Raunak Varshney

Mr. Raunak Varshney

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 November 2020 in Metals
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Raja Annamalai ARaja Annamalai A
Raja Annamalai A
Muthe SrikanthMuthe Srikanth
Muthe Srikanth
Raunak VarshneyRaunak Varshney
Raunak Varshney
MAMehta Yash Ashokkumar
Mehta Yash Ashokkumar
SPSwarup Kumar Patro
Swarup Kumar Patro
Chun-Ping JenChun-Ping Jen
Chun-Ping Jen
Titanium aluminide (TiAl) is one of the most promising materials for aerospace applications. It is a suitable replacement for nickel-based superalloys predominantly used in these applications. Titanium aluminide with superior processability is the main task in carrying out this work. A less brittle TiAl alloy was fabricated using spark plasma sintering by adding the nominal composition (2.5, 5, and 7.5 wt.%) of manganese (Mn) to Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb. The samples were sintered at 1150 °C using spark plasma sintering (SPS), which helped produce highly dense models with fine grain sizes at the high heating rate (here, 100 °C per minute). The effects produced by Mn additions on the densification, mechanical properties (yield strength, hardness, and % elongation), and microstructure of the Ti aluminide alloys are studied. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been used to explore the sintered samples’ microstructures. The alloyed materials are entirely dissolved in the gamma matrix due to the manganese approaching its melting point. XRD and SEM analysis confirmed the new intermetallic related to Mn neither with titanium nor aluminum. The enhancement of % elongation at break is evident for the little improvement in the ductility of TiAl by the addition of Mn. The samples’ tensile fracture nature is also evidence for enhancement in the alloy’s % elongation.