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Progress in the understanding of gamma titanium aluminides

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During the last two years remarkable improvements have been made in the properties (such as toughness and creep) and processing technology of gamma titanium aluminides, making them potentially viable engineering alloys for high-temperature structural applications. These achievements were made possible by a greater understanding of both the fundamental and the practical aspects of these aluminides, such as phase relationships, the effects of alloying elements, deformation mechanisms, microstructure evolution and processing. This article reviews the current understanding of the above specific aspects and the processing-microstructure-property relationships, and identifies pacing problems and applications.

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Kim, YW., Dimiduk, D.M. Progress in the understanding of gamma titanium aluminides. JOM 43, 40–47 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03221103

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