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Microstructural Effect on Environmental Embrittlement of Isothermally Forged TiAl-Based Intermetallic Alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

T. Takasugi
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1–1 Gakuen-cho, Sakai, Osaka 599–8531, Japan
T. Tsuyumu
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1–1 Gakuen-cho, Sakai, Osaka 599–8531, Japan
Y. Kaneno
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1–1 Gakuen-cho, Sakai, Osaka 599–8531, Japan
H. Inoue
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1–1 Gakuen-cho, Sakai, Osaka 599–8531, Japan
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Abstract

The TiAl-based (Ti-46Al-7Nb-1.5Cr (at%)) intermetallic alloy was tensile tested in vacuum and air as a function of temperature to investigate microstructural effect on the moisture-induced embrittlement. The reduction in tensile strength (or elongation) due to testing in air diminishes as testing temperature increases. From the fracture strength (or elongation)-temperature curves, it was found that the near gamma grain microstructure was most resistant, and the dual-phase microstructure most susceptible to moisture-induced embrittlement. Also, the moisture-induced embrittlement of the TiAl-based intermetallic alloy with fully lamellar microstructure depends on the lamellar spacing, and reduced with decreasing lamellar spacing.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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