Laser Surface Modification of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy with Silicon Carbide

We show that surface laser modification through a coating containing SiC powder is an efficient method for enhancing the wear resistance of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy. The laser melting of SiC particles enriches the pool of substrate melt with silicon and carbon. In the course of crystallization, primary dendrites, which are identified as TiC, are formed at first. After fast cooling to room temperature, a multiphase structure consisting of Ti₅Si₃ and TiSi₂ silicides and ductile -martensite is formed in the interdendritic space. Such a composite structure of the surface layer has a microhardness of 5–6 GPa and guarantees a sharp enhancement of the wear resistance under conditions of dry sliding friction as compared with the hardened-and-aged structure of this alloy.     

Laser Surface Modification of Ti-6Al-4V with Addition of Pr

The behaviour of oxidation at elevated tem-peratures and fretting in the laser-alloyed layer ofTi-6Al-4V with the addition of Pr was studied.The results show that the addition of Pr changes thestructure of oxide scale of Ti-6Al-4V,controls theshort-range diffusion of oxygen to thescale/substrate interface and increases the adhe-sion and ductility of the scale,thus changing theoxidation kinetics and considerably reducingoxidation rate.The analysis of fretting test showsthat the existence of high hardness layer in the al-loyed zone,fine dendrites perpendicular to the sur-face of the high hardness layer and the oxide scaleproduced during fretting at elevated temperaturesare all beneficial to the improvement of wear resist-ance.     

Thermomechanical Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

Ti-6Al-4V, among the Ti alloys, is the most widely used. In the present work, the behavior of Ti-6Ak-4V alloy has beeninvestigated by the uniaxial hot isothermal compression tests and a series of dilatometric experiments were also carried out todetermine the transformation temperatures at different cooling rates. Specimens for hot compression tests were homogenizedat 1050℃ for 10 min and then quickly cooled to different straining temperatures from 1050 to 850℃. Cooling rates were chosenfast enough to prevent high temperature transformation during cooling. Compression tests were conducted at temperaturesfrom 1050 to 850℃ in steps of 50℃ at constant true strain rates of 10~(-3) or 10~(-2) s~(-1). The apparent activation energy forcompression in two-phase region was calculated 420 kJ·mol~(-1). Partial globularization of cr phase was observed in the specimendeformed at low strain rates and at temperatures near the transformation zone and annealed after deformation.     

Hydrogen Treatment of Cast Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

This paper presents the results of an investiga-tion of the effect of hydrogen treatment onmicrostructures and tensile and low cycle fatigueproperties of a Ti-6Al-4V cast alloy.The phasetransformation and the refining mechanism of thecast microstructure during the process of hydrogentreatment were studied.It was found that afterhydrogen treatment,the coarse Widmanstttenstructure of the as-cast Ti alloy was transformedinto a very fine and equiaxed α+β microstructurewithout any GBα phase.The tensile strength andductility and the low cycle fatigue life of thehydrogen treated specimens were significantly im-proved.     

Ti及Ti-6Al-4V的水基凝胶注模成形研究

将凝胶注模工艺应用于金属Ti及Ti-6Al-4V合金粉末的坯体成形,研究了高固相含量的Ti粉和Ti-6Al-4V合金粉末的料浆的制备.结果表明,用凝胶注模工艺制备出了固相含量为54ψ%的钛合金粉末料浆和形状复杂的坯体;粉末的颗粒形状是影响料浆固相含量的重要因素,球形粉末配制成的浆料固相含量最高,近球形次之,片状最低;分散剂柠檬酸铵也可以显著提高浆料的固相含量.     

Laser surface melting of Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Surface hardening of Ti-6Al-4V alloy with laser surface melting (LSM) in a nitrogen atmosphere has been studied. In LSM, hardness increased almost three-fold in comparison to that of the substrate, the latter having a Vickers hardness of 350, by the formation of TiN in the range of 100m of melt depth. Hardness, then, decreased slowly and reached a minimum of 580 VHN at a maximum melt depth of 750m. -Ti was formed in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) with a VHN of 450. Ageing treatments were performed for all specimens at 450 °C and different ageing times (1–20h). Short ageing treatments increased the hardness in the melted zone as well as in the HAZ (1–3h). Long ageing treatments (7–20h) resulted in uniform hardness distribution in the melted zone.     

Laser surface modification of Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Hardening of Ti-6Al-4V alloy with laser surface melting (LSM) and laser surface alloying (LSA) techniques was attempted. Both LSM and LSA were carried out in a nitrogeneous atmosphere. Niobium, molybdenum and zirconium were used as alloying elements in the LSA. A hardness increase was observed for both LSM and LSA. Maximum hardness was obtained for LSM and zirconium alloy addition. In LSM, hardness increased almost three-fold in comparison to the substrate, which has a Vickers hardness of 350, by the formation of TiN in the region of 100 m melt depth. Hardness then decreased slowly and reached a minimum of 580 VHN at the maximum melt depth of 750 m. However, hardness for the zirconium alloy addition was uniform throughout the melted zone. Ageing treatments were performed for all specimens at 450C and different ageing times. Hardness measurements and X-ray diffraction were utilized to delineate the features associated with the hardening of the melted zone.     

Laser Surface Nitriding of Ti-6A1-4V Titanium Alloy

Titanium and its alloys are known for their high specific strength as well as fatigue and corrosion resistance. However, they suffer from poor wear and friction resistance, limiting their use in tribological applications. Nitriding of these materials may be carried out favourably to harden them and thus to improve both wear and friction resistance. The laser nitriding process involves using the intense energy of the laser to melt the surface in a nitrogen comprising atmosphere. This results in creation of a very hard layer consisting of dendritic structures of nitride. But the non-uniformity of the melt pool and cracks in the nitrided layers have been generally observed. Our study deals with the results of Ti-6Al-4V laser surface nitriding and with the effects of a sample preheating on the cracks generation.     

Ti-6Al-4V合金铸件拉伸性能差异原因分析

目的 研究Ti-6Al-4V合金两种不同结构铸件产品之间,拉伸性能存在着较大差异的原因。方法分别对同批次母合金浇注的两种熔模精密铸件进行化学成分分析、金相组织检查和拉伸试棒宏微观断口形貌观察。方法 分析发现,肋板和支承座铸件两者化学成分没有明显差异,断口表面未见明显冶金缺陷。金相组织检查表明：肋板的原始β晶粒尺寸和晶粒内部的α片层间距均,小于支承座的原始β晶粒尺寸和晶粒内部α片层间距。结论 分析结果表明,拉伸性能数据存在差异主要与其晶粒度和晶内片层间距差异有关,该组织差异主要由铸造工艺中不同的冷却速度引起的。通过改变取样位置,试样的拉伸强度可获得明显提高。     

Ti-6Al-4V合金的室温蠕变行为

研究了Ti-6Al-4V钛合金板材的室温蠕变行为及其对合金后续使用性能的影响.结果 表明:合金的宏观织构、应力水平以及预塑性应变都显著影响其室温蠕变行为.在加载方向上合金的<0001>峰值极密度越高,则其加工硬化指数越大、蠕变指数越小、室温蠕变性能越好.足够大的应力,是合金发生室温蠕变的必要条件.只有在蠕变应力不小于0...     

Biaxial deformation of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-4V/TiC composites by transformation-mismatch superplasticity

Gas-pressure bulge forming of unreinforced Ti-6Al-4V and TiC-reinforced Ti-6Al-4V was performed while cycling the temperature around the allotropic transformation range of the alloy (880–1020 °C). The resulting domes exhibited very large strains to fracture without cavitation, demonstrating for the first time the use of transformation-mismatch superplasticity under a biaxial state of stress for both an alloy and a composite. Furthermore, much faster deformation rates were observed upon thermal cycling than for control experiments performed under the same gas pressure at a constant temperature of 1000°C, indicating that efficient superplastic forming of complex shapes can be achieved by transformation-mismatch superplasticity, especially for composites which are difficult to shape with other techniques. However, the deformation rate of the cycled composite was lower than for the alloy, most probably because the composite exhibits lower primary and secondary isothermal creep rates. For both cycled materials, the spatial distribution of principal strains is similar to that observed in domes deformed by isothermal microstructural superplasticity and the forming times can be predicted with existing models for materials with uniaxial strain rate sensitivity of unity. Thus, biaxial transformation-mismatch superplasticity can be modeled within the well-known frame of biaxial microstructural superplasticity, which allows accurate predictions of forming time and strain spatial distribution once the uniaxial constitutive equation of the material is known.     

Laser Gas Nitriding of Ti-6AI-4V Alloy

Laser gas nitriding of Ti-6A1-4V has been investigated with both CO₂ and Nd:YAG lasers. Results indicate that Nd:YAG laser in pulse mode provides a better surface finish and a lower cracking severity than CO₂ laser. A crack-free nitrided layer has been obtained by optimizing the processing parameters. Titanium nitride (TiN) significantly increases the hardness of the nitrided surfaces. The amount of titanium nitride produced depends on the processing parameters, such as laser pulse energy and nitrogen concentration. With optimized parameters, the nitrided surface is somewhat rougher than the polished base metal but much smoother than the shot peened surface. The shrinkage effect in the laser melt zone produces surface residual tensile stresses regardless of the processing environment. Preheating or stress relieving after laser nitriding can significantly reduce the residual tensile stress level.     

Ti-6Al-4V合金热压缩过程中的动态再结晶

在变形温度为870~960℃、应变速率为5×10^-4 s^-1~5×10^-2 s^-1的条件下对Ti-6Al-4V合金进行单道次等温压缩实验,测出其应力-应变曲线并建立KM模型、Poliak-Jonas模型和Avrami模型,较为系统地描述了这种合金动态再结晶过程中的流变应力、临界应变量、组织演变动力学等的特征。将动态再结晶组织的转变体积分数引入Prasad功率耗散率模型,得到了Ti-6Al-4V合金动态再结晶过程中能量的变化规律并结合微观组织表征揭示了这种合金的动态再结晶机理。结果表明：随着变形温度的提高和应变速率的降低,Ti-6Al-4V合金的动态再结晶临界应变量减小,组织转变的体积分数增大。发生完全动态再结晶时的功率耗散率大于0.34,形核机制为位错诱导的弓出形核机制。     

Ti-6Al-4V钛合金的疲劳裂纹扩展规律

针对熔模铸造Ti-6Al-4V钛合金的等幅疲劳裂纹扩展速率和疲劳裂纹扩展门槛值进行了研究。结果表明：该钛合金CT试样的疲劳裂纹扩展门槛值高于CCT试样的疲劳裂纹扩展门槛值,同一类试样的疲劳裂纹扩展门槛值随着应力比的增加呈下降趋势;疲劳裂纹扩展速率随着平均应力的增加以及应力水平的增加而增大;根据疲劳裂纹扩展试验数据拟合了Ti-6Al-4V钛合金Paris方程和Walker方程中的相关材料参数,以为材料的使用寿命评估及损伤容限设计提供参考。     

Effect of mean stress on fretting fatigue of Ti-6Al-4V on Ti-6Al-4V

Fretting fatigue tests of Ti‐6Al‐4V on Ti‐6Al‐4V have been conducted to determine the influence of stress amplitude and mean stress on life. The stress ratio was varied from R=−1 to 0.8. Both flat and cylindrical contacts were studied using a bridge‐type fretting fatigue test apparatus operating either in the partial slip or mixed fretting regimes. The fretting fatigue lives were correlated to a Walker equivalent stress relation. The influence of mean stress on fretting fatigue crack initiation, characterized by the value of the Walker exponent, is smaller compared with plain fatigue. The fretting fatigue knockdown factor based on the Walker equivalent stress is 4. Formation of fretting cracks is primarily associated with the tangential force amplitude at the contact interface. A simple fretting fatigue crack initiation metric that is based on the strength of the singular stress field at the edge of contact is evaluated. The metric has the advantage in that it is neither dependent on the coefficient of friction nor the location of the stick/slip boundary, both of which are often difficult to define with certainty a priori.     

Laser induced multi-scale textured zirconia coating on Ti-6Al-4V

A textured coating of zirconia on Ti-6Al-4V alloy was produced using pulsed laser based processing technique. Scanning electron microscope observations coupled with fractal analysis revealed the multi-scale nature of the textured coating. Both stylus based profilometric measurements and fractal analysis indicated non-linear nature of the relationship between laser processing speed at constant pulse frequency (10 kHz) and roughness of the textured coating. The textured coatings produced with all the three processing speeds (40, 160, 290 cm/min) were fractal over certain length scales. Processing at 40 cm/min resulted in structures that are fractal across a large number of length scales where as higher processing speeds resulted in fractality over fewer length scales. The processing speed influenced the zirconia content in the coating and the phase transformation within Ti-matrix of the coating. Within the coating, while zirconia content decreased the amount of retained β-Ti increased with increase in processing speed. Such physical and chemical transformations are desired in a titanium bio-implant for effective contact with protein, cells and tissues at various length scales and its effective chemical performance in bio-environment.     

基于Ti-6Al-4V合金高温变形建立的本构方程

本文给出了Ti-6Al-4V合金的应力应变曲线,分析了应变速率和应变温度对流动应力的影响,并建立了Ti-6Al-4V合金的高温变形本构模型,为提高该合金加工质量提供理论依据。     

Surface characteristics of a porous-surfaced Ti-6Al-4V implant fabricated by electro-discharge-compaction

Electro-discharge-compaction (EDC) is a unique method for producing porous-surfaced metallic implants. The objective of the present studies was to examine the surface characteristics of the Ti-6Al-4V implants formed by EDC. Porous-surfaced Ti-6Al-4V implants were produced by employing EDC using 480 F capacitance and 1.5 kJ input energy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to study the surface characteristics of the implant materials. C, O, and Ti were the main constituents, with smaller amounts of Al and V. EDC Ti-6Al-4V also contained N. Titanium was present mainly in the forms of mixed oxides and small amounts of nitride and carbide were observed. Al was present in the form of aluminum oxide, while V in the implant surface did not contribute to the formation of the surface oxide film. The surface of conventionally prepared Ti-6Al-4V primarily consists of TiO₂, whereas, the surface of the EDC-fabricated Ti-6Al-4V consists of complex Ti and Al oxides as well as small amounts of titanium carbide and nitride components. However, preliminary studies indicated that the implant was biocompatible and supports rapid osseointegration.     

Ti-6Al-4V三元合金焊接熔池凝固组织模拟

将二元合金元胞自动机模型与热力学相平衡求解软件相结合,提出了一种三元合金元胞自动机模型.对模型的稳定性进行了验证,模拟了Ti-6Al-4V三元合金焊接熔池凝固过程中枝晶的生长形貌、溶质浓度的分布以及扰动振幅对枝晶生长的影响,并进行了金相实验验证.结果表明,模型稳定性良好,能够实现三元合金焊接熔池凝固过程的数值模拟;熔池中枝晶择优生长显著,且存在晶界偏析现象;Al元素与V元素在液相中的浓度分布规律大致相同;随着扰动振幅的增大,熔池中的枝晶数量逐渐增加,枝晶臂间距减小,竞争生长进一步加强;模拟结果与实验结果基本吻合.     

Fatigue Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V

Low-cycle-fatigue texts in vacuum and air were performed. Under cyclic loading the Ti-6Al-4V showed both cyclic hardening and cyclic softening depending on heat treatment, stress amplitude, and microstructure. Plastic deformation of the β-phase in the unaged condition due to stress induced martensitic transformation caused cyclic hardening. Cyclic softening was observed if the α-phase hardened by coherent Ti₃Al particles was plastically deformed. Equiaxed microstructures exhibited a stronger cyclic softening than lamellar structures. This behavior could be explained by the pronounced texture of the equiaxed microstructures, whereas the lamellar structures were texture-free. The fatigue life was influenced by the cyclic softening process mainly in the low-cycle-fatigue regime. The fatigue life at normalized stress amplitude (σ_a/σ_y) was shorter for microstructures with strong cyclic softening as compared to microstructures with lower cyclic softening.