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.     

Ti-6-22-22S合金步进轧制工艺加工棒材研究

采用步进轧制工艺制备了Ti-6-22-22S合金Ф50mm棒材，对加工、热处理、组织与性能的关系进行了分析。结果表明：在两相区上部温度960℃轧制获得细网篮组织，棒材性能较好且数据均匀；热处理后，得到双态组织，强度．塑性达到优良组合，而片层状组织强度较高，但塑性稍低。     

Ti-45Al-10Nb合金的高温氧化行为

研究了Ti—45A1—10Nb(原子分数，％)合金在800-960℃在氧气和空气中的氧化行为．结果表明，该合金具有较好的高温抗氧化性能，其氧化增重速率与铁基耐热不锈钢相似或略优．与Ti—50A1合金相反，Ti-45A1-10Nb合金在空气中的氧化增重速率明显低于在纯氧中的氧化增重速率．X射线衍射与能谱分析表明，Ti-45Al一10Nb合金在氧气中的氧化产物主要有TiO2和Al2O3，但在空气中的氧化产物中有TiN相．这是降低氧化速率的主要原因，同时，合金元素Nb稳定了氧化层中的TiN相，因而提高了合金在空气中的抗氧化性能．     

Ti-23Al-14Nb-3V合金氩弧焊接头的显微组织及其力学性能

研究了预热对Ｔｉ－２３Ａｌ－１４Ｎｂ－３Ｖ合金焊接性，特别是对消除氩弧焊冷裂纹的作用以及对接头显微组织和力学性能的影响。结果表明，焊前预热可有效降低该合金的冷裂倾向。经预热处理后，焊缝区的结晶层状线消失，热影响区的硬度峰得到缓和，整个焊缝的显微硬度分布趋于均匀，但焊缝区的枝晶发生粗化，热影响区有所扩大。焊件接头的拉伸试验表明，预热可使焊缝区的接头强度系数增加，但无论预热与否，接头强度均低于母材强度，且不显示宏观塑性。     

Advances in titanium metal injection molding

The approaches to production of titanium powder injection molded parts are reviewed. Historically, oxygen levels have been too high for structural use (particularly with the Ti-6Al-4V alloy). However, recent advances in starting powders, binders and sintering facilities now allow oxygen levels in the Ti-6Al-4V alloy to be controlled to about 0.2 wt.% oxygen. This should result in significant expansion of the titanium PIM market place into aerospace, automobiles, surgical instruments, dentistry, communication devices (such as computers and cell phones), knives and guns. __________ Translated from Poroshkovaya Metallurgiya, Vol. 46, No. 5–6 (455), pp. 118–125, 2007.     

Measurement of the heat of fusion of titanium and a titanium alloy (90Ti-6Al-4V) by a microsecond-resolution transient technique

A microsecond-resolution pulse heating technique was used for the measurement of the heat of fusion of titanium and a titanium alloy (90Ti-6Al-4V). The method is based on rapid (50- to 100-s) resistive self-heating of the specimen by a high-current pulse from a capacitor discharge system and measuring, as functions of time, current through the specimen, voltage across the specimen, and radiance of the specimen. Melting of the specimen is manifested by a plateau in the measured radiance. The time integral of the net power absorbed by the specimen during melting yields the heat of fusion. The values obtained for heat of fusion were 272 J · g^–1 (13.0 kJ · mol^–1) for titanium and 286 J · g^–1 for the alloy 90Ti-6Al-4V, with an estimated maximum uncertainty of ±6% in each value.Paper presented at the Second Workshop on Subsecond Thermophysics, September 20–21, 1990, Torino, Italy.     

Ti-22Nb-6Zr(at%)合金的超弹性和形状记忆效应

用弯曲法和拉伸法测定Ti-22Nb-6Zr（at％）合金的超弹性和形状记忆效应，研究固溶处理温度对Ti-22Nb-6Zr合金组织结构及性能的影响。结果表明：固溶处理后Ti-22Nb-6Zr合金的室温组织为单一的β相，晶粒尺寸随固溶处理温度升高而增大；合金的静态弹性模量小于30GPa；Ti-22Nb-6Zr合金具有良好的超弹性和一定的形状记忆效应。室温下变形，合金的超弹性和形状记忆效应随固溶处理温度升高而提高。900℃固溶处理后的合金在室温下拉伸变形，应变为5％时，总的最大回复应变达4．12％，其中超弹性回复应变为3．91％，记忆回复应变为0.21％。     

机械合金化Al—12Ti—6Nb合金的热稳定性

将机械合金化（ＭＡ）Ａｌ－１２Ｔｉ－６Ｎｂ合金在５５０℃下空气中长时间暴露后，用光学显微镜和电子探针对其组织结构变化进行了观察与分析，测定了维氏硬度。结果表明，ＭＡＡｌ－１２Ｔｉ－６Ｎｂ表现出良好的热稳定性，在５５０℃下暴露２００ｈ后，Ａｌ３Ｔｉ中的亚稳的α－Ｔｉ核才全部转变为Ａｌ３Ｔｉ，Ａｌ３Ｔｉ颗粒随之粗化，饼状的Ａｌ３Ｔｉ变成椭球体；Ａｌ３Ｔｉ颗粒的粗化是通过Ｔｉ，Ａｌ原子扩散所控制的α－Ｔ     

Ti-26高强钛合金斜轧穿孔工艺研究

研究了Ti-26高强钛合金斜轧穿孔制备管坯工艺。测试了穿制的Ti-26合金管坯的力学性能，用金相显微镜观察了管坯的显微组织，用扫描电镜分析了拉伸断口的形貌。结果表明，采用斜轧穿孔方式完全可以制备Ti-26高强钛合金管坯；在1050℃下，选择合适的轧辊转速和前进角可顺利穿制Ti-26高强钛合金管坯，其管坯的强度为815MPa，延伸率达到13％，断面收缩率达到45％，晶粒度按ASTME标准为6级，比穿孔前细化，断口呈明显的塑性断口，加工管材无需热处理可以直接进行轧制，道次加工率可达45．8％。     

基于人工智能的钛合金热变形工艺参数优化

在深入分析热变形工艺参数对Ti-15-3合金显微组织及成形载荷的影响的基础上,以变形温度、变形程度和变形速率等热变形工艺参数作为设计变量,以显微组织和成形力的最佳综合为目标,建立了该合金热塑性成形工艺参数的多目标优化数学模型。以显微组织参数和成形力的人工神经网络预测模型作为优化算法的知识源,将人工神经网络与修正的遗传算法相结合,对Ti-15-3合金的热塑性成形工艺参数进行优化。结果表明,提出的修正的遗传算法是有效的,采用将其与人工神经网络相结合的方法对钛合金的热塑性成形工艺参数进行优化是可行的。