Mechanical Property and Heat Treatment Behaviour of Ti-Zr-Fe Alloys

Abstract:

The element of zirconium (Zr) belongs to the same group 4 as Ti in the periodic table. Therefore it possesses similar chemical properties. The Ti-Zr binary system forms a continuous solid solution for both high temperature β phase with the body centered cubic (BCC) structure and low temperature α phase with the hexagonal close-packed (HCP) structure throughout the entire range of composition. As is well known, on the other hand, the element of iron (Fe) is not only inevitable but also effective element in Ti.By incorporating Fe at the stage of alloy design, off-grade sponge titanium can be employed. Both elements seem to be effective in strengthening the titanium alloys. The purpose of this work was to prepare Ti-Zr-Fe alloys and then mechanical property and heat treatment behaviours were investigated as a fundamental research. Ti-x mass% Zr-1mass% Fe alloys (x=0, 5, 10) were melted in a laboratory-scale arc furnace under a high purity argon atmosphere from the sponge Ti, the sponge Zr and the Fe wire. The resulting ingots were hot forged and rolled at approximately 1120 K to obtain plates of approximately 2 mm in thickness. Well-mixed and homogeneous samples could be obtained, oxygen contaminations were less than 0.09 %. Solid solution of Zr into Ti was confirmed by the XRD peak shift in α phase. Vickers hardness and proof stress increased with Zr content. No remarkable changes could be observed in the microstructures after the solution treatment at 1173 K. However, Young’s modulus increased at x=10 by the treatment.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1016)
• Pages: 1479-1484
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1016.1479
• Online since: January 2021
• Authors: Ting Hsuan Chang, Maria Adachi, Masato Ueda*, Masahiko Ikeda
• Keywords: 3D Printing, Porous Devices, Structural Design, Titanium, Young’s Modulus

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