Refractory intermetallic compounds are potential candidates for high-temperature
applications owing to their high thermal stability and excellent softening resistance …

Halide activated pack cementation technique was successfully used to elaborate protective
coatings, based on silicon-or aluminum-rich intermetallic compounds, for a Nb-Ti-Al alloy …

The aim of this work was to investigate the growth behavior and microstructure formation of
the aluminide coatings on Nb-Si based alloy. A kinetic equation concerning the thickness of …

The structural, electronic and surface properties of low-index surfaces of tetragonal NbAl 3
have been studied with first-principles plane-wave ultrasoft pseudo-potential method based …

To improve the high-temperature oxidation resistance, Al 2 O 3-Nb 2 O 5/NbAl 3 composite
coating with or without TiO 2 particles was prepared on Nb-based alloy through a two-step …

An oxidation-resistant composite coating, including Mo-Si-B layer and Al 2 O 3 diffusion
barrier, was prepared on Nb-Si-based alloy by a two-step method. The Al 2 O 3 film was …

Static oxidation in air was performed on Nb–20Cr–20Si–5Al alloy at high temperatures
ranging from 700 to 1400° C. Pesting occurred at 700° C while internal oxidation took place …

Abstract Pebbles with Be 13 Zr composition that do not exhibit a peritectic reaction during
granulation were successfully fabricated directly by a rotating electrode granulation method …

Transition metal aluminides in their coating form are currently being explored in terms of
resistance to oxidation and mechanical behavior. This interest in transition metal aluminides …

ABSTRACT Porous Nb–Al intermetallic was prepared by thermal explosion (TE) of
combustion synthesis (CS). The temperature profile, phase composition, open porosity and …