表面机械研磨工业纯钛表面纳米化研究

表面机械研磨处理可以使工业纯钛形成纳米表面层, 通过扫描电镜、透射电镜和高分辨电镜观察SMAT处理后的工业纯钛表层组织, 并研究了工业纯钛表面纳米化机制. 工业纯钛表面纳米化机制为: 孪晶的形成和孪晶的交割使得原始晶粒尺寸减小, 同时使晶格取向发生改变, 有利于位错滑移; 孪晶通过自身交割, 以及位错密度增加及其相互作用, 形成了细小的孪晶与胞状组织; 胞状组织转变为多边形亚晶; 亚晶不断吸收位错形成大角度晶界, 亚晶以及取向不同的细小孪晶逐渐转变为随机取向的纳米晶.     

高能球磨法对TiAl基合金表面的纳米化改性

采用常规高能球磨机对TiAl基合金进行表面纳米化改性。利用光学显微镜(OM)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)和X射线衍射分析仪(XRD)对试样表层的微观结构和相组成进行观察分析,研究表面纳米化过程中表层晶粒细化的机制;并采用纳米压痕仪测定试样表层的显微硬度,研究表面纳米化改性对合金表面性能产生的影响。结果表明:高能球磨技术能够实现TiAl基合金表面的纳米化改性。改性后试样表层晶粒尺寸约为10 nm。晶粒主要通过孪晶交割和位错缠结重组进行细化;表面显微硬度提高至920 HV,约为未处理试样的2.8倍。     

室温ECAP变形纯钛孪生行为研究

室温下对纯钛进行多道次等径弯曲通道变形（ECAP），分别采用光学显微镜（OM）、透射电镜（TEM）、电子背散射衍射仪（EBSD）、室温拉伸和显微硬度观察，测试纯钛变形过程组织演变和力学性能变化规律，探讨纯钛室温变形机制和孪生行为。结果表明，纯钛ECAP变形过程中出现■拉伸孪晶和■压缩孪晶，随着挤压道次的增大，孪晶数量先增大后减小。孪晶的出现有效改变晶格取向，激发进一步位错滑移，辅助塑性变形过程，使纯钛显微组织有效细化，经过4道次ECAP变形，平均晶粒尺寸由约63.79μm细化至约2.81μm。1道次变形后晶粒细化效果最显著，平均晶粒尺寸比变形前减小约94%；随着变形道次的增加，晶粒细化效果减弱，4道次变形后平均晶粒尺寸累积减小约95.6%。同时，大量位错、孪晶和亚晶的形成，使得位错、孪晶以及亚晶之间的相互作用加强，显著提高了纯钛的屈服强度和显微硬度，4道次变形后，屈服强度从215 MPa增加到600 MPa，增幅为179%；显微硬度从HV 129增加到HV 200。由于1道次变形后晶粒细化效果最显著，并且出现大量孪晶和位错，屈服强度与硬度的增幅也最大。     

超音速微粒轰击纳米化拉矫辊表面形貌与力学性能研究

采用超音速微粒轰击方法（USPP）对宝钢某机组拉矫辊进行了表面纳米化处理,利用扫描电镜（SEM）、粗糙度仪和显微硬度计对其表面形貌和力学性能进行了表征分析,结果表明,轰击后拉矫辊表面随机分布大量的冲击坑,表面粗糙度可在1.5-2.5之间调整;拉矫辊表层晶粒尺寸明显细化。纳米化处理后拉矫辊表层硬度可达到HV 920。工作气体温度和压力是影响酸洗拉矫辊表面粗糙度和显微硬度的主要因素。     

Al-5Ti-1B细化剂对2024铝合金铸态显微组织的影响

研究了Al-5Ti-1B细化剂对2024铝合金铸态显微组织的影响。结果表明:添加微量的Al-5Ti-1B细化剂,可使2024铝合金的铸态显微组织从粗大的枝晶细化为细小均匀的等轴晶。随着Al-5Ti-1B细化剂添加量的逐渐增加,2024铝合金的晶粒进一步细化。并且Al-5Ti-1B细化剂对2024铝合金的晶粒细化作用具有响应时间短、持续时间长的特点。     

时效时间对表面机械研磨处理Cu-4.5Ti合金组织和硬度的影响

采用表面机械研磨法使Cu-4.5Ti合金表面形成纳米晶,利用X射线衍射分析,透射电子显微镜观察和显微硬度测量等手段研究时效时间对表面机械研磨处理Cu-4.5Ti合金组织和硬度的影响。结果表明:经过表面机械研磨处理后的Cu-4.5Ti合金发生了塑性变形,表层塑性变形明显,试样中出现了纳米晶结构,形成大量交割状态的机械孪晶;经过8 h时效处理后,试样中形成了更加致密的孪晶组织,并产生了更多孪晶区域。经表面机械研磨处理合金试样的显微硬度由表层向基体内部表现为先增大后减小的趋势,并最终达到稳定状态;经过8 h时效处理后试样到达峰值硬度,此时合金表层硬度增大至HV 213,并在离表层深度约50μm处获得HV 278的峰值硬度。     

ECAP加工中Ti-6Al—7Nb合金晶界取向对其力学性能的影响

<正>Ti-6Al-7Nb合金与Ti-6Al-4V合金相似,但是具有更强的惰性,是专为医疗应用而设计的。然而,与Ti-6Al-4V合金不同的是,该合金为近α型合金,β相含量小于5%,所以不能通过常规热处理进行强化。众所周知,利用大塑性变形(SPD)技术能够获得超细晶(UFG)纳米结构材料,其晶粒尺寸小于1μm,并且具有优良的力学性能。UFG纳米结构的形成可以使Ti-6Al-7Nb合金的强度得到提高,在许     

用等径角挤压变形法制备纳米晶金属结构材料的组织演变

用实验方法研究了工业纯铁在等径角挤压变形(路径C)过程中晶粒细化过程。实验结果表明，经4道次剪切变形后开始出现纳米级晶粒。晶粒细化过程为：原始粗晶粒→晶粒被剪切变形带分割→位错线分割滑移带→位错线发展为位错墙，把变形带分割成细小的亚晶→亚晶界的位错密度增加→形成大角度晶界的纳米晶粒。测试了不同变形道次下材料的显微硬度值。     

TWIP钢室温静态拉伸下的组织形态和变形机制

在室温下对退火Fe-24Mn-1Si-1.5Al-0.045CTWIP钢进行了不同程度的拉伸变形,采用JEM-2100透射电子显微镜对变形后的组织形貌进行表征和分析。研究结果表明:在变形初期,晶粒内存在着大量位错,它们相互缠结,呈胞状结构。在此阶段,位错滑移为主要变形机制。随着变形量的增加,形变孪晶在晶界等处形成,孪生机制被激活,孪生和滑移机制相互竞争。双孪生系统在大多数晶粒内先后被激活,孪生和滑移机制相互交割,起到动态细化晶粒的作用,使强度显著提高。在变形后期,试验钢的变形机制主要是TRIP效应,以及孪生与滑移的相互作用而诱发了去孪生机制,层状组织出现,孪晶特征减弱,从而导致样品的局部变形和失效。     

球磨时间对纳米晶Al-7Si-0.3Mg合金粉末微观组织及硬度的影响

以机械破碎Al-7Si-0.3Mg合金粉末为原料进行高能球磨, 对不同球磨时间的合金粉末进行金相观察、X射线衍射分析、透射电镜表征及显微硬度测试, 研究球磨时间对纳米晶Al-7Si-0.3Mg合金粉末的影响。结果发现, 高能球磨导致共晶硅颗粒从微米尺度细化到亚微米尺度, 颗粒形状从多面体转变成圆形, 颗粒内部有层错生成。随着球磨时间逐渐增加到60 h, 合金粉末平均颗粒尺寸从134μm逐渐下降到22μm, Al(Si, Mg)基体晶粒尺寸从438 nm降低到23 nm, 粉末显微硬度从HV 93增加到HV 289。粉末硬度的增加主要归功于球磨导致的晶粒细化(细晶强化作用), 此外, 球磨过程中硅颗粒的细化以及球磨引起的Mg、Si原子在基体内固溶度的增加也有利于粉末硬度的提高。     

Ti-6A14V合金表面改性技术

Ti-6Al4V合金作为一种重要的钛合金,其使用量占到了钛合金总使用量的75％～85％,但其耐磨性差、阻燃性差、疏水疏冰性能差、生物相容性不理想等性能缺陷在一定程度上限制了其在某些领域中的应用。首先对Ti-6Al4V合金在各个领域应用时,其性能缺陷的表现形式及危害进行了概述,然后介绍了目前改善Ti-6Al4V合金性能缺陷所普遍采用的以及具有创新性的表面改性技术,评述了部分表面改性技术的优缺点,最后提出了需对Ti-6Al4V合金表面改性技术进一步研究的方向。     

Fabrication of Ti-6Al-4V Scaffolds by Direct Metal Deposition

Direct metal deposition (DMD) is a rapid laser-aided deposition method that can be used to manufacture near-net-shape components from their computer aided design (CAD) files. The method can be used to produce fully dense or porous metallic parts. The Ti-6Al-4V alloy is widely used as an implantable material mainly in the application of orthopedic prostheses because of its high strength, low elastic modulus, excellent corrosion resistance, and good biocompatibility. In the present study, Ti-6Al-4V scaffold has been fabricated by DMD technology for patient specific bone tissue engineering. Good geometry control and surface finish have been achieved. The structure and properties of the scaffolds were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and tension test. The microstructures of laser-deposited Ti-6Al-4V scaffolds are fine Widmanstätten in nature. The tensile and yield strengths of the as-deposited Ti-6Al-4V were 1163 ± 22 and 1105 ± 19 MPa, respectively, which are quite higher than the ASTM limits (896 and 827 MPa) for Ti-6Al-4V implants. However, the ductility of the as-deposited sample was very low (～4 pct), which is well below the ASTM limit (10 pct). After an additional heat treatment (sample annealed at 950 °C followed by furnace cooling), both strength (UTS ～ 1045 ± 16, and YS ～ 959 ± 12 MPa) and ductility (～10.5 ± 1 pct) become higher than ASTM limits for medical implants.     

Involvement of tachykinins in endotoxin-induced airway hyperresponsiveness

Three new titanium alloys with Zr, Nb, Ta, Pd and In as alloying elements were developed and compared with currently used implant metals, namely, pure Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloy, in terms of mechanical and corrosion properties, and cytotoxicity. New alloys showed comparable mechanical properties with that of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy, but increased corrosion potential, somewhat decreased breakdown potential and increased corrosion rate. There were no significant differences in cell growth on the surface of the various metal specimens, indicating that the cells cannot differentiate between the passivated surfaces of the various Ti metals.     

Mechanochemical processing of nanocrystalline Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Synthesis of nanocrystalline Ti-6Al-4V was explored using mechanochemical processing. The reaction mixture was comprised of CaH₂, Mg powder, anhydrous AlCl₃, anhydrous VCl₃, and TiCl₄. The milled powder (reaction product) primarily consisted of nanocrystalline alloy hydride having a composition (Ti-6Al-4V)H_1.942, along with MgCl₂ and CaCl₂ as by-products. Aqueous solutions of nitric acid, sulfuric acid, and 1 pct sodium sulfite were found to be very effective in leaching of the chlorides from the milled powder. The (Ti-6Al-4V)H_1.942 on dehydrogenation at 375°C resulted in nanocrystalline Ti-6Al-4V alloy powder.     

A Self-Consistent Approach for Modeling the Flow Behavior of the Alpha and Beta Phases in Ti-6Al-4V

The flow behavior of the α and β phases in Ti-6Al-4V was interpreted in the context of a self-consistent modeling formalism. For this purpose, high-temperature compression tests were conducted at various temperatures for a single-phase α alloy (Ti-7Al-1.5V), a variety of near-β alloys, and the two-phase alloy Ti-6Al-4V, each with an equiaxed microstructure. The flow behavior of the α phase in Ti-6Al-4V was deduced from the experimental results of the single-phase α alloy. The flow behavior of the β phase, which was predicted by using the self-consistent approach and the measured flow behaviors of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-7Al-1.5V, showed good agreement with direct measurements of the various near-β alloys. From these results, it was shown that the strength of the α phase is approximately three times higher than that of the β phase at temperatures between 1088 K and 1223 K (815 °C and 950 °C). It was also concluded that the relative strain rates in the two phases varies significantly with temperature. The usefulness of the approach was confirmed by comparing the predicted and measured flow stresses for other Ti-6Al-4V and near-α alloys.     

Fracture characteristics of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-5Al-2.5Fe with refined microstructure using hydrogen

The hydrogenation behavior of Ti-6Al-4V, with the starting microstructures of coarse equiaxed α and coarse Widmanstätten α, respectively, was investigated under a hydrogen pressure of 0.1 MPa at temperatures between 843 and 1123 K. The hydrogen content was determined as a function of hydrogenation time, hydrogenation temperature, and hydrogen flow rate. The phases presented in the alloy of after hydrogenation were determined with X-ray and electron diffraction analysis in order to define the effect of Thermochemical Processing (TCP) on the microstructure of the alloy. Mechanical properties and fracture toughness of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-5Al-2.5Fe subjected to the various TCP were then investigated. Hydrogenation of Ti-6Al-4V with the starting microstructure of coarse equiaxed α at 1023 K, just below hydrogen saturated β (denoted β″ (H)) transus temperature, produces a microstructure of a, orthohombic martensite (denoted α″ (H)) and β (H). Hydrogenation at 1123 K, above β (H) transus, results in a microstructure of α″ (H) and β (H). Microstructure refinement during TCP results mainly from decomposition of α″ (H) and ;β (H) into a fine mixture of α + β during dehydrogenation. An alternative TCP method is below β (H) transus hydrogenation (BTH), consisting of hydrogenation of the alloy below the hydrogenated β (H) transus temperature, air cooling to room temperature, and dehydrogenation at a lower temperature, which is found to improve mechanical properties significantly over a conventional TCP treatment. Compared with the untreated material, the BTH treatment increases the yield strength and increases the ultimate tensile strength significantly without decreasing the tensile elongation in the starting microstructure of coarse equiaxed α or with a little decrease in the tensile elongation in the starting microstructure of coarse Widmanstätten α, although the conventional TCP treatment results in a large decrease in elongation over the unprocessed material in Ti-6Al-4V. In Ti-5Al-2.5 Fe, both conventional TCP and BTH result in a increase in yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and elongation; however, the BTH gives the best balance between strength and elongation. The TCP-treated Ti-6Al-4V shows smaller fracture toughness compared with the unprocessed material, while TCP-treated Ti-5Al-2.5Fe shows greater fracture toughness compared with the unprocessed material. The BTH treatment results in a improvement in fatigue strength in both Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-5Al-2.5Fe.     

Fatigue Life of Cast Titanium Alloys Under Simulated Denture Framework Displacements

The objective of the study was to evaluate the hypothesis that the mechanical properties and fatigue behavior of removable partial dentures (RPD) made from cast titanium alloys can be improved by alloying with low-cost, low-melting elements such as Cu, Al, and Fe using commercially pure Ti (CP-Ti) and Ti-6Al-4V as controls. RPD specimens in the form of rest-shaped, clasp, rectangular-shaped specimens and round-bar tensile specimens were cast using an experimental Ti-5Al-5Cu alloy, Ti-5Al-1Fe, and Ti-1Fe in an Al₂O₃-based investment with a centrifugal-casting machine. The mechanical properties of the alloys were determined by performing tensile tests under a controlled displacement rate. The fatigue life of the RPD specimens was tested by the three-point bending in an MTS testing machine under a cyclic displacement of 0.5 mm. Fatigue tests were performed at 10 Hz at ambient temperature until the specimens failed into two pieces. The tensile data were statistically analyzed using one-way ANOVA (α = 0.05) and the fatigue life data were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis (α = 0.05). The experimental Ti-5Al-5Cu alloy showed a significantly higher average fatigue life than that of either CP-Ti or Ti-5Al-1Fe alloy (p < 0.05). SEM fractography showed that the fatigue cracks initiated from surface grains, surface pores, or hard particles in surface grains instead of the internal casting pores. Among the alloys tested, the Ti-5Al-5Cu alloy exhibited favorable results in fabricating dental appliances with an excellent fatigue behavior compared with other commercial alloys.     

Microstructure and Texture Evolution During Sub-Transus Thermomechanical Processing of Ti-6Al-4V-0.1B Alloy: Part I. Hot Rolling in (α + β) Phase Field

In the current study, the evolution of microstructure and texture has been studied for Ti-6Al-4V-0.1B alloy during sub-transus thermomechanical processing. This part of the work deals with the deformation response of the alloy by rolling in the (α + β) phase field. The (α + β) annealing behavior of the rolled specimen is communicated in part II. Rolled microstructures of the alloys exhibit either kinked or straight α colonies depending on their orientations with respect to the principal rolling directions. The Ti-6Al-4V-0.1B alloy shows an improved rolling response compared with the alloy Ti-6Al-4V because of smaller α lamellae size, coherency of α/β interfaces, and multiple slip due to orientation factors. Accelerated dynamic globularization for this alloy is similarly caused by the intralamellar transverse boundary formation via multiple slip and strain accumulation at TiB particles. The (0002)_α pole figures of rolled Ti-6Al-4V alloy shows “TD splitting” at lower rolling temperatures because of strong initial texture. Substantial β phase mitigates the effect of starting texture at higher temperature so that “RD splitting” characterizes the basal pole figure. Weak starting texture and easy slip transfer for Ti-6Al-4V-0.1B alloy produce simultaneous TD and RD splittings in basal pole figures at all rolling temperatures.     

Fatigue Life of Titanium Alloys Fabricated by Additive Layer Manufacturing Techniques for Dental Implants

Additive layer deposition techniques such as electron beam melting (EBM) and laser beam melting (LBM) have been utilized to fabricate rectangular plates of Ti-6Al-4V with extra low interstitial (ELI) contents. The layer-by-layer deposition techniques resulted in plates that have different surface finishes which can impact significantly on the fatigue life by providing potential sites for fatigue cracks to initiate. The fatigue life of Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloys fabricated by EBM and LBM deposition techniques was investigated by three-point testing of rectangular beams of as-fabricated and electro-discharge machined surfaces under stress-controlled conditions at 10 Hz until complete fracture. Fatigue life tests were also performed on rolled plates of Ti-6Al-4V ELI, regular Ti-6Al-4V, and CP Ti as controls. Fatigue surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy to identify the crack initiation site in the various types of specimen surfaces. The fatigue life data were analyzed statistically using both analysis of variance techniques and the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis method with the Gehan-Breslow test. The results indicate that the LBM Ti-6Al-4V ELI material exhibits a longer fatigue life than the EBM counterpart and CP Ti, but a shorter fatigue life compared to rolled Ti-6Al-4V ELI. The difference in the fatigue life behavior may be largely attributed to the presence of rough surface features that act as fatigue crack initiation sites in the EBM material.     

Microstructural Modification and property improvement of boride/Ti-6Al-4V surface-alloyed materials fabricated by high-energy electron-beam irradiation

The present study is concerned with the fabrication and microstructural analysis of boride/Ti-6Al-4V surface-alloyed materials using the irradiation of a high-energy electron beam. Mixtures of TiB₂ or MoB powders and CaF₂ flux were placed on a Ti-6Al-4V alloy substrate and subsequently irradiated using a high-energy electron beam. Specimens processed with a flux mixing ratio of 40 wt pct showed that the melted region of 1.1 to 1.5 mm in thickness was homogeneously formed without defects and contained a large amount of titanium borides (TiB). The formation of TiB in the melted region greatly improved the Vickers hardness, high-temperature Vickers hardness, and wear resistance to levels 2 or 3 three times higher than the those for the Ti alloy substrate. Also, the addition of MoB powders into the mixtures made possible the fabrication of surface-alloyed materials with various properties by controlling the kind, size, and volume fraction of TiB and the characteristics of the matrix. These findings suggested that surface alloying using high-energy electron-beam irradiation was economical and useful for the development of boride/Ti-6Al-4V surface-alloyed materials with improved properties.