Effect of Fe on the high temperature oxidation of TiAl alloys

An alloy of 51.23Ti−48.73Al−0.4Fe (at.%) was oxidized at 800, 900 and 1000°C in air to determine the effect of Fe on oxidation. The scales formed consisted of an outer TiO₂ layer, an intermediate Al₂O₃ layer, and an inner mixed (TiO₂ Al₂O₃) layer, typical of conventional TiAl alloys. A small amount of dissolved Fe ions was weakly segregated in the outer TiO₂ layer and also in the inner (TiO₂−Al₂O₃) mixed layer. Ti₂AIN and TiN were detected in the scale in some instances. A thin, oxygen-affected Ti₃Al sublayer formed at the oxide-substrate interface. The overall oxidation kinetics and the scale morphology were not affected by Fe-addition.