Abstract
This study examines the microstructure,mechanical properties(with a focus on room-temperature toughness),and oxidation resistance of Ho-doped Nb-Si based in-situ composites.The base alloy consists of the coarse primary Nb5Si3 phase and the Nb5Si3+Nbss(Nb solid solution)eutectic cells.Ho doping influences the solidification path.When the Ho doping is higher than 0.2 at%,the alloys transform into eutectic alloys.Ho can be solid-solved in trace amounts in the Nbss phase.How-ever,most of Ho forms a stable Ho oxide phase,which alleviates oxygen contamination problem to some extent.Moreover,the interface separation between Ho oxide and other phases reduces the plastic deformation constraint.Thus,with 0.4 at%Ho doping,the KQ value is 18.03 MPa·m1/2,which is 31.1%higher than that of the base alloy.The strength of the Ho-doped alloys does not deteriorate with an increase in toughness.However,the large network-like Ho2O3 in the 0.8Ho alloy causes a decrease in toughness and strength.In addition,the Ho oxide phase effectively blocks the inward oxygen intrusion.With 0.8 at%Ho doping,the oxidation mass gain per unit area is 10.16 mg-cm2,which is 39.7%lower than that of the base alloy.
基金项目
National Natural Science Foundation of China(51825401)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52374384)
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2023FRFK06014)