| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2011 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Surfaces and Heterostructures at Nano- or Micro-Scale and Their Characterization, Properties, and Applications
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| Presentation Title |
Oxidation and Interfacial Structure of Ti3Al |
| Author(s) |
Muralidharan Ramachandran, Ramana G. Reddy |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Muralidharan Ramachandran |
| Abstract Scope |
The isothermal oxidation of binary Ti<SUB>3</SUB>Al was studied as function of temperature in pure oxygen atmosphere. Weight gain data were acquired using thermo-gravimetric analyzer (TGA). The phase analysis of the base metal and the oxide layer were performed using x-ray diffraction, while the morphology and elemental composition were determined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The rate constant of the oxidation process increases from 9.75 X 10<SUP>-4</SUP> mg<SUP>2</SUP>/cm<SUP>4</SUP>/min at 1023K to 5.05 X 10<SUP>-2</SUP> mg<SUP>2</SUP>/cm<SUP>4</SUP>/min at 1223K. The activation energy for the oxidation process was determined to be 240.5 kJ/mol. The particle size in the oxide scale increased with the increase in temperature. At higher temperatures formation of layered structures was observed. The composition and structure of the metal/oxide interface was analyzed. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: A CD-only volume |