Journal of Materials Research and Technology (Mar 2023)

Influence of a rich sulphur atmosphere on the phase development and kinetic behaviour of differentially processed RNT650 γ - TiAl alloys

  • T. Dudziak,
  • E. Rząd,
  • J. Morgiel,
  • A. Kirchner,
  • T. Polczyk,
  • G. Moskal,
  • B. Klöden,
  • T. Weißgärber,
  • D. Toboła,
  • M. Wójcicki

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23
pp. 1753 – 1760

Abstract

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The influence of sulphur atmosphere on conventionally cast (CM) and on electron beam melted (EBM) γ - TiAl RNT650 alloy exposed to a 1% (vol.) H2S – air atmosphere at 650 °C for 500 h was investigated. The material produced by CM showed a lower mass gain than the EBM material. XRD and TEM/EDS analyses indicated the formation of rutile-TiO2/(α-Al2O3 + rutile-TiO2)/amorphous-Al2O3 sequence of phases. In EBM a coarse crystalline layer rich in aluminium, oxygen and a small amount of sulphur was found. The higher content of sulphur was in the scale bottom intermixed with amorphous alumina.

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