Effects of microstructures on the deformation and fracture behaviors of TiAl-based alloys

The fracture toughnessK _Ic, the tensile deformation and fracture behaviors of different microstructures ofγ-TiAl based alloy, Ti-33Al-3Cr-0.5Mo] were studied at room temperature. It is found that theK _Ic value is lower in the duplex microstructure, and increases with the increase of vol pct of the lamellar microstructure, and that the full lamellar has the highestK _Ic value. Cleavage was the dominant fracture mechanism in the duplex microstructure material. In contrast, for the full lamellar microstructure the high anisotropy of deformation and the large strain discontinuity at grain boundaries resulting in decohesion of grain boundaries are the main fracture processes. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and National Advanced Materials Committee of China Synopsis of the first author Chen Xiaoqun, associated professor, born in Jan. 1965, current research fields: physical metallurgy of high-temperature structural intermetallic compounds.