{"title":"The Oxidation Mechanism of TaC/Ni Composites","authors":"Yuanyang Zhu, Qian Qi, Lujie Wang, Yueyang Zhao, Kaiyue Zheng","doi":"10.1007/s11661-024-07553-y","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this paper, the <i>in situ</i> TaC/Ni composites were prepared by reactive sintering method using Ta, Ni and graphite as raw materials, and their oxidation behavior at 873, 973 and 1073 K in air is investigated by static cyclic oxidation method. The results present that the oxidation behavior of composites conforms to the linear kinetic law. At 873 K, the oxidation of TaC and Ni–Ta matrix generate NiO, Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, TaO<sub>2</sub> and NiTa<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>. The oxide scale is consisted by double continuous layers, including the outer NiO and inner Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> layer, due to the diffusion of Ni ion through the oxide ion vacancies in Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>. The Oxygen inward diffuse along the interface between TaC and Ni–Ta matrix, and then dissolves in TaC and replaces C sites to generate Ta oxides. At 973 K, more Ta oxides occupy the oxide scale, forming the alternative distribution of NiO and Ta oxides, resulted from the accelerated diffusion of Ta ions. At 1073 K, the oxide scale is mainly taken up by NiTa<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub> with slight NiO. The formation reaction of Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> and NiTa<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub> shows high Pilling Bedworth ratio near to 2, resulting in the expansion and compressive stress in oxide scale. The oxidation of composites is primarily controlled by the inward diffusion of Oxygen, leading the formation of non-protective oxide scale with pores and cracks on surface. One effective method to improve the oxidation resistance of TaC/Ni composites is to restrict the formation of Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> and NiTa<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>, to inhibit the appearance of cracks in oxide scale.</p>","PeriodicalId":18504,"journal":{"name":"Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-024-07553-y","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In this paper, the in situ TaC/Ni composites were prepared by reactive sintering method using Ta, Ni and graphite as raw materials, and their oxidation behavior at 873, 973 and 1073 K in air is investigated by static cyclic oxidation method. The results present that the oxidation behavior of composites conforms to the linear kinetic law. At 873 K, the oxidation of TaC and Ni–Ta matrix generate NiO, Ta2O5, TaO2 and NiTa2O6. The oxide scale is consisted by double continuous layers, including the outer NiO and inner Ta2O5 layer, due to the diffusion of Ni ion through the oxide ion vacancies in Ta2O5. The Oxygen inward diffuse along the interface between TaC and Ni–Ta matrix, and then dissolves in TaC and replaces C sites to generate Ta oxides. At 973 K, more Ta oxides occupy the oxide scale, forming the alternative distribution of NiO and Ta oxides, resulted from the accelerated diffusion of Ta ions. At 1073 K, the oxide scale is mainly taken up by NiTa2O6 with slight NiO. The formation reaction of Ta2O5 and NiTa2O6 shows high Pilling Bedworth ratio near to 2, resulting in the expansion and compressive stress in oxide scale. The oxidation of composites is primarily controlled by the inward diffusion of Oxygen, leading the formation of non-protective oxide scale with pores and cracks on surface. One effective method to improve the oxidation resistance of TaC/Ni composites is to restrict the formation of Ta2O5 and NiTa2O6, to inhibit the appearance of cracks in oxide scale.