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Thermal stability of the microstructure of an aged Nb-Zr-C alloyThe effects of thermal aging with and without an applied stress on the microstructure of a Nb-Zr-C alloy containing 0.9 wt percent Zr and 0.06 percent C were studied. Chemical analysis, metallographic examination, energy dispersive X-ray spectra of the bulk material, and chemical and X-ray analyses of the phase-extracted residue were used to characterize the microstructure. The samples examined were from a creep strength study involving hot and cold working, and various combinations of exposure to temperatures ranging from 1350 to 1755 K with and without applied load times as long as 34,000 plus hours. The results showed that the initial microstructure consisted primarily of orthorombic precipitates of Nb sub C which were partially or completely transformed to face-centered cubic carbides of Nb and Zr, (Zr, Nb)C, upon prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures. Furthermore, it was found that the microstructure of the alloy is extremely stable owing to the very finely distributed precipitates throughout its matrix and along the grain boundaries. The lattice parameters of the cubic carbides were determined to vary from 0.458 to 0.465 nm as the Zr/Nb ratio varied from 38/62 to 75/25.
Document ID
19930029779
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Uz, Mehmet
(Lafayette College Easton, PA, United States)
Titran, Robert H.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: In: Space nuclear power systems; Proceedings of the 8th Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, Jan. 6-10, 1991. Pt. 1 (A93-13751 03-20)
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Subject Category
Metallic Materials
Accession Number
93A13776
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DE-AI03-86SF-16310
Distribution Limits
Public
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