a b s t r a c tA b-solidifying TiAl alloy with a nominal composition of Tie43.5Ale4Nbe1Moe0.1B (in at.%), termed TNMÔ alloy, was produced by a powder metallurgical approach. After hot-isostatic pressing the microstructure is comprised of fine equiaxed g-TiAl, a 2 -Ti 3 Al and b o -TiAl grains. By means of two-step heat-treatments different fine-grained nearly lamellar microstructures were adjusted. The evolution of the microstructure after each individual heat-treatment step was examined by light-optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy as well as by conventional X-ray and in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction. The experimentally evaluated phase fractions as a function of temperature were compared with the results of a thermodynamical calculation using a commercial TiAl database. Nano-hardness measurements have been conducted on the three constituting phases a 2 , g and b o after hot-isostatic pressing, whereas the hardness modification during heat-treatment was studied by macro-hardness measurements. A nano-hardness for the b o -phase is reported for the first time.
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