Abstract
The microstructure of the eutectic alloy Fe30Ni20Mn35Al15 (in at.%) was modified by cooling at different rates from 1623 K, i.e., above the eutectic temperature. The lamellar spacing decreased with increasing cooling rate, and in water-quenched specimens lamellae widths of ~100 nm were obtained. The orientation relationship between the fcc and B2 lamellae was found to be sensitive to the cooling rate. In a drop-cast alloy the Kurdjumov–Sachs orientation relationship dominated, whereas the orientation relationship in an arc-melted alloy with a faster cooling rate was \( {\text{fcc}}\left( {\bar{1}12} \right)//{\text{B2}}\left( {0 1 1} \right);\;{\text{fcc}}\left[ {1\bar{1}1} \right]//{\text{B2 }}\left[ {1\bar{1}1} \right] \,{\text{and}}\,{\text{fcc}}\left( {0\bar{1}1} \right)//{\text{B2}}\left( {00 1} \right);{\text{ fcc}}\left[ {0 1 1} \right]//{\text{B2}}\left[ {\bar{1}\bar{1}0} \right] \). The hardness increased with microstructural refinement, obeying a Hall–Petch-type relationship. The strength of the alloy decreased significantly above 600 K due to softening of the B2 phase.
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The authors are grateful to Dr. Easo George and Dr. Hongbin Bei of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN., for providing the drop-cast ingots. This research was supported by National Science Foundation Grant DMR 0552380 and DMR 0905229. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the U.S. Government.
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Liao, Y., Baker, I. Evolution of the microstructure and mechanical properties of eutectic Fe30Ni20Mn35Al15 . J Mater Sci 46, 2009–2017 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-010-5197-6
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