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Microstructures and Mechanical Behavior of Two-Phase Niobium Silicide-Niobium Alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

M. G. Mendiratta
Affiliation:
Universal Energy Systems, Inc., Dayton, OH 45432-1894
D. M. Dimiduk
Affiliation:
AFWAL/MLLM, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-6533
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Abstract

In the Nb-Si system, it is possible to produce in-situ composites consisting of a brittle Nb5Si3 intermetallic matrix and ductile Nb particles. The two phases are thermochemically stable up to ∼ 1500∼C and are amenable to wide microstructural variations including morphology, volume fraction, and the size of the individual microconstituents. This paper presents microstructures and phase transformations in these composites as a function of composition and heat treatments and bend properties from room-temperature to 1400°C.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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