Zero thermal expansion in non-stoichiometric and single-phase (Hf,Nb)Fe2.5 alloy

Xuyu Dong, Kun Lin, Chengyi Yu, Wenbin Zhang, Wenjie Li, Qian Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Jue Liu, Yili Cao, Xianran Xing

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Abstract

Zero thermal expansion (ZTE) alloys are dimensionally stable under the influence of heat, which is critical in high-precision components but remains rare among single phase materials. This work reports a single phase and nearly isotropic ZTE alloy (Hf0.8Nb0.2)Fe2.5 over a wide temperature range of 5–460 K (αl ≈1.07 × 10−6 K−1) via non-stoichiometric regulation. The introduction of excess Fe breaks the dual-phase nature of parent alloy, extends the magnetic ordering temperature, and induces a spin reorientation. The evolution of magnetic structure versus temperature gives rise to the ZTE behavior. The design concept of changing the internal magnetic interaction through non-stoichiometric regulation provides support for the discovery of novel ZTE materials.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115388
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume229
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2023

Funding

This research was supported by National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2020YFA0406202); National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22090042 , 21971009 ); and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. FRF-IDRY-GD21–03 ). The neutron powder diffraction experiments were performed at the wombat of ANSTO, Australia (Proposal No. P9189, P7341). A portion of this research used resources at the Spallation Neutron Source, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Proposal No. 28239 , 26722 , 24707 ). This research was supported by National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2020YFA0406202); National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22090042, 21971009); and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. FRF-IDRY-GD21–03). The neutron powder diffraction experiments were performed at the wombat of ANSTO, Australia (Proposal No. P9189, P7341). A portion of this research used resources at the Spallation Neutron Source, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Proposal No. 28239, 26722, 24707).

Keywords

  • Laves phases
  • Magnetic structure
  • Spin reorientation
  • Zero thermal expansion

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