Effects of Sn content on the microstructure, phase constitution and shape memory effect of Ti–Nb–Sn alloys |
| |
Authors: | BL Wang YF Zheng LC Zhao |
| |
Affiliation: | aSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China bDepartment of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China |
| |
Abstract: | The effect of Sn content on the microstructure, phase constitution and shape memory effect of Ti–16Nb–xSn (x = 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 at%) alloys were investigated by means of optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and bending test. With the increase of Sn content, the β phase becomes stable. The solution-treated Ti–16Nb–4Sn alloy is composed of ″ and β phases at room temperature, whereas the solution-treated Ti–16Nb–5Sn alloy is only composed of β phase at room temperature. TEM observation shows that there is parallel lamellar ″ martensite with the substructure of () type I twin in the Ti–16Nb–4Sn alloy. There exists the dislocation wall inside the single β phase in the Ti–16Nb–5Sn alloy. The shape recovery ratio decreases with increasing the bending strain and the bending temperature, which is in correspondence with the different deformation mechanisms at different temperature ranges. The shape recovery ratio shows a decreasing trend with the increase of Sn content at the same bending strain and temperature. The maximum completely recovery strain is around 4%. |
| |
Keywords: | Ti–Nb–Sn alloys Microstructure Phase constitution Shape memory effect |
本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录! |
|