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The effect of grain refinement on the room-temperature ductility of as-cast Fe{sub 3}Al-based alloys [electronic resource].

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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1995.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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pages 387-396 : digital, PDF file
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Fe₃Al-based alloys exhibit poor room-temperature ductility in the as-cast condition. In this study, the effect of grain refinement of the as-cast alloy on room-temperature ductility was investigated. Small melts of Fe-28 at. % Al-5 at. % Cr were inoculated with various alloying additions and cast into a 50- x 30- x 30-mm graphite mold. The resulting ingots were examined metallographically for evidence of grain refinement, and three-point bend tests were conducted on samples to assess the effect on room-temperature ductility. Ductility was assumed to correlate with the strain corresponding to the maximum stress obtained in the bend test. The results showed that titanium was extremely effective in grain refinement, although it severely embrittled the alloy in contents exceeding 1%. Boron additions strengthened the alloy significantly, while carbon additions reduced both the strength and ductility. The best ductility was found in an alloy containing titanium, boron, and carbon. In order to verify the results of the grain refinement study, vacuum-induction melts of selected compositions were prepared and cast into a larger 25- x 150- x 100-mm graphite mold. Tensile specimens were machined from the ingots, and specimens were tested at room temperature. The results of the tensile tests agreed with the results of the grain refinement study; in addition, the addition of molybdenum was found to significantly increase room-temperature tensile ductility over that of the base alloy.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:ornl/fmp--95/1
E 1.99: conf-9505204--
conf-9505204--
ornl/fmp--95/1
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Published through SciTech Connect.
08/01/1995.
"ornl/fmp--95/1"
" conf-9505204--"
"DE96001412"
9. annual conference on fossil energy materials, Oak Ridge, TN (United States), 16-18 May 1995.
Viswanathan, S.; McKamey, C.G.; Andleigh, V.K.
Funding Information
AC05-84OR21400
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