Containerless solidification studies of the 1/1 phase in TI-(MN,CR,FE)-SI-O alloys

  • T. K. Croat
  • , K. F. Kelton
  • , D. Holland-Moritz
  • , T. J. Rathz
  • , M. B. Robinson

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Abstract

The nucleation behavior of the 1/1 quasicrystal approximant phase was investigated in Ti-TM-Si-O (TM=Mn, Cr, Fe) alloys made near the stoichiometric composition. Containerless solidification studies were performed using electromagnetic (rf) levitation and drop-tube techniques. The solidification microstructures indicate that α-Ti nucleated first in Ti-Cr-Si-O and β-Ti in Ti-Mn-Si-O alloys; the 1/1 phase nucleated and grew on these titanium oxide dendrites. In Ti-Fe-Si-O alloys, the 1/1 phase nucleated and grew directly from the liquid, allowing information on the nucleation rates to be obtained from undercooling data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43-48
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume553
StatePublished - 1999

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