The temperatures of airfoil surfaces in advanced turbine engines are approaching the limits
of nickel-based superalloys. Innovations in refractory metal-intermetallic composites …

This article reviews the most recent progress in the development of Nb-silicide-based in situ
composites for potential applications in turbine engines with service temperatures of up to …

This article describes room-temperature and high-temperature mechanical properties, as
well as oxidation behavior, of a niobium-niobium silicide based in situ composite …

Results of a systematic investigation of the oxidation in a Mo–Si–B alloy containing the three
phases, Mo, Mo3Si, and Mo5SiB2 (T2) are presented. The relative kinetics of B-containing …

In this article, toughness, oxidation, and rupture behaviors of present-generation refractory
metal-intermetallic composites are compared to the performance requisites necessary to …

The need for high performance materials in aerospace, automotive and industrial
components operating at temperatures in the range of 1100–1500° C has led to a surge in …

The oxidation behavior of Ti–Nb, Ti3Al–Nb and TiAl–Nb (Nb: 0–30 at.%) has been
investigated at 1173 K in air. When Nb is in solid solution with TiO2, the addition of Nb can …

Abstract High-temperature, refractory-metal, intermetallic, in-situ composites consist of high-
strength, niobium-based silicides with a niobium-based metallic toughening phase. A variety …

There has been substantial progress in the development of properties in high-temperature in-
situ composites during the last five years. For example, fracture-toughness values in excess …

The effects of alloying on the microstructures, solidification path, phase stability and
oxidation kinetics of Nbss/Nb5Si3 base in situ composites of the Nb–Ti–Si–Al–Cr–Mo–Hf …