Papers by Keyword: Ti₂AlNb

Abstract: Transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding of Ti₂AlNb, used for vacuum brazing furnace, was carried out using Ti-Cu-Zr based foil as filler alloy at 950, 1000 and 1050°C. The effect of bonding temperature on joint interface, phase constitutions and their distributions were investigated by taking advantages of OM, SEM, EDS and XRD analyses. The result revealed that the TLP joint consisted of isothermally solidified zone and diffusion affected zone. A non-isothermally solidified zone existed only when the bonding temperature was not high enough. The interface morphologies of the joints were found to be very sensitive to the bonding temperature. With the bonding temperature increased from 950°C to 1000°C, the width of non-isothermally solidified zone decreased from 69 μm to 23 μm. When the bonding temperature was 1050°C, the non-isothermally solidified zone disappeared. Meanwhile, more alloying elements of Cu and Zr diffused most adequately into the base material. Phase analysis showed that along with the increasing of bonding temperature, the secondary phase constitution of joint changed from Ti (Cu,Al)₂ + AlNb₂ + Ti solid solution to Ti solid solution + Nb (CuAl) + Al₄Cu₉ + Al₂Zr₃, and the proportion of secondary phase was 35.7%, 20.2%, 6.7%, respectively. The morphology of base metal changed because of the relatively high bonding temperature was higher than 980°C, the α→β transition temperature.

Abstract: Effects of aging temperature on microstructure and room temperature mechanical properties of solid solution treated Ti₂AlNb based alloy have been investigated. The experimental results showed that after solution treatment and subsequently aging at different temperatures, all the alloys had β/B2, α₂ and O three phases, which formed a typical bimodal microstructure with primary α₂/O particles and acicular O precipitates dispersing within β/B2 matrix. With increasing the aging temperature, the acicular O precipitates decreased in amount but slightly increased in dimension; the particle α₂/O phase did not change in amount but varied in structure, which changed into a core-shell morphology with an α₂ core and a rim-O shell, and the rim-O shell was thickened; the change of microstructure led to the decrease in room temperature strength while slight improvement in plasticity. During the tension test, the cracks prefered to propagate along the prior β/B2 grain boundaries which were weaken by the necklace primary α₂/O particles.

Abstract: Effects of different Mo contents on microstructures and properties of Ti-22.5Al-20Nb-2V(at.%) were analyzed in this paper. Experimental results showed that the grain size was refined and the amounts of equiaxed α2 phases decreased with increase of Mo from 0.6at.% to 1.5at.%. The size of (O+B2) lath was refined when Mo from 0.6at.% to 1.2at.%. However, it seems that Mo easily segregate especially in grain boundary and become seriously with Mo increased. Compression tests showed that the yield strength and ultimate strength of alloys were obviously improved with Mo addition from 0.6at.% to 1.2at.%. Microhardness tests showed the same trend with compression yield and ultimate strength.

Abstract: Mechanical properties of a Ti2AlNb-based intermetallic alloy both at room and elevated temperatures were considerably improved due to formation of a homogeneous microstructure with the average grain size of about 300 nm. At room temperature, elongations up to 25% were obtained and the ultimate strength reached 1400 MPa. The alloy exhibited superplastic behavior in the temperature range of 850-1000°C. The maximum elongation of 930% and steady state flow stress 50 of about 125 MPa were obtained at 900°C and strain rate of 4.210-3 s-1. The nanostructured material was used for production of intermetallic sheets and multilayer composite plates consisting of alternating layers of orthorhombic intermetallic and commercial high temperature titanium alloy. Ti2AlNb-based sheets and composites exhibited improved mechanical properties.

Abstract: Homogeneous nanocrystalline structure with the average grain size of about 300 nm was produced in Ti2AlNb-based intermetallic alloy by a thermomechanical processing which included multistep isothermal forging at temperatures below the β-transus and intermediate annealings. Nanostructured material possessed excellent mechanical properties. At room temperature, elongations up to 25% were obtained and the ultimate strength reached 1400 MPa. The alloy exhibited superplastic behavior in the temperature range of 850-1000°C. The maximum elongation of 930% and steady state flow stress σ50 of about 125 MPa were obtained at 900°C and strain rate of 4.2×10-3 s-1. The rolling temperatures of nanostructured alloy were defined from analysis of its mechanical behavior at a typical rolling strain rate of about 10-1 s-1 and intermetallic sheets with improved mechanical properties were produced.

Abstract: Ti2AlNb orthorhombic alloy is an attractive high temperature structural material for aero-industries, but insufficient wear-resistance is a major drawback which restricts the actual uses of this alloy in many circumstances. A double glow plasma surface molybdenizing on Ti2AlNb alloy had been carried out to resolve this problem. This paper investigated the electrochemical corrosion behaviors of the alloy after molybdenizing. The polarization curves of specimens in three corrosive media, 5% H2SO4, 5% HCl and 3.5% NaCl, were measured. The eroded surface morphologies were surveyed by SEM. The results indicate that surface molybdenizing decreased the alloy’s corrosion resistance slightly, but still exhibit good performance.

Abstract: A TiB particulate-reinforced Ti-22Al-27Nb (mol%) alloy, based on the orthorhombic intermetallic phase, was prepared using gas atomization powder metallurgy method. In the as-atomized condition, extremely fine TiB particulates of less than 1-μm diameter and 5-μm length were dispersed in the matrix. After annealing heat treatment (heat treated at 1423 K with subsequent furnace cooling), this composite exhibited a lamellar matrix microstructure and showed better creep properties than a composite produced using conventional ingot metallurgy method, with coarse TiB particulates of 5-μm diameter and 40-μm length. Coarsening of the matrix microstructure and growth of TiB particulates occurred after annealing heat treatment at higher temperature (ca. 1473 K). Creep-resistance improvement was also observed, which seemed to be mainly attribute to the effect of the matrix microstructure. From measurements of stress components and activation energy, all composites showed an identical creep mechanism: dislocation-controlled creep.

Abstract: Ti2AlNb orthorhombic alloys exhibit great potential as advanced aerospace and structural materials serviced at elevated temperature. In this paper, pre-heat treatment of as-received hot rolling Ti-22Al-25Nb alloy was conducted. Fine, stable and equiaxed grain structure was obtained by the pre-heat treatment. The volume fraction of B2 increased when annealing at 980°C. The Ti-22Al-25Nb alloy showed characteristics of superplastic deformation when tested at 960°C. Maximum elongation of 280% has been obtained at strain rate of 1.0×10-4s-1.

Abstract: Ti2AlNb orthorhombic alloy is a promising high temperature structural material for aero-industries due to its advantageous properties. However, insufficient wear-resistance is a major drawback that has restricted the actual uses of this alloy in many circumstances. A treatment of double glow plasma surface chromizing on Ti2AlNb alloy has been carried out as an attempt to resolve this problem. This paper mainly investigated the electrochemical corrosion behaviors of this alloy after chromizing. The microstructure of the chromized layer was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The sectional morphology of chromized layer was surveyed through scanning electronic microscopy (SEM).The polarization curves of specimens in three corrosive media, 5% H2SO4, 5% HCl and 3.5% NaCl, were measured. The eroded surface morphologies were also surveyed by SEM. The results indicate that surface chromizing treatment slightly decrease the alloy’s corrosion resistance, but still exhibit good performance.

Abstract: The hot deformation characteristics of an as-cast Ti-22Al-25Nb alloy has been studied in the temperature range of 1323-1523K and the strain rate range of 0.001-10s-1, using hot compression tests. The experimental results indicated that discontinuous yielding occurs during the hot deformation performed at the strain rate of 10s-1, while the flow curves are of a steady-state type at lower strain rate range. Activation energy was obtained by analyzing the steady-state flow stress with a standard constitutive equation. They are 260-282kJ/mol in the temperature range of 1473-1523K, and 145-155kJ/mol in 1323-1423K. The processing map developed using the principles of dynamic material modeling exhibits three domains for the present alloy: 1) a domain of dynamic recrystallization of B2 phase in the temperature range of 1373-1423K at the strain rate range of 0.01-0.001s-1, with the power dissipation efficiency of about 35-50%, 2) a domain of dynamic recovery of B2 phase in the temperature range of 1473-1523K at the strain rate less than 0.01s-1, with the power dissipation efficiency of about 20-30%, 3) a domain of flow instability in the form of adiabatic shear band in the temperature range of 1323-1373K at the strain rate larger than 1s-1.