Purification in the interaction between yttria mould and Nb-silicide-based alloy during directional solidification: A novel effect of yttrium

  • Limin Ma
  • , Xiaoxia Tang
  • , Bin Wang
  • , Lina Jia
  • , Sainan Yuan
  • , Hu Zhang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Nb-silicide-based alloys were directionally solidified in yttria moulds. As a result of thermal dissociation of yttria, the alloys were slightly contaminated with oxygen, which caused a competitive oxidation between yttrium and hafnium. The addition of 0.15 at.% yttrium reduced the oxygen increment by 42%, because the buoyant inclusions concentrated around the top surface. The yttrium addition caused a significant purification of the interaction between the yttria mould and the Nb-silicide-based alloys during the directional solidification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-236
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume67
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2012

Keywords

  • Ceramics
  • Directional solidification
  • Nb-silicide-based alloy
  • Rare earth

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