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An Explanation of Microstructures in the Tantalum-Carbon System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

G. Santoro  and
H. B. Probst
G. Santoro
Affiliation:
Lewis Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration Cleveland, Ohio
H. B. Probst
Affiliation:
Lewis Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration Cleveland, Ohio
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Abstract

Compositions in the tantalum-carbon system were prepared by carburizing high-purity tantalum wires. The microstructures so produced exhibit regions of a characteristic striated structure identical to those observed by earlier investigators. There are disparities in the literature as to the origin of such structures in the tantalum—carbon system. They have been variously described as “twins,” “striated structure,” “precipitate,” and “structure of unknown origin.” This paper presents conclusive evidence that the structures in question are the result of precipitation on cooling. In addition, a coherent precipitation model is applied in which it is shown that the lattice relationship {0001}Ta2C‖{Klll}TaC can exist with less than 0.5% misfit. This relationship is shown to completely explain the occurrence and characteristic appearance of the observed micro structures. Correlations between chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction results, metallography, and microhardness measurements confirm the proposed precipitation model.

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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 7: Twelfth Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 7-9, 1963 , 1963 , pp. 126 - 135
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1963

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