Effect of thermo-mechanical treatment on Ti–Ta-Hf high temperature shape memory alloy

The microstructure, martensitic transformation and mechanical/functional properties of Ti–Ta-Hf alloys with various thermo-mechanical treatments were investigated. The results reveal that the hot-rolling could refine the grain size and introduce a certain number of defects, resulting in the disappearance of martensitic transformation. The as-casted and solution treated Ti–Ta-Hf alloys were composed of α'' martensite phase and smaller volume of β phase. In contrast, the grain size of solution treated Ti–Ta-Hf alloy was slightly less than that of as-casted Ti–Ta-Hf alloy. This should be responsible to the higher yield stress and superior strain recovery characteristics for solution treated Ti–Ta-Hf alloy. The yield stress for the dislocation slip and the maximum recoverable strain of solution treated Ti–Ta-Hf alloy were 723 ​MPa and 5.06%, respectively.     

Stability of thermal cycling and high temperature mechanical properties for Ti–V–Al–B lightweight shape memory alloy

The microstructure of the Ti–V–Al shape memory alloy with refined grain and in-situ TiB phase was modified by doping minor Boron (B), which contributes to the superior mechanical performances and strain recovery characteristics. Compared with other quaternary Ti–V–Al-X alloys, the Ti–V–Al–B alloy showed the largest ultimate tensile stress due to the solution strengthening, grain refinement and precipitation strengthening of in-situ TiB phase. Moreover, the Ti–V–Al alloy added 0.1 ?at.%B possessed the maximum yield stress of 701 ?MPa and the largest tensile fracture strain of 27.6% at the temperature of 150 ?°C. Meanwhile, the excellent strain recovery characteristics with fully recoverable strain of 4% could be obtained due to B addition. Besides, B addition suppressed the precipitation of ω phase during thermal cycling and further improved the thermal cycling stability of the Ti–V–Al alloy.     

Photocatalytic property of TiO2 sensitized by different crystal phase CdS

TiO2 samples sensitized by different crystal phase CdS(CT) are synthesized by hydrothermal process at different reaction temperature. The samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance(UV-Vis). The XRD result reveals that the crystal phase of CdS is transformed from cubic phase to hexagonal phase with the increase of hydrothermal reaction temperature(120-160 ℃). The absorption edge of CT is extended from 498 nm to 546 nm. The photocatalytic degradation of rhodamin B(RhB) in aqueous solution is used to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of CT. With the increase of the preparation temperature, the photocatalytic activity of CT becomes stronger. The degradation rate of RhB by CdS/TiO2 at 160 ℃(CT-160 ℃)reaches 78%.     

Tuning microstructure,transformation behavior,mechanical/functional properties of Ti-V-Al shape memory alloy by doping quaternary rare earth Y

The microstructure features, martensitic transformation behavior and mechanical/functional properties of Ti–V–Al alloy were tailored by changing rare element Y content in the present investigation. The results showed that Y doping resulted in the grain refinement and formation of Y-rich phase mainly distributing along grain boundary in Ti–V–Al alloys. The martensitic transformation temperatures of Ti–V–Al alloys slightly increased due to the variation of matrix composition induced by the presence of Y-rich phase. The mechanical and functional properties of Ti–V–Al alloys doped moderate Y addition were significantly improved, which can be ascribed to grain refinement, solution strengthening and precipitation strengthening. The 1.0 at.%Y-doped Ti–V–Al alloy exhibited the highest ultimate tensile stress of 912 MPa and largest elongation of 17.68%. In addition, it was found that the maximum recoverable strain of 5.42% can be obtained in Ti–V–Al alloy with adding 1.0 at.%Y,under the pre-strain of 6% condition, which is enhanced by approximate 0.6% than that of Ti–V–Al alloy without Y addition.     

Effect of Zr and Ti on isothermal oxidation behavior of Nb–Si based alloys

The isothermal oxidation behavior of 56Nb-16Si-(20-x)Ti–3Cr–3Al-2Hf-xZr (x ?= ?0, 2, 5, 10 ?at. %) alloys was investigated at 800 ?°C and 1250 ?°C, respectively. The results show that increasing the Zr content evidently increased the oxidation rates at 800 ?°C, accompanied by the obvious occurrence of pesting oxidation. The alloys showed alike linear oxidation kinetics at 1250 ?°C. With the increase of Zr content, the adherence and integrity of oxide scales were improved, but the overall oxidation resistance was slightly deteriorated. The observed oxidation behavior may be attributed to the composition variation of Zr and Ti in the alloys. The oxidation mechanism associated with the composition variation is discussed in this study.     

Ti – Cu– Zr–Fe– Nb ultrafine structur e-dendrite composites with good mechanical properties and biocompat ibility

Ti-Cu-Zr-Fe-Nb ultrafine structure-dendrite composites were designed by inducing Nb and more Ti to a Ti-Cu-Zr-Fe glass-forming alloy composition and prepared by copper mold casting.The composite alloys consist of β-Ti dendrites and ultrafine-structured CuTi₂ and CuTi phases as well as a trace amount of glassy phase.The volume fraction of β-Ti dendrites increases with the increase in content of Nb which acted as the β-Ti phase stabilizer in the alloys.The composites exhibit high compressive yield strength exceeding1200 MPa,maximum strength around 1800 MPa and low Young’s modulus around 48 GPa.The plasticity of the alloys is strongly influenced by the volume fraction and morphology of the dendritic β-Ti phase,and the compressive plastic strain was enlarged from 5.9%for the 4 at%Nb alloy to 9.2%for the 8 at%Nb alloy.The preliminary cell culture experiment indicated good biocompatibility of the composite alloys free from highly toxic elements Ni and Be.These Ti-based composite alloys are promising to have potential structural and biomedical applications due to the combination of good mechanical properties and biocompatibility.     

In-situ study on γ phase transformation behaviour of γ-TiAl alloys at different cooling rates

γ-TiAl-based alloys are promising lightweight high-temperature structural materials, and the transformation from the α parent phase to γ lamellae during the cooling process has a great influence on the microstructures and mechanical properties of TiAl alloys. In this paper, an in-situ observation technique, high-temperature laser scanning confocal microscopy (HTLSCM), was utilized to investigate the continuous cooling transition (CCT) from the α phase in three compositions. The nucleation and growth behaviors of γ lamellae were studied at several moderate cooling rates. In addition, the processes of helium gas quenching for three alloys were investigated, and the massive transformation was observed in Ti–49Al. CCT diagraphs were concluded for three alloys. The Vickers hardness of TiAl alloys subjected to different cooling rates was tested, and it was found that the hardness of alloys was enhanced with increasing cooling rate due to the refinement of lamellar spacing.     

高硼多组分铸铁的组织及相元素分布

这种新提出的新型铸铁的化学成分为在0.7C–5W–5Mo–5V–10Cr–2.5Ti (wt%)中分别添加1.6wt% B和2.7wt% B。这项工作的目的是研究硼的含量对合金的结构状态和阶段元素分布对耐磨结构成分的形成影响。结果表明,当B含量为1.6wt%时,合金由三种共晶组成:(a) “M₂(C,B)₅+铁素体”具有“汉字”形貌 (89.8vol%), (b) “M₇(CB)₃+奥氏体”具有“莲座”形貌,(c) “M₃C+奥氏体”具有“莱氏体”形貌 (2.7vol%)。当硼含量为2.7wt%时,基体硬度由HRC 31提高到HRC 38.5。组织中出现了平均显微硬度为HV 2797的初生碳化物M₂(C,B)₅,体积分数为17.6vol%。共晶体(a)和(b,c)的体积分数分别降低到71.2vol%和3.9vol%。基体为“铁素体/奥氏体” (1.6wt% B) 和“铁素体/珠光体”(2.7wt% B),两种铸铁均含有致密析出碳化物(Ti,M)C和碳硼化物(Ti,M)(C,В),体积分数为7.3%–7.5%。基于能量色散X射线能谱,给出了元素相的分布和相应的相公式。     

Effects of alloying and high-temperature heat treatment on the microstructure of Nb–Ti–Si based ultrahigh temperatur e alloys

The phase co mpositions, microstructure and especi ally phase i nterfaces in the as-cast and heat-treated Nb– Ti–Si based ultrahigh temperature alloys have been investigated. It is shown that β(Nb,X)5Si3 and γ(Nb,X)5Si3 are the primary p hase s in the Nb–22Ti–16Si–5Cr–5Al (S1) (at%) and Nb–20Ti–16Si–6C r–4Al–5Hf–2B–0.06Y (S2) (at% ) alloys, respectively. The Nb solid solution (Nbss) is the primary phase in Nb–22Ti–14Si–5Hf–3Al–1. 5B –0.0 6Y (S3) (at%) alloy . An orientation relationship between Nbss and γ(Nb,X)5Si3 was determine d to be (1-10)Nb//(101-0)γ and [111]Nb//[0001]γ in the as-cast S2 and S3 alloys. Some original β(Nb,X)5Si3 transfor med into α(Nb,X)5Si3 because Al and Cr diffused from the β(Nb,X)5Si3 to Nbss during heattreatment at 1500 °C for 50 h in the S1 alloy. Mean while, Ti diffused from Nbss to β(Nb,X)5Si3, which induced a Ti to generate near the interface between Nbss and Ti-rich β(Nb,X)5Si3. The orientation relationship between the newl y-formed a Ti and previous Nbss was (110 )Nb//(1-10-1) αTi and [001]Nb//(12-3-1)αTi. Among the ( Nb,X)5Si3 phases , the contents o f Cr and Al in β(Nb,X)5Si3 are n earl y the same as those in γ(Nb,X)5Si3 but obviously hi gher than those in the α(Nb,X)5Si3, where as the content of Si in α(Nb,X)5Si3 is nearly the same a s that in γ(Nb,X)5Si3 but higher than that in the β(Nb,X)5Si3     

Optimization of mechanical properties of Sn-3.8Ag-0.7Cu alloys by the additions of Bi,In and Ti

Bi, In and Ti were added to Sn-3.8Ag-0.7Cu (SAC387) solder alloy to optimize the mechanical performance. The alloying effects of Bi, In and Ti on the microstructure, thermal and mechanical properties of SAC387 based solder alloys were investigated. The results demonstrate that adding 3.5 ?wt % of Bi could refine the microstructure, optimize the thermal properties, and improve the tensile strength. Meanwhile, the ductility of the solder alloys reduced evidently. Adding 2.8 ?wt % of In into SAC387–3.5 ?wt %Bi alloy could increase both the strength and ductility, which is attributed to the beneficial effect of In addition, as adding In could improve the solubility of Bi in the β-Sn matrix. Meanwhile, the melting point was reduced, and the wettability improved with the addition of In. Introducing amounts of Ti into SAC387–3.5 ?wt % Bi-2.8 ?wt % In alloy could further increase the strength. However, the ductility was significantly reduced when 0.8 ?wt % of Ti was added due to the formation of the coarse Ti₂Sn₃ phase. The undercooling was remarkably reduced with the addition of Ti. The nanoindentation tests demonstrate that the hardness increased mainly due to the hardening effect of the Bi addition. Among all the samples prepared, alloy SAC387–3.5 ?wt % Bi exhibited the highest creep resistance at the ambient temperature. Further adding In and Ti into SAC387–3.5 ?wt % Bi alloys reduced the creep resistance of the solder alloys. The mechanism associated with the different mechanical responses is also discussed in this study.     

Microwave sintering effects on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-51at%Ni shape memory alloys

Ti-51at%Ni shape memory alloys (SMAs) were successfully produced via a powder metallurgy and microwave sintering technique. The influence of sintering parameters on porosity reduction, microstructure, phase transformation temperatures, and mechanical properties were investigated by optical microscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), compression tests, and microhardness tests. Varying the microwave temperature and holding time was found to strongly affect the density of porosity, presence of precipitates, transformation temperatures, and mechanical properties. The lowest density and smallest pore size were observed in the Ti-51at%Ni samples sintered at 900℃ for 5 min or at 900℃ for 30 min. The predominant martensite phases of β2 and β19' were observed in the microstructure of Ti-51at%Ni, and their existence varied in accordance with the sintering temperature and the holding time. In the DSC thermograms, multi-transformation peaks were observed during heating, whereas a single peak was observed during cooling; these peaks correspond to the presence of the β2, R, and β19' phases. The maximum strength and strain among the Ti-51at%Ni SMAs were 1376 MPa and 29%, respectively, for the sample sintered at 900℃ for 30 min because of this sample's minimal porosity.     

Zr-xNb-4Sn alloys with low Young’s modulus and magnetic susceptibility for biomedical implants

The microstructure, mechanical and magnetic properties of Zr–x (8, 9, 10, wt.%)Nb–4Sn alloys were investigated to obtain novel Zr-based alloy with low Young’s modulus and magnetic susceptibility for biomedical implants. After homogenization annealing, hot forging and solution annealing, Zr–8Nb–4Sn, Zr–9Nb–4Sn and Zr–10Nb–4Sn alloys were composed of β+α″ phase, β+α″ phase, β+ω phase, respectively. The temperature at which the α" and ω phase were transformed into β phase during the heating process was about 200 ​°C, and the phase transformation temperature decreased with the increase of Nb element. Among all the Zr–x (x ​= ​8,9,10)Nb–4Sn(wt.%) alloys, Zr–9Nb–4Sn alloy had the lowest Young's modulus of 46.6 ​GPa and the low magnetic susceptibility of 1.294 ​× ​10⁻⁶ cm³g⁻¹, which has a good application prospect for biomedical applications.     

Phase transformation kinetics in metastable titanium alloys

We investigated the phase transformation sequence,kinetics,and microstructural evolutions during heating,isothermal treatment,and continuous cooling of the metastable Ti–B19 alloy.On the basis of these results,we summarized the phase transformation characteristics of this kind of alloys,especially the metastable b-Ti alloy.We also analyzed and discussed the possibility of describing the size,morphology,and distribution of precipitates as well as the possibility of and complications in establishing relationships among the chemical composition,microstructure,processing parameters,and properties of the metastable Ti–B19 alloy.     

Mg-50wt.%Ti_(1-x)C(x=0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4)合金的贮氢性能研究

采用机械合金化方法制备Mg-50wt.%Ti1-xCx(x=0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4)贮氢合金.x-射线衍射(XRD)分析结果表明,合金主要由Mg、Ti、c以及二元合金相Ti2C0.06和Mg2C3组成,随着球磨时间增加,合金的非晶化程度提高.压强-成分-温度(Pcr)测试结果显示,Mg-50wt.%Ti1-xC(x=0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4)合金的贮氢量分别为2.96、2.95、2.76、2.6wt.%;随着碳含量的增加,样品吸氢量逐渐减少,放氢温度和平台压也随之下降;适当增加球磨时间可降低吸放氢温度.     

α′ Type Ti– Nb– Zr alloys with ultra-low Young''s modulus and high strength

a’ phase based Ti-Nb-Zr alloys with low Young’s modulus and high strength were prepared,and their microstructure and mechanical properties were characterized.It was revealed that the lattice expansion by Nb and Zr addition as well as the presence of a few of a" martensite might be responsible for the low modulus achieved.Ti-15Nb-9Zr alloy,with ultralow modulus of 39 GPa and high strength of850 MPa,could be a potential candidate for biomedical applications.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered Ti-Mo alloys for dental applications

Ti-Mo alloys with various Mo contents from 6wt% to 14wt% were processed by spark plasma sintering based on elemental powders. The influence of sintering temperature and Mo content on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the resulting alloys were investigated. For each Mo concentration, the optimum sintering temperature was determined, resulting in a fully dense and uniform microstructure of the alloy. The optimized sintering temperature gradually increases in the range of 1100–1300℃ with the increase in Mo content. The microstructure of the Ti-(6–12)Mo alloy consists of acicular α phase surrounded by equiaxed grains of β phase, while the Ti-14Mo alloy only contains single β phase. A small amount of fine α lath precipitated from β phase contributes to the improvement in strength and hardness of the alloys. Under the sintering condition at 1250℃, the Ti-12Mo alloy is found to possess superior mechanical properties with the Vickers hardness of Hv 472, the compressive yield strength of 2182 MPa, the compression rate of 32.7%, and the elastic modulus of 72.1 GPa. These results demonstrate that Ti-Mo alloys fabricated via spark plasma sintering are indeed a perspective candidate alloy for dental applications.     

Thermoelectric properties of phase separated Ti substituted Zr_(0.75)Hf_(0.25)NiSn_(0.985)Sb_(0.015) half-Heuslers

Sb is a very effective dopant for ZrNiSn based half-Heusler alloys.The effect of Ti substitution on Zr_(0.75)Hf_(0.25)NiSn_(0.985)Sb_(0.015) half-Heusler(HH) semiconductor alloys has been investigated to explore the structural modifications and composition variation.TixHf_(0.25) Zr_(0.75-x)NiSn_(0.985)Sb_(0.015)(x=0,0.15,0.30,0.45) alloys were synthesized by induction melting.A set of samples was also annealed for comparative studies.The samples were then sintered using plasma activated sintering(PAS) technique.XRD results confirmed the existence of ZrNiSn type HH compounds.Backscattered electron(BSE) images showed phase separations in the samples.Ti substitution improved the carrier concentration and electrical conductivity of the alloys.Moreover,thermal conductivity was also significantly reduced due to the enhanced phonon scattering.Consequently,a ZT value of 1.11 at 873 K was obtained for 30% Ti substituted(annealed) sample.     

机械合金化法制备Cu-Ti-Zr基非晶合金

采用机械合金化法成功制备Cu40Ti60-xZr(x=0,10,30,50)非晶合金.研究Cu-Ti-Zr合金粉末由晶态向非晶态转变过程中的组织结构变化,探讨非晶合金的形成机制,以及非晶合金的热稳定性和晶化产物.结果表明,非晶合金直接从初始元素得到,在反应过程中没有金属间化合物出现,非晶化过程可以由间隙扩散模型来解释.Cu40TixZry非晶粉末的DSC分析表明,随着Ti含量的降低和Zr含量的升高,非晶粉末的晶化温度Tx逐渐升高,对非晶粉末在相应的Tx温度附近退火15min后发现,Cu40Ti30Zr30合金没有析出相,Cu40Ti1Zr50析出了Zr2Cu,Cu4Ti和少量的一些未知相.     

Isothermal section of ternary Sn ? Zn?Ni phase equilibria at 250 °C

Ternary Sn ?Zn? Ni alloys were prepared and equilibrated at 250 °C for 4? 15 weeks. The phases formed in these equilibrated alloys were determined experimentally. The isothermal section of Sn ?Zn? Ni system was constructed, based on the phase diagrams of the three constituent binary sy stems and the ternary phase equilibria data, determined in this study and referenced in literatures. 12 single-phase regions were identified in the Sn? Zn?Ni ternary system at 250 °C, including the three ternary compounds, δ , τ1 and τ2. There were 13 ternary phase regions and 23 binary phase regions in the 250 °C Sn ? Zn? Ni isothermal section. The solubility of Zn in the binary Sn ?Ni compounds is significant, and is 15.1% (mole fraction) in the Ni3Sn phase.