The thermodynamics and competitive kinetics of metastable τ phase development in MnAl-base alloys. Kim, Y., J. & Perepezko, J., H. Materials Science and Engineering A, 163(1):127-134, 1993.
The thermodynamics and competitive kinetics of metastable τ phase development in MnAl-base alloys [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
The solidification of a metastable ferromagnetic τ phase in undercooled MnAlC alloys is examined in terms of the relative thermodynamic phase stability and competitive kinetics. The heat of transformation ΔHtτ→εlunateof the metastable τ phase to the equilibrium h.c.p. εlunate phase and the heat of fusion ΔHfεlunate→lof the h.c.p. εlunate phase in a Mn0.55Al0.433C0.017alloy were measured to determine the Gibbs free energy differences between the metastable and stable phases as a function of temperature. The results indicate that a minimum amount of undercooling of ΔT = 87 K is required to form the metastable ferromagnetic τ phase over the equilibrium phases in a Mn0.55Al0.433C0.017alloy. The thermodynamic evaluation was applied further to develop a complete temperature-time-transformation (TTT) diagram of the Mn0.55Al0.433C0.017alloy based on a solid-state transformation kinetics analysis of the εlunate→τ reaction during isothermal treatments. This analysis reveals the critical cooling rate of the order of 20 K s-1to bypass the metastable τ phase nucleation during solid state transformation in agreement with empirical observations. The combined thermodynamic and competitive kinetics analysis provide a unified guide for the processing of near equiatomic MnAl alloys. © 1993.

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