Reaction zone microstructure in a Ti3Al + Nb/SiC composite |
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Authors: | S. F. Baumann P. K. Brindley S. D. Smith |
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Affiliation: | (1) ALCOA Technical Center, Alcoa Center, 15069, PA;(2) NASA Lewis Research Center, 44135 Cleveland, OH |
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Abstract: | A composite of Ti-25Al-13Nb (atomic percent) matrix with a continuous SiC fiber (SCS-6) reinforcement was fabricated by hot pressing powder cloths and mats of fiber. The fiber/matrix reaction zone was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy/analytical electron microscopy (TEM/AEM) techniques. The extent of reaction was determined, phases were identified, and solute partitioning among the phases was determined. It was found that the matrix had reacted only with a portion of the carbon-rich outer layer of the SCS-6 fiber. The reaction zone contained two concentric zones which are distinguished by the presence of different carbide phases. Both zones contained a hexagonal Si-bearing phase, and one of the zones also contained some fine scattered porosity. The results are discussed with reference to available phase equilibria data. This paper is based on a presentation made in the symposium “Interfaces and Surfaces of Titanium Materials” presented at the 1988 TMS/AIME fall meeting in Chicago, IL, September 25–29, 1988, under the auspices of the TMS Titanium Committee. |
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