“…Several authors [ 4 , 9 , 24 , 26 , 61 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 100 , 101 , 102 ] have used a dual-stage heat treatment process in trying to reduce the β-phase. These TiAl-based alloys were first heated to a temperature above the γ solvus temperature (Tγ solv ), held for a brief period to avoid grain growth with subsequent fast cooling.…”