Taking Ti-44Al-8Nb-xC(x=0,0.3,0.6)alloys as the research object,the effects of three different carbon contents and two aging temperatures on the microstructure,microhardness and high-temperature tensile properties were studied.The results show that when the carbon content increases to 0.6%,Ti2AlC precipitates in the alloy.When the aging temperature increases from 800℃to 900 ℃,Ti3AlC precipitates in the alloy containing carbon.The increase in carbon content and aging temperature are all beneficial to improving the microhardness and tensile strength at 850 ℃ of the alloy,where the highest microhardness is(477.6±9.1)HV0.3,and the highest tensile strength at 850 ℃ is(605.07±5.01)MPa,which increases by 32.7%compored to the lowest tensile strength.The elongation is related to the number and size of carbides,and all the tensile fractures show brittle fracture.The alloy with 0.3%carbon has the best plasticity when aged at 900℃,the highest elongation is 5.41%±0.42%,which increases by 67.5%compared to the lowest elongation.
high Nb-TiAl alloycarbon contentheat treatmentmicrostructuremechanical properties