The Effect of Nb Addition on the Microstructure and the High-Temperature Strength of Fe3Al Aluminide

Petr Kratochvíl1, Martin Švec2, Robert Král1, Jozef Veselý1, Pavel Lukáč1, Tomáš Vlasák3
1Department of Physics of Materials, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague 2, Czech Republic
2Department of Material Science, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
3Laboratory of High Temperature Materials, SVUM, a.s., Prague 9, Czech Republic

Tóm tắt

The microstructural and high-temperature mechanical properties of Fe–26Al–xNb (x = 3 and 5 at. pct) are compared. The alloys were investigated “as cast” and after hot rolling at 1473 K (1200 °C). Scanning electron microscopes equipped with EDS and EBSD were used for the microstructure and phase identification. The addition of 3 at. pct of Nb into the Fe3Al matrix leads to the formation of C14 λ—Laves phase (Fe,Al)2Nb (LP) particles spread in the Fe3Al matrix, while an eutectic with thin lamellae of LP C14 λ—Laves phase (Fe,Al)2Nb and matrix is also formed in the iron aluminide with 5 at. pct of Nb. The presence of incoherent precipitates is connected with the enhancement of the high-temperature strength and creep resistance.

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