Affiliation: | a Tokyo Institute of Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan b Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals and Ceramics Division, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6115, USA |
Abstract: | To investigate tensile mechanical behavior, tensile tests were conducted at room temperature and 1273 K on three-phase alloys consisting of the E21 Co3AlC, B2 CoAl and (Co) primary solid solution. The alloy containing a large volume fraction of E21 phase exhibits excellent ductility, exceeding 5% plastic strain at room temperature, while the alloy with a considerable amount of coarse B2 phase particles shows zero ductility. In this study, microstructure control was used to improve the ambient temperature ductility of the E21/B2/(Co) three-phase alloys. Hot forging and subsequent heat treatments were performed aiming at eliminating solidification defects and minimizing the heterogeneity of the as-cast microstructure. These thermomechanical treatments together with compositional control effectively improve the ductility of the E21/B2/(Co) three-phase alloys at ambient temperature and 1273 K. |