Toughening and strengthening behavior of an Nb-8Si-20Ti-6Hf alloy with addition of Cr

  • J. Sha*
  • , C. Yang
  • , J. Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The microstructure, fracture toughness and effect of temperature on the strength of Nb-8Si-20Ti-6Hf-(6,10,14)Cr alloys were studied. Fracture toughness was decreased by addition of Cr. It is interesting that, up to 1150 °C, the hardness or strength was improved by addition of Cr, whereas above that temperature the strength decreased. As the Cr content increased from 6 to 14 at.%, the yield strength σ0.2 increased from 268 to 313 MPa at 1150 °C, but decreased from 125 to 85 MPa at 1350 °C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)859-862
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume62
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2010

Keywords

  • Fracture toughness
  • High-temperature strength
  • Intermetallics
  • Microstructure

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