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MATHABATHE, M.N. et al. Deformation and fracture behaviour of the γ-TiAl based intermetallic alloys. J. S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. [online]. 2021, vol.121, n.4, pp.169-174. ISSN 2411-9717.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2411-9717/1344/2021.

The ß-solidifying g-TAl intermetallic alloys of nominal composition Ti-48Al (binary alloy), Ti-48Al-2Nb (ternary alloy), Ti-48Al-2Nb-0.7Cr (quaternary alloy), and Ti-48Al-2Nb-0.7Cr-0.3Si (quinary alloy) (in at.%) were developed. The materials produced were tensile tested at room temperature. The as-cast microstructures and fracture surfaces of the tensile tested specimens were examined using conventional metallographic methods. Microstructural examination indicated that the alloys were comprised of lamellar structures (a₂+γ) embedded in columnar dendritic cores in the as-cast condition. However, the quinary alloy contained a T₅Si₃ second phase. The alloys exhibited no detectable ductility during tensile deformation, indicating the brittleness of all the materials. The fracture surfaces revealed that the alloys failed by translamellar fracture with correspondingly few cleavage facets.

Palabras clave : γ-TlAl based alloys; ß-solidifying; translamellar fracture.

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