Experimental Investigation and Thermodynamic Optimization of the Al–Hf–Ta System
摘要
Microstructures and phase constituents of alloys in the Al–Hf–Ta system were investigated. The liquidus projection of this system was constructed, and 12 primary solidification regions, fcc(Al), βAl3Hf, Al2Hf, Al3Ta, Al69Ta39, Al3Hf2, AlHf, Al3Hf4, τ, Al2Hf3, σ, and bcc(Hf, Ta) were identified. Fifteen and 14 three-phase equilibria were constructed at 1000 °C and 1200 °C, respectively. The maximum solubility of Ta in βAl3Hf, Al2Hf, AlHf, and τ was measured to be ∼ 5.5, ∼ 10.3, ∼ 16.9, and ∼ 20.2 at. pct at 1000 °C and ∼ 6.2, ∼ 10.8, ∼ 18.9, and ∼ 21.9 at. pct at 1200 °C, respectively. And the solubility of Hf in Al3Ta, Al69Ta39, φ, and σ was determined to be ∼ 7.3, ∼ 10.6, ∼ 6.0, and ∼ 39.3 at. pct at 1000 °C and ∼ 7.5, ∼ 10.8, ∼ 6.4, and ∼ 40.5 at. pct at 1200 °C, respectively. Finally, the thermodynamic parameters of each phase in the Al–Hf–Ta system were optimized using the CALPHAD method to obtain a set of self-consistent thermodynamic parameters.