This study investigated the effect of thermal cycles on Cu-modified Ti64 thin-walled components deposited using the wire-arc directed energy deposition(wire-arc DED)process.For the samples before and after experiencin...This study investigated the effect of thermal cycles on Cu-modified Ti64 thin-walled components deposited using the wire-arc directed energy deposition(wire-arc DED)process.For the samples before and after experiencing thermal cycles,it was found that both microstructures consisted of priorβ,grain boundaryα(GBα),and basketweave structures containingα+βlamellae.Thermal cycles realized the refinement ofαlaths,the coarsening of priorβgrains andβlaths,while the size and morphology of continuously distributed GBαremained unchanged.The residualβcontent was increased after thermal cycles.Compared with the heat-treated sample with nanoscale Ti2Cu formed,short residence time in high temperature caused by the rapid cooling rate of thermal cycles restricted Ti2Cu formation.No formation of brittle Ti2Cu means that only grain refinement strengthening and solid-solution strengthening matter.The yield strength increased from 809.9 to 910.85 MPa(12.46%increase).Among them,the main contribution from solid solution strengthening(~51 MPa)was due to the elemental redistribution effect betweenαandβphases caused by thermal cycles through quantitative analysis.The ultimate tensile strength increased from 918.5 to 974.22 MPa(6.1%increase),while fracture elongation increased from 6.78 to 10.66%(57.23%increase).Grain refinement ofαlaths,the promotedα′martensite decomposition,decreased aspect ratio,decreased Schmid factor,and local misorientation change ofαlaths are the main factors in improved ductility.Additionally,although the fracture modes of the samples in the top and middle regions are both brittle-ductile mixed fracture mode,the thermal cycles still contributed to an improvement in tensile ductility.展开更多
基金sponsored by the National Key Laboratory Foundation of Science and Technology on Materials under Shock and Impact 2021ZX52002222019the Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC No.U2141216)the Chongqing Technology Innovation and Application Special Program.
文摘This study investigated the effect of thermal cycles on Cu-modified Ti64 thin-walled components deposited using the wire-arc directed energy deposition(wire-arc DED)process.For the samples before and after experiencing thermal cycles,it was found that both microstructures consisted of priorβ,grain boundaryα(GBα),and basketweave structures containingα+βlamellae.Thermal cycles realized the refinement ofαlaths,the coarsening of priorβgrains andβlaths,while the size and morphology of continuously distributed GBαremained unchanged.The residualβcontent was increased after thermal cycles.Compared with the heat-treated sample with nanoscale Ti2Cu formed,short residence time in high temperature caused by the rapid cooling rate of thermal cycles restricted Ti2Cu formation.No formation of brittle Ti2Cu means that only grain refinement strengthening and solid-solution strengthening matter.The yield strength increased from 809.9 to 910.85 MPa(12.46%increase).Among them,the main contribution from solid solution strengthening(~51 MPa)was due to the elemental redistribution effect betweenαandβphases caused by thermal cycles through quantitative analysis.The ultimate tensile strength increased from 918.5 to 974.22 MPa(6.1%increase),while fracture elongation increased from 6.78 to 10.66%(57.23%increase).Grain refinement ofαlaths,the promotedα′martensite decomposition,decreased aspect ratio,decreased Schmid factor,and local misorientation change ofαlaths are the main factors in improved ductility.Additionally,although the fracture modes of the samples in the top and middle regions are both brittle-ductile mixed fracture mode,the thermal cycles still contributed to an improvement in tensile ductility.
