Phase Selection in Solidification of Undercooled Co–B Alloys

Autor: W. Xu, Xiaoxiao Wei, Michael Ferry, Jinfu Li, J.L. Kang
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Science & Technology. 33:352-358
ISSN: 1005-0302
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2016.09.012
Popis: A series Co-(18.5–20.7) at.% B melts encompassing the eutectic composition (Co81.5B18.5) were solidified at different degrees of undercooling. It is found that the metastable Co23B6 phase solidifies as a substitute for the stable Co3B phase in the alloy melts undercooled above a critical undercooling value of ~60 K. The Co23B6 and α-Co phases make up a metastable eutectic. The corresponding eutectic composition and temperature are Co80.4B19.6 and 1343 K, respectively. On exposure of the metastable Co23B6 phase at a given temperature above 1208 K, it does not decompose even after several hours. But it transforms by a eutectoid reaction to α-Co + Co3B at lower temperature.
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