| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Refractory Metals 2025
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| Presentation Title |
Microstructural Evolution of Nb-Alloys Produced via High-Pressure Torsion |
| Author(s) |
Miranda D. Bell, Lethicia Calderon, Kaitlyn Mullin, Tresa Pollock, Suveen Mathaudhu |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Miranda D. Bell |
| Abstract Scope |
Nb alloys are of interest for high-temperature aerospace applications, such as nose-cones or rocket nozzles. Commercial examples of such alloys include C103 and Nb-47Ti, however few reports exist on their microstructures and properties as a function of cold working and/or grain refinement. In this study, we seek to address this gap through parametric processing of Nb-alloys through high-pressure torsion, where control of applied strain can produce wrought microstructures and highly refined grains. The microstructural evolution and microhardness as a function of applied strain will be reported and compared with the extant literature on conventionally processed alloys. The findings will contribute to enabling the potential bulk processing of these and other refractory alloys for extreme environments. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
High-Temperature Materials, High-Entropy Alloys, Other |