In situ TEM observations on the structural evolution of a nanocrystalline W-Ti alloy at elevated temperatures

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

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Callisti, M.¹  Tichelaar, F. D.²  Polcar, T.³ 

[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Mat Sci & Met, 27 Charles Babbage Rd, Cambridge CB3 0FS, England

[2] Delft Univ Technol, Kavli Inst Nanosci, NL-2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands

[3] Univ Southampton, Fac Engn & Environm, Natl Ctr Adv Tribol Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England

关键词: Physical vapour deposition (PVD);    High-temperature alloys;    Phases separation;    In situ TEM heating;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.03.335

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The thermal stability and nanoscale structural evolution at elevated temperatures of a sputter deposited W-Ti alloy thin film were studied by a combination of ex situ and in situ techniques. XRD, FIB, SEM-EDX and STEM-EDX were used to characterise the film annealed ex situ in vacuum at 1373 K for 48 h. In situ TEM heating experiments were conducted at various temperatures up to 923 K to capture transitional phenomena occurring in the alloy upon heating and cooling. At a microscopic level, the alloy annealed at 1373 K for 48 h transformed from a single-phase beta-(WTi) solid solution into a two-phase alloy consisting of Ti-rich grains in equilibrium with Ti-depleted beta-(WTi) solid solution grains. In situ TEM observations revealed initial Ti segregations along columnar grain boundaries at T similar to 423-573 K, followed by Ti-rich clusters formation in the grains interior at T similar to 573-773 K. The microstructure observed at 923 K remained stable upon cooling to room temperature and consisted of Ti-rich segregations along the columnar grain boundaries and of alternate Ti-rich and Ti-depleted nanoscale domains in the grains interior, which formed a stable dual-phase nanocrystalline structure. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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