Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of the C14 Laves and μ-phase in the ternary Ta-Fe(-Al) system

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Autori principali: Gasper, Christina, Soysal, Elif Merve, Ulumuddin, Nisa, Stollenwerk, Tobias, Reclik, Tom, Sun, Pei-Ling, Korte-Kerzel, Sandra
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author Gasper, Christina
Soysal, Elif Merve
Ulumuddin, Nisa
Stollenwerk, Tobias
Reclik, Tom
Sun, Pei-Ling
Korte-Kerzel, Sandra
author_facet Gasper, Christina
Soysal, Elif Merve
Ulumuddin, Nisa
Stollenwerk, Tobias
Reclik, Tom
Sun, Pei-Ling
Korte-Kerzel, Sandra
contents As structural and functional materials, topologically close-packed (TCP) phases of transition metal compounds offer a wide range of attractive properties. Due to their complex crystal structure and the resulting brittleness, the knowledge on their mechanical behaviour is still very limited, especially below the brittle-to-ductile transition temperature. In this study, we systematically analyse the influence of composition and crystal structure on the mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms in the binary Ta-Fe system as well as in the ternary Ta-Fe-Al system as both systems contain a hexagonal C14 Laves and a mu-phase. We use nanoindentation, slip trace analysis and transmission electron microscopy to study the influence of crystal structure, composition and crystal orientation. The composition strongly influences the indentation modulus in the binary Ta-Fe system, showing a decreasing trend with increasing Ta content. The addition of Al, however, does not lead to a significant change of the mechanical properties of the ternary TCP phases. The investigation of the deformation mechanisms revealed that the Laves phase primarily deforms via non-basal slip while the basal plane is the favoured slip plane in the mu-phase. By partly replacing Fe with Al, the plasticity is not affected strongly, but the proportion of non-basal slip slightly increases for both ternary TCP phases compared to the binary ones.
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spellingShingle Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of the C14 Laves and μ-phase in the ternary Ta-Fe(-Al) system
Gasper, Christina
Soysal, Elif Merve
Ulumuddin, Nisa
Stollenwerk, Tobias
Reclik, Tom
Sun, Pei-Ling
Korte-Kerzel, Sandra
Materials Science
As structural and functional materials, topologically close-packed (TCP) phases of transition metal compounds offer a wide range of attractive properties. Due to their complex crystal structure and the resulting brittleness, the knowledge on their mechanical behaviour is still very limited, especially below the brittle-to-ductile transition temperature. In this study, we systematically analyse the influence of composition and crystal structure on the mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms in the binary Ta-Fe system as well as in the ternary Ta-Fe-Al system as both systems contain a hexagonal C14 Laves and a mu-phase. We use nanoindentation, slip trace analysis and transmission electron microscopy to study the influence of crystal structure, composition and crystal orientation. The composition strongly influences the indentation modulus in the binary Ta-Fe system, showing a decreasing trend with increasing Ta content. The addition of Al, however, does not lead to a significant change of the mechanical properties of the ternary TCP phases. The investigation of the deformation mechanisms revealed that the Laves phase primarily deforms via non-basal slip while the basal plane is the favoured slip plane in the mu-phase. By partly replacing Fe with Al, the plasticity is not affected strongly, but the proportion of non-basal slip slightly increases for both ternary TCP phases compared to the binary ones.
title Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of the C14 Laves and μ-phase in the ternary Ta-Fe(-Al) system
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.20284