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Effects of long-term aging on ductility of the columbium alloys C-103, Cb-1Zr, and Cb-752 and the molybdenum alloy Mo-TZM

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7345529

A program was conducted to determine if aging embrittlement occurs in the columbium alloys C-103, Cb-1Zr, and Cb-752 or in the molybdenum alloy Mo-TZM. Results showed that aging embrittlement does not occur in C-103, Cb-1Zr, or Mo-TZM during long-term (1000 h) aging at temperatures in the range 700 to 1025 C. In contrast, aging embrittlement did occur in the Cb-752 alloy after similar aging at 900 C. A critical combination of the solute additions W and Zr in Cb-752 led to Zr segregation at grain boundaries during long-term aging. This segregation subsequently resulted in embrittlement as indicated by an increase in the ductile-brittle transition temperature from below -1960 C to about -150 C. (Author) (GRA)

OSTI ID:
7345529
Report Number(s):
N-76-11278; NASA-TN-D-8095; E-8374
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English