简介:Ag-TiAlintermetallicalloy,Tie45Ale2Nbe2Mn(at.%)e0.8vol.%TiB2,hasbeenprocessedfromgasatomizedprealloyedpowderbyfieldassistedhotpressing(FAHP).Aninitialanalysisoftheprealloyedpowderhelpedontheunderstandingoftheintermetallicsinteringbehavior.Atomizedpowderconsistedofametastablephasethattransformedintoa2tgequilibriumphasesbythermaltreating.Differentpowderparticlemicrostructureswerefound,whichinfluencethemicrostructuredevelopmentoftheFAHPg-TiAlmaterialdependingonthesinteringtemperature.Duplex,nearlylamellarandfullylamellarmicrostructureswereobtainedatthesinteringtemperaturesabove1000C.Lowerconsolidationtemperatures,below1000C,ledtotheformationofanAlrichphaseatpowderparticleboundaries,whichisdeleterioustothemechanicalproperties.Highcompressiveyieldstrengthof1050MPawasobservedinsampleswithFAHPduplexmicrostructuresatroomtemperature.Whereasnearlylamellarandfullylamellarmicrostructuresshowedyieldstrengthvaluesof655and626MPaatroomtemperatureand440and425MPaat750C,respectively,whicharesuperiorincomparisontosimilaralloysprocessedbyothertechniques.Theseexcellentpropertiescanbeexplainedduetothedifferentvolumefractionsofthea2andgphasesandtherefinementofthePMmicrostructures.