THE PROCESS AND MECHANISM OF TiAl－BASED ALLOY SYNTHESIZED FROM Ti AND AlP OWDERS

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Preparation of TiAl/Ti2AlC Composites with Ti/Al/C Powders by In-situ Hot Pressing

TiAl/Ti2AlC composites were prepared by in-situ hot pressing of TilAl/C powders mixtures and sintered at different temperatures were investigated by X- ray diffraction （ XRD ） of samples. The reaction procedure of Ti-Al-C system could be divided into three stnges. Below 900℃ , Ti reacts with Al to form TiAl intermetallics ; above 900 ℃ , C reacts with remain Ti to form TiC triggered by the exothermal reaction of Ti and Al ; TiAl reacts with TiC to produce dense TiAl/Ti2AlC compasites.In the holding stage, ternary Ti2AlC develops to layered polycrystal and composites pyknosis in the meanwhile. The mechanism of synthesis and microstructure was especially discussed.     

Stability of titanium-aluminium nitride (Ti<Subscript>2</Subscript>AlN) at high pressure and high temperatures

The stability of Ti2AlN at high pressure of 5 GPa and different temperatures of 700-1 600 ℃ was investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD),scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS).Ti2AlN was found to be stable at temperatures as high as 1 400 ℃under 5 GPa for 20 min,and was proved that it held better structure stability than Ti2AlC under 5 GPa through comparative experiments of Ti2AlN and Ti2AlC (representative compounds of M2AX phases (211 phase)).The reaction process at high pressure had some difference from that at ambient pressure/vacuum,and Ti2AlN directly decomposed to TiN and TiAl at 5 GPa and 1 500 ℃ for 20 min.Moreover,the mechanism of phase segregation was discussed.In addition,the behavior of Ti2AlN contacting with Zr at high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) was also studied.     

TiC/Ti-Al基复合材料的燃烧合成

为了改善Ti-Al金属间化合物的脆性,利用SHS/PHIP工艺制备了TiC/Ti-Al基复合材料.理论分析表明,绝热温度随C质量分数的增加而呈升高趋势,当体系中碳的质量分数≥2%时,该体系能完成自蔓延过程.采用电子扫描显微镜,X射线衍射仪对合成产物进行了分析.结果表明,合成产物中除存在基体相Ti3Al和TiAl和增强相TiC外,还存在许多三元相Ti3AlC和Ti2AlC相;随着Al质量分数的增加,增强相的形貌由颗粒状逐渐变成棒状或片状;复合材料的硬度和压缩强度随C质量分数的增加逐渐增加,但密度及相对密度随C质量分数的增加呈先增加后降低的趋势.当C的质量分数达到4%时,其实际密度和相对密度均达到最大.     

Friction and wear properties of TiAl and Ti2AlN/TiAl composites at high temperature

The high-temperature friction and wear properties of TiAl alloys and Ti₂AlN/TiAl composites (TTC) in contact with nickel-based superalloy were studied. The results showed that, at 800 and 1 000 °C, the coefficient of the friction (COF) decreased with the increase of sliding velocity and the wear loss of the TTC decreased with the increase of volume fraction of Ti₂AlN. The wear mechanisms of the pairs are adhesive wear and the wear debris mainly comes from the contacting nickel-based superalloy. The intergranular fracture and the cracking of the phase boundary in the lamellar structure are the wear mode of TiAl alloy. The wear mode of TTC is phase boundary fracture and adhesive spalling. The abrasive resistance of TTC is slightly higher than that of TiAl alloy.     

Synthesis of high pure Ti3AlC2 and Ti2AlC powders from TiH2 powders as Ti source by tube furnace

Titanium aluminum carbide (Ti₃AlC₂ and Ti₂AlC) powders were synthesized from TiH₂ powders instead of Ti powders as Ti source by a tube furnace under argon atmosphere without preliminary dehydrogenation. 95 wt% pure Ti₃AlC₂ powders were synthesized from TiH₂/1.1Al/2TiC at 1 450 °C for 120 min. High-purity Ti₂AlC powders were also prepared from 3TiH₂/1.5Al/C and 2TiH₂/1.5Al/TiC powders at 1 400 °C for 120 min. The as-synthesized samples were porous and easy to be ground into powders. Sn or Si additives in starting materials increased the purity of synthesized Ti₃AlC₂ obviously and expanded the temperature range for the synthesis of Ti₃AlC₂. With Si or Sn as additives, high pure Ti₃AlC₂ was synthesized at 1 200 °C for 60 min from TiH₂/x Si/Al/2TiC and TiH₂/x Sn/Al/2TiC (x = 0.1, 0.2), respectively.     

Effect of tin on the reaction synthesis of ternary carbide Ti3AlC2

The effect of tin on synthesis of Ti₃AlC₂ by spark plasma sintering (SPS) from TiC/Ti/Al powders was investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used for phase identification and microstructure evaluation. The experimental results show that addition of tin can considerably accelerate the synthesis reaction of Ti₃AlC₂ and fully dense, essentially single-phase polycrystalline Ti₃AlC₂ could be successfully obtained by sintering 2TiC/1Ti/1Al/0.2Sn powders at 1200–1250 °C under a pressure of 30 MPa. SEM images show that Ti₃AlC₂ samples in about 2–5 μm thick and 10–25 μm long platelets can be obtained. The fracture toughness and flexural strength of Ti₃AlC₂ were 6.5±0.2 MPa·m^1/2 and 560±10 MPa, respectively. Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20771088, No.50572080) and Doctoral Foundation of Wuhan University of Technology (No.471-38650142)     

Eleetronie Structures and Bonding Properties of Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2

The relation among electronic structure, chemical bond and property of Ti2AlC, Ti3AlC2 and doping Si into Ti2AlC was studied by density function and the discrete variation （DFT-DVM） method. After adding Si into Ti2AlC, the interaction between Si and Ti is weaker than that between Al and Ti, and the strengths of ionic and covalent bonds decrease both. The ionic and covalent bonds in Ti3AlC2, especially in Ti-Al, are stronger than those in Ti2AlC. Therefore, in synthesis of Ti2AlC, the addition of Si enhances the Ti3AlC2 content instead of Ti2AlC. The density of state （DOS） shows that there is mixed conductor characteristic in Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2. The DOS of Ti3AlC2 is much like that of Ti2AlC. Ti2SiAl1-xC has more obvious tendency to form a semiconductor than Ti2AlC, which is seen from the obvious difference of partial DOS between Si and Al 3/7.     

反应烧结制备Ti_2AlN-TiN复合材料

采用2Ti/2Al/3TiN粉体为原料,通过反应热压烧结,以制备Ti2AlN-TiN复合材料。采用X射线衍射（XRD）、场发射扫描电镜（FE-SEM）结合能谱仪（EDS）分析试样。研究结果表明,在1350℃保温2h,压力为30MPa,可烧结得到组织细小、致密的Ti2AlN-TiN复合材料。材料中层片状Ti2AlN晶粒长约5m,TiN晶粒大小为1~2m。复合材料具有良好的机械性能,其显微硬度与弯曲强度分别达8.57GPa和450MPa。     

Thermodynamics and kinetics of in-situ formation of TiAl3/7075 composites

The thermodynamics and kinetics of the reaction between Titanium powder and 7075 aluminum alloy were investigated to assess the possibility of preparing TiAl₃/7075 composites by in-situ synthesis method. Results show that Ti and Al melt can form TiAl₃ spontaneously, which is considered as a reinforced phase of the matrix. Measurements such as XRD, SEM, and EDX were performed to characterize the as-synthesized samples, and results confirmed the formation of TiAl₃ in aluminum matrix composites. The reactive kinetics was controlled by three main factors, which are the system temperature, particle size of Ti, and the thickness of external diffusion layer.     

Bacteria adherence properties of nitrided layer on Ti6Al4V by the plasma nitriding technique

The nitrided layer on Ti6A14V substrate was prepared by the plasma nitriding technique. The sample was characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy （GDOES）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, and rough-meter. X- ray diffraction analysis reveals that TiN, Ti2N and Ti phase exist in the nitrided layer subsurface. GDOES analysis shows the thickness of the nitrided layer is about 3 ~tm. XPS analysis shows that there is higher N, lower A1 and lower V in the nitrided layer surface than in the Ti6A14V surface. Rough-meter analysis results show the roughness of the nitrided layer is greater than that of Ti6A14V alloy base. The bacteria adherence property of the nitrided layer on Ti6A14V substrate on the Streptococcus mutans was investigated and compared with that of Ti6A14V alloy by fluorescence microscope. It shows that the nitrided layer inhibits the bacteria adherence.     

热压合成Ti_4AlN_3及其物理性能研究

以摩尔比为Ti ◇Al ◇TiN=1 1.2 2.7的混合粉为原料,采用真空热压烧结工艺在1400℃保温2 h成功合成了高纯Ti4AlN3块体材料,Ti4AlN3烧结试样结晶良好,晶粒发育完善,内部较为均匀致密,相对密度达到98.5%,具有较高的抗弯强度（384 MPa）、抗压强度（523 MPa）和断裂韧性（6.5（MPa.m1/2））,较低的维氏硬度（2.9 GPa）和抗破坏能力,具备良好的机械加工性能。Ti4AlN3常温电导率和热导率分别为4.6×105（Ω-1.m-1）和12（W.m-1.K-1）,其热导率在25～600℃范围呈上升趋势;25～1100℃的线膨胀系数为9.0×10-6K-1,良好的导热性能和高温热稳定性使其可以应用于高温领域。     

Effects of HIPing pressure on microstructures and properties of TiAl alloy

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Microstructural evolution during self-propagating high-temperature synthesis of Ti-Al system

In order to investigate the microstructural evolution during self-propagating high-temperature synthesis （SHS） of Ti-Al powder mixture with an atomic ratio of Ti： Al=1：1, a combustion front quenching method （CFQM） was used for extinguishing the propagating combustion wave, and the microstructures on the quenched sample were observed with scanning electron microscope （SEM） and analyzed with energy dispersive spectrometry （EDS）. In addition, the combustion temperature of the reaction was measured, and the phase constituent of the synthesized product was inspected by X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The results showed that the combustion reaction started from melting of the Al particles, and the melting resulted in dissolving of the Ti particles and forming of Al3Ti grains. As the Al liquid was depleted, the combustion reaction proceeded through solid-state diffusion between the solid Al3Ti and the solid Ti. This led to the forming of TiAl and Ti3Al diffusing layers. In addition, the combustion reaction is incomplete besides TiAl, there are a large amount of Ti3Al and TiAl3 and a small amount of Ti in the final product. This incompleteness chiefly results from the using of coarser Ti powder.     

三元层状氮化物Ti4AlN3的抗腐蚀性能

研究了以热压烧结合成的Ti4AlN3块体材料在浓和稀HCl,HNO3以及NaOH中浸泡100d的腐蚀行为。结果表明,Ti4AlN3在HCl中主要表现为孔蚀和晶间腐蚀,且在浓HCl中的失重要大于稀HCl;由失重曲线可见Ti4AlN3在浓HNO3中失重最大,为11．73mg／cm^2,由腐蚀面SEM照片可见较严重的全面腐蚀和剥蚀,XRD图谱显示一部分Ti4AlN3由于失去Al层从而转变为在酸碱中更为稳定的TiN。在酸溶液中,Ti4AlN3晶体的Ti—Al,Ti—Ti和Al—Al键发生断裂,Ti,Al原子溶解在溶液中。Ti4AlN3在NaOH中几乎没有失重,表现出良好的耐碱性能。     

机械诱发自蔓延反应合成Ti3AlC2的机理研究

以3Ti／Al／2C粉体为原料,采用机械合金化的方法以合成Ti3AlC2材料。研究结果表明,在机械合金化过程中诱发自蔓延反应,反应会产生大量坚硬的小块体颗粒,大小约为0．2-11mm。粉体的组成相为TiC、Ti3AlC2、Ti2AlC,而块体仅含有TiC和Ti3AlC2。获得的粉体和块体产物中Ti3AlC2含量分别约为63wt％和84．8wt％。提出了一个机械诱发自蔓延反应合成Ti3AlC2的反应机制,即Ti3AlC2是从固相TiC与Ti-Al液相中形核并长大。     

Instability of TiC and TiAl3 compounds in Al-10Mg and Al-5Cu alloys by addition of Al-Ti-C master alloy

The performance of Al-Ti-C master alloy in refining Al-10Mg and Al-5Cu alloys was studied by using electron probe micro-analyzer （EPMA） and X-ray diffractometer （XRD） analysis. The results indicate that there are obvious fading phenomena in both Al-10Mg and Al-5Cu alloys with the addition of Al-5Ti-0.4C refiner which contains TiC and TiAl3 compounds. Mg element has no influence on the stability of TiC and TiAl3, while TiC particles in Al-10Mg alloy react with Al to form Al4C3 particles, resulting in the refinement fading. However, TiC particles are relatively stable in Al-5Cu alloy, while TiAl3 phase reacts with Al2Cu to produce a new phase Ti（Al, Cu）2, which is responsible for the refinement fading in Al-5Cu alloy. These indicate that the refinement fading will not occur only when both the TiC particles and TiAl3 compound of Al-Ti-C refiner are stable in Al alloys.     

Fabrication of Dense Ultrafine TiAl Alloys by Spark Plasma Synthesis from Mechanically Activiated Powders

Powder of Ti-46at%Al alloy was synthesized through mechanical activation（MA） and then sintered and concurrently consolidated in a short sintering time of 900 s by using a spark plasma sintering（SPS） process. The XRD and SEM profiles show that the microstructures of TiAl alloys contained γ TiAl and small amount α-2 Ti3Al phase, whose amount can be controlled by the sintering temperature. The compacts retained the original fine-grained fully densified bodies by avoiding an excessively high sintering temperature. The alloys sintered at higher temperature with this process showed a coarser microstructure. So it is possible to produce dense nanostructured TiAl alloys by mechanically activated spark plasma sintering （MASPS） within a very short period of time.     

Gradient Structure of Ti-Al-C Ternary Carbide Prepared by Hot-pressing Sintering

X-ray diffraction ( XRD ) analysis on different polished surfaces normal to the hot pressing direction reveals that the phase compositions of the polished surfaces from the outside to the inside are pure TiC,Ti3 AlC2 TiC, pure Ti3 AlC2 and Ti2 AlC Ti3 AlC2 , no matter elemental powder or TiC is used as raw materials, It is found that ternary-la2ered carbide Ti2 AlC samples synthesized at 1500℃ by hot-pressing sintering are inhomogeneous and have a gradient structure. Electron probe X-ray micro-analysis ( EPMA ) indicates that the Al content along the hot pressing axis is parabolic, it is the highest in the center and the lowest at the both ends,while the Ti content is constant along the axis. The experimental result reveals that the evaporation of Al in samples in an open ,system during hot pressing sintering results in a gradient structure.     

Ag66Cu30Ti4-ZrO2界面化学反应的研究

确定了活性钎料Ag