氢对Ti-6Al-4V合金组织及超塑变形行为的影响

应用光学显微镜研究氢对Ti-6Al-4V显微组织的影响,并在温度800℃～860℃和应变速率10-3s-1的变形条件下进行超塑拉伸实验。结果表明,随着氢含量的增加,β相的比例提高,且由等轴组织转变为双态组织,随着氢含量的进一步增加,在α相中形成了氢化物;同时,适量的氢可以显著降低Ti-6Al-4V合金峰值应力,置氢0.32wt%H,其峰值流动应力降低了约55%;此外,适量置氢可以显著降低Ti-6Al-4V合金的超塑性变形温度,较原始合金最佳超塑变形温度可降低60℃～100℃,置氢0.11wt%H,在840℃获得了1190%的延伸率,较相同条件下的原始合金延伸率提高75%。文章研究结果可为超塑成形、超塑成形/扩散连接工艺及生产提供优化参考。     

HYDROGEN EFFECT ON DEFORMATION BEHMIOR OF TITANIUM ALLOY AT HIGH TEMPERATURE

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添加晶粒细化剂硅对Ti-6Al-4V合金组织和性能的影响(英文)

采用真空感应凝壳熔炼工艺在石墨模中制备Ti-6Al-4V和Ti6Al4V0.5Si两种钛合金。将硅作为一种晶粒细化剂加入到Ti-6Al-4V合金中,考察添加硅对铸态和模锻态Ti-6Al-4V合金组织和性能的影响。铸态合金先在900°C下进行热模锻处理,然后分别进行两种不同的热处理。一种是将模锻样品在1050°C下保温30min,然后水淬以获得细小的层片状组织;另一种是将模锻件在1050°C下保温30min,然后再在800°C下保温30min,以获得粗大的层片状组织。Ti6-Al-4V合金中添加0.5%Si后,铸态合金的晶粒尺寸从627μm减小到337μm,其极限抗拉强度增加约25MPa。具有细小、层片状组织的Ti-6Al-4V0.5Si合金的最大极限抗拉强度为1380MPa,在Hank溶液和NaCl溶液中的腐蚀速度分别为1.35×106和5.78×104mm/a。Ti-6Al-4V合金中添加0.5%Si后,在低滑动速度下的磨损率降低50%,在高滑动速度下的磨损率降低约73%。     

High-Temperature Deformation Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy without and with Hydrogenation Content of 0.27 wt.%

Isothermal compression of Ti-6Al-4V alloy without and with hydrogenation content of 0.27 wt.% was carried out on Gleeble-1500D thermal simulation machine at deformation temperature between 760 and 1000 °C and strain rate from 0.001 to 1 s⁻¹. The experimental results show that hydrogenation can decrease the deformation temperature or increase the strain rate of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The apparent activation energy was determined to be 667 kJ mol⁻¹ for isothermal compression of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy without hydrogenation content of 0.27 wt.% in the α + β phase region (760-960 °C), and this value was about 655 and 199 kJ mol⁻¹ for the alloy with 0.27 wt.% of hydrogenation content in the α + β phase region (760-840 °C) and β phase region (840-960 °C), respectively. Constitutive equation was developed for the high-temperature deformation of Ti-6Al-4V alloy both without and with hydrogenation content of 0.27 wt.%.     

Thermomechanical coupling simulation and experimental study in the isothermal ECAP processing of Ti-6Al-4V alloy

The thermomechanical coupling simulation of the isothermal equal channel angular pressing(ECAP) of Ti-6Al-4V alloy was conducted.The effect of processing parameters,ECAP pass number and the residual billet on the effective strain,stress and temperature distribution was investigated.Based on the coupling simulation results,it is found that the shear factor,ram speed,deformation temperature,channel intersection angle and residual billet significantly affect the ECAP deformation behaviors.Meanwhile,the experimental study of the isothermal ECAP process of Ti-6Al-4V alloy using route C,in which the repeated rotation angle around the longitudinal billet axis before reinsertion in the die was 180°,were conducted at a deformation temperature of 750°C,a ram speed of 0.3 mm·s-1,an outer arc of curvature of 60° and a channel intersection angle of 120°.Furthermore,a large amount of recrystallization occurs and some prior α phase grains grow in the post-ECAP process of Ti-6Al-4V alloy.The yield strength of post-ECAP Ti-6Al-4V alloy increases compared with that of as-received Ti-6Al-4V alloy.     

氢含量对Ti-6Al-4V合金室温高速压缩性能的影响(英文)

利用电磁成形实验研究氢含量对Ti-6Al-4V合金室温高速压缩性能的影响,通过微观组织观察揭示氢致压缩性能机理。结果表明,氢对Ti6Al4V合金的高速压缩性能存在有益的影响。在电磁成形实验放电能量相同的条件下,Ti-6Al-4V合金的变形率随氢含量的增加呈先增加后降低的趋势。当Ti-6Al-4V合金置氢0.2%(质量分数)时,合金的变形率增加了47.0%。确定了有利于Ti6Al4V合金室温电磁成形时的最佳氢含量。分析了氢致压缩性能的机理。     

Effect of mold temperature and casting dimension on microstructure and tensile properties of counter-gravity casting Ti-6Al-4V alloys

The cast Ti-6Al-4V alloy bars with different section sizes were fabricated by investment casting at counter-gravity condition with the mold temperatures of 300 °C and 650 °C, respectively. The microstructure of the alloy was observed by means of OM and SEM, and the effect of mold temperature and casting dimension on tensile properties was studied. Results show that equiaxed grains are obtained regardless of the casting dimension. β grain size tends to increase with an increase in mold temperature. Hot isostatic pressing of the alloy was carried out for tensile properties' comparison. Room temperature tensile test results show that Ti-6Al-4V alloy produced via counter-gravity casting has good balance of strength and ductility after hot isostatic pressing(HIP). The alloy shows higher ductility due to the elimination of porosity. In both cast and HIP status, the tensile strength is inclined to decrease with an increase in mold temperature, while the ductility is prone to slightly increase. Both the strength and ductility tend to decrease with an increase in the casting dimension.     

Infrared heat treatment of Ti-6Al-4V with electroplated Cu

The objective of this study is to investigate an innovative infrared (IR) technique to enhance adhesion of electroplated copper (Cu) on Ti-6Al-4V without dichromate dipping. The ultimate goal is to develop a Cu coating process on Ti-6Al-4V without hazardous hexavalent chromium (Cr) solution treatments. Cu coatings of around 50 μm were electroplated on Ti-6Al-4V specimens at a current density of 0.03 A/cm² in an acidic Cu solution. To improve adhesion of coatings, IR heat treatments were performed on the Cu-coated samples at different temperatures and durations: 860 °C for 600 s and 875 °C for 20–120 s. This process was accomplished in an attempt to replace the use of dichromate dipping before electroplating. For samples heat treated at 860 °C, no bonding existed, even after 600 s. It is believed that solid-state diffusion prevailed at 860 °C and that 600 s was not enough for sufficient diffusion to occur. Adhesion was poor when samples were heat treated at 875 °C for 20 s. Excellent adhesion was observed when the heat treatment holding time was increased to 40 s. For 90 s, the surface appearance of coatings partially changed from Cu-colored to a grayish color. There was no Cu left on the surface after a 120 s heat treatment. From optical microscopic observations on sample cross sections, an interlayer between the Cu and Ti-6Al-4V formed when heat treated at 875 °C for 40 s and longer. The interlayer thickness increased as the holding time increased, until depletion of Cu. The sheet resistivity of coated specimens was on the order of pure Cu for samples heat treated at 875 °C and less than 90 s. During the 875 °C heat treatment, the following occurred: solid-state diffusion of Cu in Ti-6Al-4V, formation of eutectic solutions, dissolution of Cu and Ti-6Al-4V into the liquid phase, and the formation of intermetallic compounds. The lowest eutectic temperature of 875 °C played a key role in this innovative process of Cu coating on Ti-6Al-4V. This paper was presented at the 2nd International Surface Engineering Congress sponsored by ASM International, on September 15–17, 2003, in Indianapolis, Indiana and appears on pp. 403–10 of the Proceedings.     

Laboratory for Microstructures, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China

用气相充氢法研究了Ti-6Al-4V合金在初始氢气压力为0.012、0.04和0.07 MPa,温度为800、850和900℃条件下充氢过程中的氢扩散动力学。结果表明,在不同的初始氢气压力和充氢温度下,合金中的平均氢浓度随充氢时间的变化呈现指数关系,由此可见Ti-6Al-4V合金的充氢过程受氢原子的扩散所控制。通过求解扩散方程得到,氢在Ti-6Al-4V合金中的表观扩散激活能为32.80 kJ/mol,此激活能为氢在Ti-6Al-4V合金相中的扩散激活能。     

Study on the Hot Processing Parameters-Impact Toughness Correlation of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

In this research, the hot processing parameters-impact toughness correlation of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy is studied. Fifty-four groups of hot processing treatments with different forging temperatures (930, 950, 970 °C), deformation degrees (20, 50, 80%), annealing temperatures (600, 700, 800 °C), and annealing time (1 and 5 h) were conducted. The orthogonal design was used to find the primary hot processing parameters influencing the impact toughness of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The results show that the annealing temperature can exert the biggest influence on impact toughness. Low annealing temperature is essential to achieve high impact toughness value. In addition, the BP neural network was used to describe the quantitative correlation between hot processing parameters and impact toughness. The results show that the BP neural network exhibits good performance in predicting the impact toughness of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The prediction error is within 5%. The BP neural network and the orthogonal design method are mutually confirmed in the present work. Finally, based on the microstructure analysis, the reasons responsible for above experimental results are explained.     

氢对Ti-6Al-4V合金微观组织的影响

采用累计流量法对供应态Ti-6Al-4V合金进行了固态置氢,运用OM、XRD、TEM分析等方法研究了Ti-6Al-4V合金固态置氢后的微观组织状态及演变过程。结果表明:供应态Ti-6Al-4V合金的置氢量低于0.30%(质量分数,下同)时,置氢使得Ti-6Al-4V合金中的α相减少、β相增加;置氢量达到0.30%时,置氢Ti-6Al-4V合金中有δ氢化物(TiH2相)形成;β-Ti(H)共析转变生成α-Ti和δ氢化物时主要以切变方式进行;置氢Ti-6Al-4V合金的相变温度最多下降了180°C,与Ti-6Al-4V合金在置氢过程中的相体积比变化和共析转变有密切关系。     

置氢Ti-6Al-4V钛合金的热压缩变形行为研究

通过热模拟压缩实验,研究了氢对Ti-6Al-4V钛合金热变形行为的影响。结果表明,置氢可以显著降低Ti-6Al-4V钛合金高温压缩时的流动应力,提高Ti-6Al-4V钛合金的热加工变形速率一个数量级以上,并且明显降低了Ti-6Al-4V钛合金的变形温度。在变形温度760℃~800℃范围内,置氢量为0.4wt%的Ti-6Al-4V钛合金的流动应力最小;在变形温度840℃~920℃范围内,置氢量0.2wt%的Ti-6Al-4V钛合金的流动应力最小。同时,置氢前后Ti-6Al-4V钛合金的变形激活能计算结果表明,置氢量为0.4wt%的Ti-6Al-4V钛合金在α+β两相区的变形激活能为208.3kJ/mol,与未置氢Ti-6Al-4V钛合金相比降低了316kJ/mol。     

Microstructure and performance of Al-Si alloy with high Si content by high temperature diffusion treatment

The Al-Si alloy with high Si content was prepared by pressure infiltration.Microstructure observation shows that three-dimensional structure(3D-structure) is obtained from irregular sharp Si particles via high temperature diffusion treatment(HTDT).Flat Si-Al interfaces transform to smooth curves,and Si phases precipitate in Al and Si-Al interface.The bonding of Si-Al interface is improved by HTDT,which improves the mechanical performance of Al-Si alloy.The bending strength of 3D-Al-Si alloy increases by 6% compared with that of Al-Si alloy,but the elastic modulus changes a little.The coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE) of the 3D-Al-Si alloy is 7.7×10-6/°C from 20 °C to 100 °C,which decreases by 7% compared with that of Al-Si alloy.However,HTDT has little effect on the thermal conductivity of Al-Si alloy.     

Microstructure and tribological properties of low-friction composite MoS2(Ti,W) coating on the oxygen hardened Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Duplex surface treatment, which combines the oxygen diffusion hardening with a deposition of low friction MoS₂(Ti,W) coating, was applied to improve the Ti-6Al-4V alloy load bearing capacity and tribological properties. The coating (3.1 μm thick) was deposited on the oxygen hardened alloy by magnetron sputtering. Microstructure characterisation was performed by scanning- and transmission electron microscopy methods, as well as X-ray diffractometry. The results of micro/nanostructural analyses performed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy showed that the coatings are composed of MoS₂ nanoclusters embedded in an amorphous matrix. Some Ti α, W, and Ti₂S nanocrystals were also found in the coating microstructure. The wear resistance and friction coefficient of the hardened oxygen, as well as the coated alloy, was investigated at room temperature (RT), 300 °C, and 350 °C. The presence of the MoS₂(Ti,W) coating decreases the friction coefficient from 0.85 for the oxygen hardened alloy to 0.15 (at RT) and 0.09 (at 300 °C and 350 °C) for the coated one. The coating essentially increases the wear resistance of the alloy at RT and 300 °C. It was found that the wear resistance of the coated alloy decreased significantly during the wear test performed at 350 °C.     

Brazing of 6061 aluminum alloy/Ti-6Al-4V using Al-Si-Cu-Ge filler metals

Al-8.4Si-20Cu-10Ge and mixed rare-earth elements (Re) containing Al-8.4Si-20Cu-10Ge-0.1Re filler metals were used for brazing of 6061 aluminum alloy/Ti-6Al-4V. The addition of 20 wt.% copper and 10 wt.% germanium into the Al-12Si filler metal lowered the solidus temperature from 586 °C to 489 °C and the liquidus temperature from 592 °C to 513 °C. The addition of 0.1 wt.% rare-earth elements into Al-8.4Si-20Cu-10Ge alloy caused remarkable Al-rich phase refinement and transformed the needle-like Al₂Cu intermetallic compounds into block-like shapes. Shear strengths of the 6061 aluminum alloy/Ti-6Al-4V joints with the two brazing filler metals, Al-8.4Si-20Cu-10Ge and Al-8.4Si-20Cu-10Ge-0.1Re, varied insignificantly with brazing periods of 10-60 min. The average shear strength of the 6061 aluminum alloy/Ti-6Al-4V joints brazed with Al-8.4Si-20Cu-10Ge at 530 °C was about 20 MPa. Rare-earth elements appeared to improve the reaction of the Al-8.4Si-20Cu-10Ge filler metal with Ti-6Al-4V. The joint shear strength of the 6061 aluminum alloy/Ti-6Al-4V with Al-8.4Si-20Cu-10Ge-0.1Re reached about 51 MPa.     

HIP diffusion bonding of P/M titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V and stainless steel 1Cr18Ni9Ti

The HIP diffusion bonding of P/M titanium alloy Ti-6A1-4V and stainless steel 1Cr18Ni9Ti using pure Ni as intermediate layer was studied. Bonding joint with complex bonding interface was obtained by HIPing pre-alloyed Ti-6Al-4V powders and stainless steel 1Crl 8Ni9Ti in a vacuum canning. The joint strengths were examined and the characteristics of bonding joint were observed. The result shows that the maximized strength of HIP diffusion bonding between P/M titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V and stainless steel 1Cr18Ni9Ti can be up to 388 MPa and the microstructure of bonding joint is acceptable.     

Corrosion resistance of the Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy with nitride coatings in 0.9 % NaCl

The influence of temperature and pressure of nitriding on the corrosion resistance of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy in 0.9% NaCl was studied. It is shown that forming of nitride film improves the anticorrosion characteristics of the alloy regardless of the temperature of the corrosion environment. At the temperature of 36°C the pressure and temperature of nitriding positively influence the anticorrosion characteristics of the alloy. At 40°C the pressure positively influences the protection of the alloy surface, and the influence of the temperature factor is negative.     

Kinetic Study of the Solid-State Transformation of Vacuum-Plasma-Sprayed Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

Because of the nature of the plasma spraying process, the physical and mechanical properties of vacuum-plasma-sprayed structures of Ti-6Al-4V alloy are completely different from those of conventionally manufactured alloys such as bulk materials from casting and forging. To obtain desired mechanical and physical properties, vacancy and internal defects must be reduced, splat boundaries must be eliminated, and optimal phase compositions should be obtained through postdeposition heat treatments. To determine appropriate heat treatment processes, one needs to study the kinetic behavior of the as-sprayed microstructure at elevated temperatures. In the current study, the kinetics of the solid transformations found in Ti-6Al-4V alloys produced during the vacuum plasma spraying process was studied based on the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami theory. For the kinetic behavior of this alloy, the nonconstant temperature dependence of the transformation rate constant exhibits an irregularity at 900 °C, marking a change in the transformation mechanism. For the lower-temperature (<900 °C) curves, the constant gradient indicates a lack of change in the transformation mechanism, including homogeneous nucleation, with growth of α phase. For higher temperatures (>900 °C), a gradient change indicates a change in the transformation mechanism. The first mechanism was the formation of α-phase grain boundary, and the second mechanism was α-plate nucleation and growth from grain boundaries. The value of the transformation rate constant in the kinetics study of as-sprayed Ti-6Al-4V alloy was much higher than for material produced by the casting method. Using the results obtained from the kinetics of the $ \upbeta \to \upalpha + \upbeta $ phase transformation at different constant temperatures, a time–temperature–transformation (TTT) diagram for as-sprayed Ti-6Al-4V alloy was developed.     

Processing and properties of Nb- Ti- base alloys

The processing characteristics, tensile properties, and oxidation response of two Nb-Ti-Al-Cr alloys were investigated. One creep test at 650 °C and 172 MPa was conducted on the base alloy, which contained 40Nb-40Ti-10Al-10Cr. A second alloy was modified with 0.11 at.% C and 0.07 at.% Y. Alloys were arc melted in a chamber backfilled with argon, drop cast into a water-cooled copper mold, and cold rolled to obtain a 0.8-mm sheet. The sheet was annealed at 1100 °C for 0.5 h. Longitudinal tensile specimens and oxidation specimens were obtained for both the base alloy and the modified alloy. Tensile properties were obtained for the base alloy at room temperature, 400,600,700,800,900, and 1000 °C and for the modified alloy at room temperature, 400,600,700, and 800 °C. Oxidation tests on the base alloy and modified alloy, as measured by weight change, were carried out at 600,700,800, and 900 °C. Both the base alloy and the modified alloy were extremely ductile and were cold rolled to the final sheet thickness of 0.8 mm without an intermediate anneal. The modified alloy exhibited some edge cracking during cold rolling. Both alloys recrystallized at the end of a 0.5-h annealing treatment. The alloys exhibited moderate strength and oxi-dation resistance below 600 °C, similar to the results of alloys reported in the literature. The addition of carbon produced almost no change in either the yield strength or ductility as measured by total elonga-tion. A small increase in the ultimate tensile strength and a corresponding decrease in the reduction of area below 600 °C were observed. Carbon addition also served to marginally refine the grain size after annealing. The results of this study and those of similar alloys reported in the literature suggest that 40Nb-40Ti-10Al-10Cr forms a good base alloy suitable for alloying for improvement in its oxidation and high-temperature strength properties.     

Formation and wear mechanism of nickel titanium intermetallics during heat treatment of nickel coating on Ti-6Al-4V substrate

In the present work, inter-diffusion of nickel and titanium and formation of Ni-Ti intermetallic compounds on Ti-6Al-4V substrate have been studied. Initially, nickel was electrodeposited on the alloy using a modified Watts bath solution at a current density of 2 A dm^?2 for 1?h. The coated specimens were then heat treated for different durations at 750, 800 and 850 °C under argon atmosphere. The effects of temperature and time on the characteristics, hardness and wear resistance of intermetallic phases were investigated. The results showed that a multilayer structure was formed after heat treatment, an outer layer of residual nickel, an area of intermetallic layers with different compositions followed by a solid solution of Ni-Ti. It was also observed that an increase in time or temperature at first led to the formation of thicker intermetallic layers; however, after passing a critical point, the intermetallic layers seem to dissolve into the substrate. Furthermore, the wear rates of the diffusion treated samples were four times lower compared to Ti-6Al-4V alloy when sliding against AISI 52100 hardened steel.