Published August 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Secondary phases formation in lanthanum-doped titanium-zirconium-molybdenum alloy

  • 1. National and Local Joint Engineering Research Functional Center for Materials Processing, Xi' an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055 (China)
  • 2. School of Metallurgy Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055 (China)
  • 3. Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co., Ltd., Xi'an 710077 (China)
  • 4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa FL 33620 (United States)
  • 5. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083 (China)

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Highlights: • Formation process of second phases in La-TZM alloy calculated by thermodynamics. • The Delta G of TiO2, ZrO2, ZrC, TiC, ZrTiO4, MoO3 and MoC are negative. • TG-MS, XRD, SEM, TEM show the process and second phase in La-TZM alloy. • Secondary phases include TiO2, ZrO2, ZrC, TiC, MoC, ZrTiO4, La2O3 and Ti/Zr solid phase. Lanthanum-doped titanium-zirconium-molybdenum (La-TZM) alloys have good mechanical properties, including high strength and toughness due to complex secondary phases. Herein, the formation process of the secondary phases in the La-TZM alloy was revealed by thermodynamics calculations. The ΔG values of possible reactions during sintering were obtained. Results show that the formation process of the secondary phases was controlled by different reactions at different stages. At the first stage (0–500 °C), the main reactions are listed as follows: TiH2+O2(g)→TiO2+H2↑(g), ZrH2+O2(g)→ZrO2+H2↑(g), C6H12O6→[C]+ H2O↑, [C]+ O2(g)→CO2(g)↑, [C]+Mo→MoC, La(NO3)3·6H2O→ La2O3+NO2↑+ NO↑+O2↑+H2O; [C]+TiH2→TiC + H2(g)↑, [C]+ZrH2→ZrC + H2(g)↑. At the secondary stage (680–960 °C), the dominant reactions include: TiH2→Ti + H2(g)↑, ZrH2→Zr + H2(g)↑. At the last stage (≥1200 °C), the primary reaction is Ti + Zr+[O]→ZrTiO4. The secondary phases in the La-TZM alloy include TiO2, ZrO2, ZrC, TiC, MoC, ZrTiO4, La2O3 and the solid Ti and Zr phases. These results can guide the design of new ingredients for Mo alloys.

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.05.103

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.05.103;
PII
S0925838818317882;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal Volume
757
Journal Page Range
p. 340-347
ISSN
0925-8388
CODEN
JALCEU

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