THE THERMAL DIFFUSIVITIES OF NANOSTRUCTURED NiAl ALLOYS MEASURED BY USING PHOTOACOUSTIC TECHNIQUE

The thermal diffusivities of nanostructured NiAl (n-NiAl) alloys wit h different relative densities and the polycrystalline NiAl alloy are measured by using photoacoustic technique in which the signal is detected at the front surface while the rear-surface is excited. It is shown that the values of thermal diffusivity of the nanostructured NiAl alloy are lower than that of the polycry stalline NiAl alloy. The thermal diffusivities of n-NiAl alloys decrease with t he decrease of their relative densities when they are over 70%. When the relativ e density of n-NiAl alloys is lower than 70%, an anomalous increase of thermal diffusivity is observed, which indicates there exists a critical excess volume ΔV_c (or critical relative density) in n-NiAl alloys near 70%. Th e results are discussed.