Creep of cast Fe–36Al–2Ti alloy

Creep of an alloy based on the intermetallic compound FeAl with Ti addition was studied by compressive tests at constant stress in the temperature range from 873 to 973 K. The stress exponent n and the activation energy of creep Q were determined for the minimum creep rate. The stress exponent is slightly decreasing with increasing temperature. Its value is in agreement with stress exponents reported for Fe–Al alloys with similar additions of titanium. The values of n together with the observed shapes of the creep curves are consistent with the expected behaviour for solid solution hardened alloys where the dislocation motion is controlled by viscous glide of dislocations. Annealing of the alloy for 2 h at 1423 K with subsequent oil-quenching had no influence on the minimum creep rate in comparison with the as-cast material. On the other hand, this annealing accelerated “the inverse primary behaviour”.