Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1991, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (2): 147-150.

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INFLUENCE OF Al ON DUCTILITY IMPROVEMENT BY B IN Ni_3Al ALLOYS

YANG Wenying LU Fanxiu ZHANG Shouhua University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing,China Department of Materials Science and Engineering,University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing,100083,China   

  • Received:1991-04-25 Revised:1991-04-25 Online:1991-04-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The “order-disorder” model was adopted to calculate the lattice vacancies related to the com- position change in Ni_3Al alloys.A great deal of vacancies,i.e.,the non-stoichiometric vacan- cies,may exist in the Ni_3Al alloys containing Al over stoichiometry,i.e.25 at.-%.This was confirmed by the positron annihilation technique.Therefore,the influence of Al content on the enhancing behaviour of B towards the ductility of Ni_3Al alloys can be understood by the interaction of non-stoiehiometric vacancies and B atoms.

Key words: Intermetallic compounds, Ni_3Al, Ductility mechanism