文摘
Directional solidification of Ti–45Al–6Nb–xW (x = 0, 0.4, 0.8; at%) alloys was performed by Bridgeman method with the stable growth rate of 5, 10, and 20 μm·s−1. The differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) results indicate that both the eutectic temperature and the transition temperature of α(Ti3Al) to γ(TiAl) increase with W content increasing from 0 at% to 0.8 at%. For the stable growth rate of 10 μm·s−1, the orientations of α2(Ti3Al)/γ(TiAl) lamellae change from 45° (0 at% W) to 0° and near 0° (0.4 at% and 0.8 at% W) to the crystal growth direction, and the spacing of α2/γ lamellae decreases with W content increasing from 0 at% to 0.4 at%, while it increases when W content is 0.8 at%. With the increase in growth rate from 5 to 10 and 20 μm·s−1, the lamellar spacing of α2/γ becomes smaller, and the lamellar thickness becomes more uniform.