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Ray, Ranjan

Publications and source records attributed to Ray, Ranjan.

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NASA NTRS1995

Nickel Aluminide Alloys Made By Rapid Solidification

Collection of reports describes experimental metallurgical studies of nickel aluminide alloys made by rapid-solidification powder-metallurgy process. Process incorporates ultrafine dispersions of hard, stable refractory compounds and rare-earth oxides into alloys. Effects of dispersoids on high-temperature mechanical properties (flow stress, and compressive and tensile creep) of alloys investigated. Results indicate specific additives result in improved strength and ductility.

Ray, Ranjan↗

NASA NTRS1992

Influence of grain size on the creep behavior of HfC-dispersed NiAl

Rapid solidification technology has been utilized to produce a NiAl-4(wt pct)HfC composite containing about 0.3 vol pct HfC as dispersed 50 nm particles. Study of the 1300 K compressive creep properties demonstrated that the initial, small grain size microstructure was unstable under slow strain rate deformation conditions. The grain growth which occurred during testing led to considerable strengthening. Subsequent measurements of the creep properties of the coarse grained specimens revealed that this strength was achieved by a large increase in the activation energy for deformation without any change in the stress exponent. Based on this work, it is concluded that large grain microstructures will be required for optimum elevated temperature creep properties in dispersed NiAl.

Whittenberger, J. D.↗

NASA NTRS1991

Does a threshold stress for creep exist in HfC-dispersed NiAl?

Recently it was proposed (Jha et al., 1989; Whittenberger et al., 1990) on the basis of constant velocity testing at 1300 K that dispersion strengthened NiAl composites containing about 4 wt pct HfC possess threshold stresses for creep. Further, 1300 K compression testing has been conducted on NiAl+4HfC, and diametrically opposite behavior has been found: for constant load creep tests a normal power law behavior was observed. However, additional constant velocity testing still indicates that the flow stress is essentially independent of strain rate below 10 exp -6/s. Examination of NiAl+4.3HfC specimens deformed under constant velocity conditions revealed that the original hot extruded small grain structure could be converted to large, elongated grains during testing. Such a transformation appears to be responsible for the apparent threshold stress behavior in HfC dispersed NiAl.

Whittenberger, J. D.↗

NASA NTRS1987

Advanced powder metallurgy aluminum alloys via rapid solidification technology, phase 2

Marko's rapid solidification technology was applied to processing high strength aluminum alloys. Four classes of alloys, namely, Al-Li based (class 1), 2124 type (class 2), high temperature Al-Fe-Mo (class 3), and PM X7091 type (class 4) alloy, were produced as melt-spun ribbons. The ribbons were pulverized, cold compacted, hot-degassed, and consolidated through single or double stage extrusion. The mechanical properties of all four classes of alloys were measured at room and elevated temperatures and their microstructures were investigated optically and through electron microscopy. The microstructure of class 1 Al-Li-Mg alloy was predominantly unrecrystallized due to Zr addition. Yield strengths to the order of 50 Ksi were obtained, but tensile elongation in most cases remained below 2 percent. The class 2 alloys were modified composition of 2124 aluminum alloy, through addition of 0.6 weight percent Zr and 1 weight percent Ni. Nickel addition gave rise to a fine dispersion of intermetallic particles resisting coarsening during elevated temperature exposure. The class 2 alloy showed good combination of tensile strength and ductility and retained high strength after 1000 hour exposure at 177 C. The class 3 Al-Fe-Mo alloy showed high strength and good ductility both at room and high temperatures. The yield and tensile strength of class 4 alloy exceeded those of the commercial 7075 aluminum alloy.

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