphological development of the oxide scale and to identify the chemical constituents present in the various layers of the scale.

OSTI ID:
72550
Report Number(s):
CONF-941144-; ISBN 1-55899-265-0; TRN: IM9530%%162
Resource Relation:
Conference: Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, MA (United States), 28 Nov - 9 Dec 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of High-temperature ordered intermetallic alloys VI: Part 2. Materials Research Society symposium proceedings Volume 364; Horton, J. [ed.] [Oak Ridge National Lab., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]; Baker, I. [ed.] [Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (United States)]; Hanada, Shuji [ed.] [Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)]; Noebe, R.D. [ed.] [NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH (United States)]; Schwartz, D.S. [ed.] [McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, St. Louis, MO (United States)]; PB: 760 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English