Thesis (M.S. in M.S.E.)--School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. Directed by W. Steven Johnson. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 141-148).

The ternary Pt-Al-Cr system was investigated as part of the continued development of a thermodynamic database for the Pt-Al-Cr-Ru system. Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analyses were used to obtain phase equilibria data. The alloys were studied in the as-cast condition, as well as after annealing at 600°C and 1000°C respectively. A solidification projection was constructed and a liquidus surface derived. Isothermal sections at 600°C and 1000°C were also determined. It was concluded that all phase regions were identified correctly since the results were selfconsistent. Three ternary phases were found and 19 ternary invariant reactions identified. A thermodynamic database was developed for the Pt-Al-Cr system using Thermo-Calc. Phase relations could be reasonably accurately predicted between 600°C and 1000°C, and even up to temperatures close to the melting point. However, the match between the calculated and experimental diagrams could be improved. As with the Pt-Cr-Ru system, problems with the constituting binary systems seemed to be the major cause for problems encountered in the modelling. Only once the Al-Pt and especially the Cr-Pt and Cr-Ru binary phase diagrams are confirmed more rigorously, the calculated ternary phase diagrams could be worked on with more confidence. More than half of the alloys investigated had hardnesses in excess of 600 HV10 regardless of their state of heat treatment. Based on the examination of hardness indentations, alloys in the Pt-Al-Cr system were also often brittle due to the presence of hard intermetallic compounds. Alloys containing ~Pt3Al showed better behaviour with regard to toughness which was encouraging for the Pt-based alloys that are being developed by Mintek.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. Directed by Ashok Saxena. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-146).

Thesis (M.S. in Mechanical Engineering) -- University of Dayton. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed 06/22/10). Advisor: Robert Brockman. Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-44). Available online via the OhioLINK ETD Center.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-199).