High temperature phase decomposition in TixZryAlzN | Zendy

Hans Lind | Zendy; Robert Pilemalm | Zendy; L. Rogström | Zendy; Ferenc Tasnádi | Zendy; Naureen Ghafoor | Zendy; Rikard Forsén | Zendy; L.J.S. Johnson | Zendy; Mats Johansson | Zendy; Magnus Odén | Zendy; Igor A. Abrikosov | Zendy

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High temperature phase decomposition in TixZryAlzN

Author(s) -

Hans Lind,

Robert Pilemalm,

L. Rogström,

Ferenc Tasnádi,

Naureen Ghafoor,

Rikard Forsén,

L.J.S. Johnson,

Mats Johansson,

Magnus Odén,

Igor A. Abrikosov

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

aip advances

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421

H-Index - 58

ISSN - 2158-3226

DOI - 10.1063/1.4905138

Subject(s) - spinodal decomposition , decomposition , binodal , thermodynamics , materials science , spinodal , alloy , phase (matter) , activation energy , chemistry , metallurgy , phase diagram , physics , organic chemistry

Through a combination of theoretical and experimental observations we study the high temperature decomposition behavior of c-(TixZryAlzN) alloys. We show that for most concentrations the high formation energy of (ZrAl)N causes a strong tendency for spinodal decomposition between ZrN and AlN while other decompositions tendencies are suppressed. In addition we observe that entropic effects due to configurational disorder favor a formation of a stable Zr-rich (TiZr)N phase with increasing temperature. Our calculations also predict that at high temperatures a Zr rich (TiZrAl)N disordered phase should become more resistant against the spinodal decomposition despite its high and positive formation energy due to the specific topology of the free energy surface at the relevant concentrations. Our experimental observations confirm this prediction by showing strong tendency towards decomposition in a Zr-poor sample while a Zr-rich alloy shows a greatly reduced decomposition rate, which is mostly attributable to binodal decomposition processes. This result highlights the importance of considering the second derivative of the free energy, in addition to its absolute value in predicting decomposition trends of thermodynamically unstable alloys.

On the day of the defence date the status of this article was Manuscript.

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