Study of the Ni–Si–Be system as a base to create boron-free brazing filler metals

ABSTRACT

The investigation results of alloys of the Ni–Si–Be system with a various content of Si and Be are presented. Two low-melting eutectics with melting temperatures of the order of 1100 and 915°C have been found out by the methods of differential thermal and X-ray phase analysis and metallography. Two alloys have been selected for the development of brazing filler metals: Ni–5Si–3Be and Ni–6Si–5Be alloys. Three phases have been shown to be components of the binary and ternary eutectics in the Ni–Si–Be system from the side of the nickel angle of the phase diagram. A Ni–5Si–3Be ribbon and fragments of the Ni–6Si–5Be ribbon have been obtained from the selected alloys by rapid quenching. Filler metal of the Ni–5Si–3Be system has been used for brazing samples of the 12Cr21Ni5Ti austenitic–ferritic corrosion-resistant steel at 1150°C for 30 min.

KEYWORDS:

• Brazing
• Ni-alloys
• differential thermal analysis
• mechanical properties
• microstructure

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

ORCID

M. S. Tarasova http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9703-7525

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Funding

This work was performed within the framework of the Center of Nuclear Systems and Materials supported by MEPhI Academic Excellence Project (contract № 02.а03.21.0005, 27.08.2013). This scientific research is conducted with the support of the Foundation Promoting for the Development of Small Forms of Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical Sphere under the program ‘UMNIK’ on topic ‘Development of rapidly quenched ribbon filler metals of the Ni-Cr-Si-Be system for brazing corrosion-resistant steels’ under the agreement № 8269/2015 from 02.12.2015.