Research paper

Ta-W Refractory Alloys with High Strength at 2000oC

  • Xu ZHANG ,
  • Jin TIAN ,
  • Mintao XUE ,
  • Feng JIANG ,
  • Suzhi LI ,
  • Bozhao ZHANG ,
  • Jun DING ,
  • Xiaoping LI ,
  • En MA ,
  • Xiangdong DING ,
  • Jun SUN
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  • State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
LI Suzhi, professor, Tel: (029)82668173, E-mail: lisuzhi@xjtu.edu.cn;SUN Jun, professor, Tel: (029)82668610, E-mail: junsun@xjtu.edu.cn

Received date: 2022-08-12

  Revised date: 2022-08-24

  Online published: 2022-08-30

Supported by

Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U2067219)

Abstract

Advanced structural alloys that can withstand exceedingly high operating temperatures are in high demand. The high-temperature strength of these alloys needs to be above a certain level, above and beyond what can be offered by currently available alloys, while still having adequate room-temperature ductility to allow sufficient forming ability. In this study, Ta-W refractory alloys with W content ranging from 10% to 50% (atomic fraction) are prepared using arc-melting. All the Ta-W alloys are single-phase solid solutions with a bcc structure, and their average grain size decreases with increasing W content. Uniaxial compression tests are performed at both 25°C and 2000°C for the Ta-W alloys. The results suggest that the compressive yield strength of the Ta-W alloys increases with the W concentration at both temperatures, and they exhibit excellent compressive strength at high temperatures. In particular, the strength of the Ta-20%W alloy could reach as high as 236 MPa at 2000°C, a benchmark never reported for known alloys, while offering room-temperature shaping capability with a compressive strain over 40% at 25°C. A recent model based on screw dislocation activities in bcc concentrated solutions yields a reasonable prediction for the yield strength measured at both temperatures. Such Ta-W refractory alloys have the potential for load-bearing applications at extremely high temperatures.

Cite this article

Xu ZHANG , Jin TIAN , Mintao XUE , Feng JIANG , Suzhi LI , Bozhao ZHANG , Jun DING , Xiaoping LI , En MA , Xiangdong DING , Jun SUN . Ta-W Refractory Alloys with High Strength at 2000oC[J]. Acta Metall Sin, 2022 , 58(10) : 1253 -1260 . DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2022.00392

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