Oxidation and creep behavior of textured Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2

The oxidation and creep behaviors of textured Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2 ceramics were characterized. The oxidation behavior of the two materials, which was studied in air at temperatures ranging from1000 to 1300 degrees C, was observed to be anisotropic and the materials exhibited a better oxidation resistance along a direction transverse to the c-axis. The correlation between the overall parabolic rate constant and oxidation temperature of both textured materials was characterized, providing new insights into the oxidation kinetics. The results indicate that the texturing has a negligible influence on the creep behavior in the assessed temperature range of 1000-1200 degrees C in air, for the applied stresses ranging from 40 to 80 MPa. In this stress regime, the creep behavior of textured Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2 appears to be controlled by grain boundary sliding. This behavior can be rationalized based on a model for superplastic deformation, indicating pure-shear motion under stationary conditions accommodated by lattice or grain-boundary diffusion.

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The oxidation behavior of nanostructured Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2 ceramics shows anisotropy in high-temperature air, with a correlation between oxidation temperature and overall parabolic rate constant. However, in a certain temperature and stress range, the creep behavior of these materials is influenced by grain boundary sliding.