Flow behavior and microstructure evolution during hot compression of TA 15 titanium alloy

The samples of TAI 5 titanium alloy were hot compressed in the temperature range of 550-1 000 β at constant strain rate from 0.01 s^-1 to 1.0 s^-1. The flow behavior and microstructural evolution during hot deformation of TA 15 alloy were investigated, based on which the hot working parameters of TA15 alloy were selected. The results show that with the increase of deformation temperature and decrease of stain rate, the flow stress decreases gradually, but the magnitude of stress drop varies with the increase of temperature in different temperature intervals. According to the flow stress and deformation microstructure, the deformation behavior can be classified into three types as working hardening（550-600 β, α＋β phase）, dynamic recrystallization （650-900 ℃, α＋β phase） and dynamic recovery（950-1 000 ℃, β phase）. The main softening mechanism is dynamic recrystallization（DRX） of a phase in α＋β phase zone and dynamic recovery（DRV） of β phase in β phase zone. As the stain rate decreases dynamic recrystallization of a phase proceeds more adequately in α＋β zone and the β subgrains of dynamic recovery have the tendency to grow infl zone. The reasonable temperature for warm forming of TA15 alloy is in the range of 600-700 , which has been verified by warm spinning experiment of tube workpieces.：     

Effect of Mn on microstructure of as-cast Ti47A18Nb(1～2)Mn alloys

The microstructures of Ti47Al8NbxMn (mole fraction, %) alloy with x=1 or 2 were studied on as-cast, as-HIPped and on heat-treated samples. The results showed that Mn element is β phase stabilizer and promotes the formation of β(B2) phase. B2 phase exists at the dendrite cores of the as-cast microstructures. This phase is metastable and can completely decompose into α and(or) γ during 1200℃, 200MPa, 4h HIP process. In the as-HIPed alloy with 1% (mole fraction) Mn addition, the α2+γ lamellae structure is interrupted and decomposed resulting in grain refined near gamma microstructure. The α2+γ lamellae structure near interdendritic regions decomposes almost completely into γ grains, but near dendrite cores incompletely into γ grains with a small amount of α2 particles or needles around or in it. However, compared with the alloy with 1% (mole fraction) Mn, more α2 phase is retained in the alloy with 2% (mole fraction) Mn. α2 phase contains more Mn and is more stable in the alloy with 2% (mole fraction) Mn than in that with 1%(mole fraction) Mn. This makes its grain refinement more difficult. The amount of α2 phase decreases following (1250℃, 7h-1150℃, 15h) for 3 cycles heat treatment.     

Hot deformation behavior and constitutive equations of titanium alloy Ti26

Samples of Ti26 （Ti-V-Sn-Cr-AI-Zr-Nb） alloy were compressed on the Gleeble-1500 heat stimulation machine. The compression test was carried out at 900-1 150 ℃ and strain rates from 0.001 s^-1 to 10 s^-1. Flow stress data at various temperatures and strain rate were obtained; and the compressive true stress vs. true strain curves were measured and studied. The deformation activation energy was calculated. The results show that the flow stress of Ti26 alloy decreases with the increase of temperature and the decrease of strain rate, and the deformation activation energy is 278.11 kJ/mol in β phase region. The flow stress curves and deformation activation energy reveal that the main softening mechanism is dynamic recovery in β phase region. Constitutive equations were formulated to describe the temperature dependence of the flow stress over a wide range of strain rates.     

Hot deformation behavior and microstructural evolution of powder metallurgical TiAl alloy

The hot deformation behavior of powder metallurgical(PM) TiAl alloys was investigated on Gleeble-3500 thermomechanical simulator, at a temperature range of 1050–1200 °C with an interval of 50 °C and a strain rate range of 0.001–1.000 s~(-1). The results show that the flow stress of PM TiAl alloy is sensitive to deformation temperature and strain rate, the peak stress decreases with the increase in deformation temperature and decrease in strain rate, and dynamic recrystallization occurs during the hot compression. The deformation active energy was calculated and the flow stress model during high-temperature deformation was established based on the Arrhenius equations and Zener–Hollomon parameter. The deformed microstructure consists of refined homogeneous γ and ɑ_2/γ grains.     

High-temperature deformation resistance and creep resistance of a TiAl-based alloy fabricated by cold crucible directional solidification technology

In order to improve the high-temperature deformation resistance and creep resistance of TiAl-based alloys,cold crucible directional solidification (CCDS) technology was employed.A β-type TiAl-based alloy with the nominal composition of Ti44Al6Nb1Cr2V was prepared using the optimized CCDS parameters of 45 kW input power and 0.5 mm·min~(-1) solidification rate.Thermo-compression testing was utilized to evaluate the high-temperature deformation resistance and creep resistance of the CCDS Ti44Al6Nb1Cr2V alloy.Results show that the CCDS Ti44Al6Nb1Cr2V alloy billets contain aligned columnar grains and a high percentage of small-angle lamellae.Thermo-compression testing results in the radial direction of the CCDS alloy show a much higher peak stress than other reported results in similar conditions.The much higher hardening exponent and deformation activation energy are obtained,corresponding to the excellent high-temperature deformation resistance and creep resistance,which are because of the hard-oriented grains,weaker stress-strain coordination capability of lamella structure and relatively more hysteretic dynamic recrystallization.Thermo-compression testing results in the longitudinal direction of the CCDS Ti44Al6Nb1Cr2V alloy show the much higher peak stress than that in the radial direction,indicating the better high-temperature deformation resistance and creep resistance attributed to the hard-oriented lamellae in this condition.     

Effect of Mn on microstructure of as-cast Ti47A18Nd(1-2)Mn alloys

The microstructures of Ti47A18NbxMn(mole fraction,%)alloy with x=1 or 2 were studied on as-cast,as-HIPped and on heat-treated samples.The results showed that Mn element is β phase stabilizer and promotes the formation of β（B2）phase.B2 phase exists at the dendrite cores of the as-cast microstructures.This phase is metastable and can completely decompose into α and (or)γ during 1200℃,200MPa,4h HIP process.In the as-HIPed alloy with 1%(mole fraction)Mn additin,the α2 r lamellae structure is interrupted and decomposed resulting in grain refined near gamma microstructure.The α2 γ lamellae structure near interdendritic regions decomposes almost completely into γ grains,but near dendrite cores incompletely into γ grains with a small amount of α2 particles or needles around or in it.However,compared with the alloy with 1%(mole fraction)Mn,more α2 phase is retained in the alloy with 2%(mole fraction)Mn,α2 phase contains more Mn and is more stable in the alloy with 2%(mole fraction)Mn than in that with 1%(mole fraction)Mn.This makes its grain refinement more difficult.The amount of α2 phase decreases following(1250℃,7h-1150℃，15h)for 3 cycles heat treatment.     

Microstructural Evolution and Biodegradation Response of Mg–2Zn–0.5Nd Alloy During Tensile and Compressive Deformation

The effect of deformation behavior on the in vitro corrosion rate of Mg–2Zn–0.5 Nd alloy was investigated experimentally after uniaxial tensile and compressive stress. The microstructure and texture were characterized using electron backscattered diffraction and X-ray diffraction, while potentiodynamic polarization and immersion tests were used to investigate the corrosion response after deformation. The result reveals that applied compressive stress has more dominant effect on the corrosion rate of Mg–2 Zn–0.5 Nd alloy as compared to tensile stress. Both tensile and compressive strains introduce dislocation slip and deformation twins in the alloy, thereby accelerating the corrosion rate due to the increased stress corrosion related to dislocation slips and deformation twins. The {10ī2} tension twinning and prismatic slip were the major contributors to tensile deformation while basal slip, and {10ī2} tension twin were obtainable during compressive deformation. The twinning activity after deformation increases with the plastic strain and this correlates with the degradation rate.     

Effect of Precipitation on Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of Nickel-Base UNS N10276 Alloy

The hot deformation characteristics and processing maps of aged nickel-base UNS N10276 alloy were investigated and compared with those of solution-treated UNS N10276 alloy at temperatures of 950–1250°C and strain rates between 0.01 and 10 s~(-1).The dominant precipitated phase in the aged alloy was identified as topologically close-packed(TCP)l phase enriched in Mo and Ni.The precipitates present in the UNS N10276 alloy could significantly facilitate flow softening after peak stress at temperatures lower than 1150°C and strain rates higher than 0.01 s~(-1).Processing maps at true strains of 0.1–0.9 were developed using the dynamic materials model and experimental flow stress data.Although aging treatment slightly shrank the suitable hot working window of this alloy,the aged alloy showed higher peak efficiencies of power dissipation and smaller unstable regions in comparison with solution-treated alloy.Furthermore,aging treatment eliminated the instability region of processing maps at true strains of 0.2–0.5.The precipitated phase promoted dynamic recrystallization(DRX)by the particle-stimulated nucleation(PSN)mechanism,which resulted in the larger fraction of DRX as well as finer and more uniform grain structure in the aged alloy specimens compared to the solution-treated alloy.     

Local deformation and processing maps of Ti-24Al-17Nb-0.5Mo alloy

The processing maps were used to identify the optimal forging parameters of Ti-24Al-17Nb-0.5Mo alloy by evaluating the flow data according to the DMM model. The actual local strain rate and strain distribution in the samples were obtained by finite element calculations. The local microstructures of the deformed samples were related to the local deformation parameters and correlated with the processing maps at 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 of logarithmic strain. Flow regimes predicted by DMM analysis were then correlated with the local microstructural observations. Five domains of efficient coefficient could be distinguished. Unstable regions were microstructurally related to shear band formation within the α2 +B2 phase deformation field, and to flow localization at grain boundaries of B2 phase in the near B2 phase deformation field. Stable flow regimes were shown to be associated with dynamic globularization of the platelike α2 in the α2 +B2 phase deformation zone, and with dynamic recrystallization of B2 in the near B2 phase deformation zone.     

Hydrogen-induced hot workability in Ti-6Al-4V alloy

The effect of hydrogen on hot deformability of Ti-6Al-4V alloy was investigated by isothermal hot compression test with temperature of 800 ℃ and velocity of 0.1 mm/s. By optical microscopy （OM） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, the influence of hydrogen on the microstructural features was systematically examined including the morphology of a grain, volume fraction of a phase and dynamic recrystallization （DRX）. The flow stress shows an initial decrease but a later increase with the increase of hydrogen content. The minimum of peak compression flow stress is obtained when 0.2% hydrogen is added into the alloy. The hydrogen-induced softening of Ti-6Al-4V alloy may be that hydrogen induces the increase of proportion of soft β phase, the increase of DRX and the increase of extent of twins.     

铸态Ti-46Al-6(Cr, Nb, Si, B)合金的高温流变行为及其组织演变

以3次真空自耗熔炼的Ti-46Al-6(Cr,Nb,Si,B)(at%)(以下简称G4合金)合金为对象,采用恒温等应变速率热模拟压缩试验研究G4合金在1050～1250℃及0.001～1s-1应变速率下的高温流变行为和组织演变。结果表明,在高温变形过程中,G4合金呈现先硬化后软化的流变行为特征,组织由粗大的铸态γ+γ/α2近片层组织演变为细小的近等轴γ+α2组织;造成G4合金流变软化和组织演变的主要原因是动态再结晶(DRX)。变形温度和应变速率是影响G4合金高温流变和组织演变的2个主要因素。铸态G4合金在高温下的变形机制以γ/α2层片晶团的扭折、弯曲、球化和DRX以及γ晶粒的拉长、破碎和DRX为主,孪生变形也起到了一定的辅助作用。其最佳高温塑性变形温度为1150℃,应变速率应不大于0.1s-1。     

Typical Microstructural Characteristics of Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr-1Fe Metastable βTi Alloy Forged in α+β Region

In this study, typical microstructural characteristics of a metastable β Ti alloy (Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr-1Fe) forged in a dual-phase region (strain of 54% at 820 °C) were investigated in detail by the combined use of X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy, electron channeling contrast imaging and electron backscatter diffraction techniques. Results show that the microstructure of the forged alloy is composed of bulk α grains, α plates and β matrix. The bulk α grains correspond to retained primary α phase (α_p, average grain size~2.4 μm), while the α plates are secondary α phase (α_s, width~70 nm) precipitated from the β matrix during air cooling. During forging, the β matrix experiences dynamic recovery with many subgrains and significant orientation gradients formed. Analyses of the orientation relationship between the α and β phases show that the Burgers orientation relationship is not maintained between some α_p and β phases, which should be related to thermal deformation-induced changes of their orientations. In contrast, all of the α_s plates are found to maintain well the Burgers orientation relationship with the β phase.     

Element Segregation and Solidification Behavior of a Nb,Ti, Al Co-Strengthened Superalloy ЭК151

The as-cast microstructure, element segregation and solidification behavior of a multi-alloyed superalloy ЭК151 have been investigated. The results show that the severe element segregation leads to the complicated precipitations at the inter-dendritic region, including η-Ni_3(Ti, Nb), eutectic(γ + γ') and Laves, which shows the characteristics of both Ti, Al-strengthened and Nb-strengthened alloys. Differential thermal analysis, heating and quenching tests reveal the solidification sequence as follows: Liquids →γ matrix →(Nb, Ti)C →η-Ni 3(Ti, Nb) →eutectic( γ+γ') → Laves. The melting points are between 1250 and 1260 °C for(Nb, Ti)C, between 1200 and 1210 °C for η phase, between 1180 and 1190 °C for eutectic(γ+γ') and Laves. γ' initially precipitates from matrix at 1150 °C and achieves the maximum precipitation at 1130 °C. According to the microstructure evolution captured during solidification and composition analysis by an energy dispersive spectrometer and electron probe microanalyzer,(Nb, Ti)/Al ratio is put forward to explain the formation of η-Ni_3(Ti, Nb) and eutectic( γ+γ'). The solidification of γ matrix increased the Nb, Ti concentration in the residual liquids, so the high(Nb, Ti)/Al ratio would result in the formation of η-Ni_3(Ti, Nb); the precipitation of the phase consumed Nb and Ti and decreased the(Nb, Ti)/Al ratio in the liquid, which led to the precipitation of eutectic(γ + γ'). Laves formed by the sides of η-Ni_3(Ti, Nb) and in front of the eutectic( γ + γ') after Al, Ti were further depleted by the two phases and Cr, Co, Mo were rejected to liquids.     

生长速度与试样直径对定向凝固Ti-46Al-8Nb合金显微组织和硬度的影响

对Ti-46Al-8Nb（摩尔分数,%）合金进行布里奇曼型定向凝固实验,考察生长速度和试样直径对合金显微组织、相变路径和硬度的影响。结果表明,随着生长速度的增加和试样直径的减小,凝固过程由完全β相凝固转变为具有包晶反应的凝固过程,其最终显微组织为α2/γ层片及有α2/γ层片和B2相组成的多相组织。以上结果是由扩散和对流的减弱造成的溶质富集而引起的。包晶反应的发生往往导致严重的溶质偏析,其中溶质Al和Nb的偏析使得层片组织较为粗大。因此,在较高生长速度下发生包晶反应时,合金硬度值急剧下降,硬度曲线随着生长速度的增加呈不连续变化。严重溶质偏析导致的粗大层片组织也使得该成分合金的硬度低于其他Ti Al基合金的硬度。     

Microstructure of a Ti–50wt% Ta alloy produced via laser powder bed fusion

Ti-Ta alloys have been widely studied for biomedical applications due to their high biocompatibility and corrosion resistance.In this work,nearly fully dense and in situ alloyed Ti-50 wt% Ta samples were fabricated by the laser powder bed fusion(LPBF) of mechanically mixed powders.With increased exposure time,and thereby increased laser energy density,insoluble Ta particles were almost dissolved,and a Ti-50 wt% Ta alloy was formed.Cellular and dendritic structures were formed due to constitutional undercooling,which was caused by the high cooling rate of LPBF process.Both retained βphases and α " phases were observed in the LPBFed Ti-50 wt% Ta alloy.The α" phase was found at the boundary of the cellular structures,where the tantalum content was not high enough to suppress the bcc lattice transition completely but could suppress the β phase→α' phase transition.     

Role of Ru on the Microstructural Evolution During Long-Term Aging of Ni-Based Single Crystal Superalloys

Two experimental alloys containing different contents of Ru were investigated to study the effect of Ru on the microstructural evolution during long-term thermal exposure. The increase in Ru promoted the formation of cubical, tiny, and even γ′ phase after full heat treatment. Moreover, the samples after full heat treatment were exposed at 1100 °C for different time. Based on the classical model by Lifshitz, Slyozov, and Wagner, the coarsening of γ′ phase of the alloy containing 2.5 and 3.5 wt.% Ru during the long-term aging was controlled by the interface reaction and diffusion, respectively. The γ/γ′ lattice misfit was more negative with the increment of Ru addition, which induced the formation of stable rafted γ′ phase in the alloy containing 3.5 wt.% Ru at the initiation of long-term aging. Besides, the increase in Ru reduced the diffusion coefficient, which could restrain the γ′ phase coarsening. The lower γ/γ′ lattice misfit of the alloy containing 2.5 wt.% Ru promoted the interface reaction, which induced the rapid coarsening of γ′ phase. Therefore, the increase in Ru improved the microstructural stability of the alloys. On the other hand, the raise of Ru induced “reverse partitioning” behavior, which was effective in suppressing the emergence of the topologically close-packed phase (TCP phase). The TCP phase occasionally occurred in the alloy containing 2.5 wt.% Ru, which was attributed to the high temperature and the supersaturation of the γ matrix. Moreover, the TCP phase was determined as μ phase, which had a high concentration of Co, Re, Mo, and W. A sketch map describing the evolution of the TCP phase was also constructed.     

EBSD Study of Microstructural and Textural Changes of Hot-Rolled Ti-6Al-4V Sheet After Annealing at 800 °C

In this paper, electron backscatter diffraction and various other characterization and analysis techniques including X-ray diffraction, electron channeling contrast imaging and energy-dispersive spectrometry were jointly employed to investigate microstructural and textural changes of a hot-rolled Ti-6Al-4V (TC4) sheet after annealing at 800 °C for 5 h. In addition, the hardness variation induced by the annealing treatment is rationalized based on revealed microstructural and textural characteristics. Results show that the TC4 sheet presents a typical dual-phase (α?+?β) microstructure, with α-Ti as the major phase and short-rod-shaped β-Ti (minority) uniformly distributed throughout the α matrix. Most of α grains correspond to the un-recrystallized structures with a typical rolling texture (c//TD and <11-20>//ND) and dense low angle boundaries (LABs). After the annealing, the stored energy in the as-received specimen is significantly reduced, along with greatly decreased LABs density. Also, the annealing allows recrystallization and grain growth to occur, leading to weakening of the initial texture. Furthermore, the water quenching immediately after the annealing triggers martensitic transformation, which makes the high-temperature β phases be transformed into submicron α plates. The hardness of the annealed specimen is 320.5 HV, lower than that (367.0 HV) of the as-received specimen, which could be attributed to reduced LABs, grain growth and weakened texture. Nevertheless, the hardening effect from the fine martensitic plates could help to suppress a drastic hardness drop.     

Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of the Modified 718 Alloy

M718 alloy with an extra high Mo content of 7.50 wt% which reduced Nb addition and increased Al and Ti additions within the composition specifications of 718 alloy has been designed to increase the service temperature of 718 alloy. And the effect of the heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of M718 alloy has been investigated in this study. The results showed that Laves phase precipitated on the grain boundaries of M718 alloy instead of d-Ni_3 Nb phase in718 alloy, and y'and y'phases precipitated in the matrix of M718 alloy as that in 718 alloy. Increasing the solution temperature from 960 to 1050 ℃ noticeably reduced the intergranular precipitation of Laves phase. The precipitation of Laves phase was appropriate at 1020 ℃ for improving the grain boundary cohesion. Increasing the two-stage aging temperatures markedly increased the sizes of y' andy'phases. As a result, the strength of M718 alloy increased.     

Cu-0.5Cr-0.1Zr合金的热压缩变形行为

通过热压缩试验研究了Cu-0.5Cr-0.1Zr合金在600~750 ℃/0.001~1.0 s^-1时的热变形行为。结果表明,Cu-0.5Cr-0.1Zr合金的高温流变应力,动态再结晶临界值和动态再结晶软化效应与变形温度和应变速率密切相关。利用Arrhenius方程计算了Cu-0.5Cr-0.1Zr合金的热激活能Q和Z参数,分别为244.94 kJ/mol、Z=ε·exp(244.94×10³/RT)。采用3种方法进行了动态再结晶临界值的计算,结果证明Poliak-Jonas准则具有最高的精度,并建立了动态再结晶临界值的本构方程。利用动态再结晶的净软化效应η值,讨论了热变形过程中动态再结晶的软化行为。最后,建立了Cu-0.5Cr-0.1Zr合金的热加工图,确定最佳的热加工参数为680~750 ℃,0.001~0.03 s^-1,并详细介绍了功率耗散系数与动态再结晶晶粒尺寸之间的关系。     

Creep-Induced Phase Instability and Microstructure Evolution of a Nearly Lamellar Ti-45Al-8.5Nb-(W,B,Y)Alloy

Microstructure degradation and stress-induced transformation of a high Nb-containing TiAl alloy with nearly lamellar microstructure during creep were investigated. Tensile creep experiments were performed at 800, 850 and 900 °C under 150 MPa in air. Microstructures before and after creep tests were examined using scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM). Dislocations within the lamellar structure and β_o(ω) region and twin intersection in massive γ grains were investigated. Dislocation sliding played a critical role in the deformation of ω_o phase, which preferentially occurred on the (0002)ω_o plane. Possible deformation mechanisms were revealed. A stress-induced γ→α₂ phase transformation took place during the creep test at 850 and 900 °C. α₂ lamella could directly decompose into the ω_o phase at 850 °C. The instability of high-temperature microstructure can weaken the creep resistance and promote the plastic deformation of the lamellar matrix, thus could be detrimental to the creep properties. The correlations between creep properties and microstructure instability were discussed.