Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
Atom probe microscopy has been used to investigate elemental partitioning and segregation behavior in a TiAl-based alloy with a variety of alloying additions including Cr, Nb, W and B. These results indicate that in a stress-relieved state (2 h at 900°C) and a reheated state (2 h at 900°C, 2184 h at 800°C and 2 h at 1210°C) chromium, and to a lesser extent tungsten, is partitioned to the α2 phase. However, in an annealed state (2 h at 900°C and 720 h at 800°C), these elements are partitioned to the, γ phase. Segregation of chromium and tungsten to lamellar interfaces is observed in the stress-relieved material, but significant segregation was not observed in material subjected to the other heat treatments. A W- and B-enriched precipitate was observed in the reheated material and provides a possible explanation for the low tungsten concentrations measured in the matrix phases.