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Creep behavior and microstructure evolution of TiAl alloys synergistically micro-alloyed with C and Y2O3 at different temperatures

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  • 1. National Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China;
    2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China;
    3. College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China

Online published: 2025-12-10

Abstract

The microstructure and creep behavior of C/Y2O3 synergistically micro-alloyed high-Al and low-Al TiAl alloys prepared by induction skull melting (ISM) technology were investigated by advanced electron microscopy. Microstructure analysis shows that Y2O3 particles are dispersed in both alloys; element C is dissolved in low-Al alloys as solid solution, while it exists as Ti2AlC particles within lamellae in high-Al alloys. Additionally, high-density nanotwins are generated in high-Al alloys. Creep data show that C/Y2O3 micro-alloying significantly enhances creep resistance of TiAl alloys. This benefits from the dispersion strengthening of Y2O3 particles, precipitation hardening of dynamically precipitated Ti3AlC particles and lamellar stabilization caused by dissolved C atoms or Ti2AlC particles. This strategy causes a more significant improvement on creep resistance of high-Al TiAl alloys, which is attributed to extra twin strengthening effect. At 775−850 °C, these alloys fracture in mixed ductile−brittle mode, but the fracture characteristics change with the increase of temperature.

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Zhen-quan LIANG, Shu-long XIAO, Ye TIAN, Yun-fei ZHENG, Ying-fei GUO, Li-juan XU, Xiang XUE, Jing TIAN . Creep behavior and microstructure evolution of TiAl alloys synergistically micro-alloyed with C and Y2O3 at different temperatures[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2025 , 35(10) : 3306 -3322 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(25)66882-8

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