The effect of carbon addition on microstructural evolution was studied in a near-α titanium alloy （Ti-5.6Al- 4.8Sn-2Zr-1Mo-0.35Si-0.7Nd）. It was found that flake and ribbon titanium carbides with a NaCl crystal str...The effect of carbon addition on microstructural evolution was studied in a near-α titanium alloy （Ti-5.6Al- 4.8Sn-2Zr-1Mo-0.35Si-0.7Nd）. It was found that flake and ribbon titanium carbides with a NaCl crystal structure formed in the as-cast alloys with carbon additions of over 0.17 wt pct. Flake carbide particles are the product of eutectic transformation and precipitate from the high-temperature β phase. The ribbon carbide particles are primary phases formed prior to the nucleation of any metallic phases. The as-cast alloys with carbide precipitation after heat-treatment at βt-30℃ followed by water quenching showed the spheroidization of α lamellae and partial dissolution of carbide particles. After annealing at βt＋15℃, carbide particles are mostly distributed at the grain boundary and spheroidized through mixed grain boundary plus bulk diffusions.展开更多
The thermal stability of the microstructure of a near-α titanium alloy after aging at 750℃ was investigated using optical microscope and transmission electron microscope as well as composition analysis. Aging treatm...The thermal stability of the microstructure of a near-α titanium alloy after aging at 750℃ was investigated using optical microscope and transmission electron microscope as well as composition analysis. Aging treatment brings about significant coarsening of grain boundary α and α platelets within the colonies for martensitic microstructure. The observed changes are related to the growth steps or ledges of the interface and lamellar termination presented in the microstructure. The composition analysis of the coarsened α plate is consistent with the growth kinetics. The α Widmanstaetten plates were coarsened due to the movement of α /β interface for Widmanstaetten microstructure, and the phase boundaries of primary α（αp） phase directly moved into the transformed β for bimodal microstructure.展开更多
文摘The effect of carbon addition on microstructural evolution was studied in a near-α titanium alloy （Ti-5.6Al- 4.8Sn-2Zr-1Mo-0.35Si-0.7Nd）. It was found that flake and ribbon titanium carbides with a NaCl crystal structure formed in the as-cast alloys with carbon additions of over 0.17 wt pct. Flake carbide particles are the product of eutectic transformation and precipitate from the high-temperature β phase. The ribbon carbide particles are primary phases formed prior to the nucleation of any metallic phases. The as-cast alloys with carbide precipitation after heat-treatment at βt-30℃ followed by water quenching showed the spheroidization of α lamellae and partial dissolution of carbide particles. After annealing at βt＋15℃, carbide particles are mostly distributed at the grain boundary and spheroidized through mixed grain boundary plus bulk diffusions.
文摘The thermal stability of the microstructure of a near-α titanium alloy after aging at 750℃ was investigated using optical microscope and transmission electron microscope as well as composition analysis. Aging treatment brings about significant coarsening of grain boundary α and α platelets within the colonies for martensitic microstructure. The observed changes are related to the growth steps or ledges of the interface and lamellar termination presented in the microstructure. The composition analysis of the coarsened α plate is consistent with the growth kinetics. The α Widmanstaetten plates were coarsened due to the movement of α /β interface for Widmanstaetten microstructure, and the phase boundaries of primary α（αp） phase directly moved into the transformed β for bimodal microstructure.
