Ti2 AlNb-based alloy powder metallurgy(PM)compacts were prepared via hot isostatic pressing(HIP)under relatively low temperature(920 and 980℃)and at certain pressure(130 MPa).The microstructure,composition and orient...Ti2 AlNb-based alloy powder metallurgy(PM)compacts were prepared via hot isostatic pressing(HIP)under relatively low temperature(920 and 980℃)and at certain pressure(130 MPa).The microstructure,composition and orientation of B2,α2 and O phases in the compacts were characterized and analyzed with an aim to investigate the effect of unsuitable HIPping parameters on the appearance of prior particle boundary(PPB),which seriously affects the mechanical properties of the alloy.The results show that moreα2 phase is the characteristics of the PPB in Ti2AlNb-based alloy when HIPped at relatively low temperature.Increasing HIPping temperature to the upper part of the two-phase region can effectively inhibit the formation of PPB.Electron backscatter diffraction measurements show the specific orientation relationship between phases,which helps us understand the origin of a2 and O phase and the corresponding transformation path.The HIPping at a higher temperature can weaken the micro-texture intensity of theα2 and O phase due to the increase of misorientation in B2 phase.Theα2 phase at cell wall keeps the Burgers orientation relationship(BOR)with the grain on one side,and does not satisfy the BOR with the other.It is found that some O phase variants inside the cell HIPped at 980℃can only maintainα2-O OR withα2 owing to theα2→O phase transformation forming the O phase,while these O variants deviate from B2-O OR with B2 phase.展开更多
Previous Particle Boundary(PPB),as the detrimental structure in Powder Metallurgy(PM)components,should be eliminated by subsequent hot process to improve the mechanical properties.The objective is to investigate the D...Previous Particle Boundary(PPB),as the detrimental structure in Powder Metallurgy(PM)components,should be eliminated by subsequent hot process to improve the mechanical properties.The objective is to investigate the Dynamic Recrystallization(DRX)nucleation mechanisms and grain growth behavior of the 3rd-generation PM superalloy with PPB structure.Microstructure observation reveals that PPB decorated with(Ti,Ta,Nb)C carbides belongs to the discontinuous chain-like structure.The elimination of PPB networks can be achieved effectively via hot deformation due to the occurrence of DRX.Four different DRX nucleation mechanisms were proposed and discussed in detail according to the special microstructure characteristics of the PM superalloy.Firstly,local lattice rotations can be detected in the vicinity of(Ti,Ta,Nb)C carbides during hot deformation and thus PPB structure serves as the preferential nucleation sites for DRX grains via Particle-Stimulated Nucleation(PSN).Then,Discontinuous-DRX(DDRX)characterized by grain boundary bulging dominates the microstructure refinement and Continuous-DRX(CDRX)operated by subgrain rotation can be regarded as an important assistant mechanism.At last,the initial Σ3 boundaries would lose their twin characteristics owing to the crystal rotation and then transform into the general High Angle Grain Boundaries(HAGBs).The distorted twins provide additional DRX nucleation sites,viz.,twin-assisted nucleation.Particular attention was focused on the grain growth behavior of the PM superalloy in subsequent annealing process.The recrystallization temperature was determined to be about 1110.C and 1140.C can be considered as the critical temperature for grain growth.The findings would provide theoretical support for microstructure refinement of the 3rd-generation PM superalloy,which is of pivotal significance for improving the mechanical properties of aviation components.展开更多
基金The supports from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2016YFB0701304)the CAS Informatization Project (No.XXH13506-304)the Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Liaoning Province (No.20180540133)
文摘Ti2 AlNb-based alloy powder metallurgy(PM)compacts were prepared via hot isostatic pressing(HIP)under relatively low temperature(920 and 980℃)and at certain pressure(130 MPa).The microstructure,composition and orientation of B2,α2 and O phases in the compacts were characterized and analyzed with an aim to investigate the effect of unsuitable HIPping parameters on the appearance of prior particle boundary(PPB),which seriously affects the mechanical properties of the alloy.The results show that moreα2 phase is the characteristics of the PPB in Ti2AlNb-based alloy when HIPped at relatively low temperature.Increasing HIPping temperature to the upper part of the two-phase region can effectively inhibit the formation of PPB.Electron backscatter diffraction measurements show the specific orientation relationship between phases,which helps us understand the origin of a2 and O phase and the corresponding transformation path.The HIPping at a higher temperature can weaken the micro-texture intensity of theα2 and O phase due to the increase of misorientation in B2 phase.Theα2 phase at cell wall keeps the Burgers orientation relationship(BOR)with the grain on one side,and does not satisfy the BOR with the other.It is found that some O phase variants inside the cell HIPped at 980℃can only maintainα2-O OR withα2 owing to theα2→O phase transformation forming the O phase,while these O variants deviate from B2-O OR with B2 phase.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52175363)the National Key Research and Development Program,China(Nos.XXXXKF2019-8-1,XX-XX-0015-0087)。
文摘Previous Particle Boundary(PPB),as the detrimental structure in Powder Metallurgy(PM)components,should be eliminated by subsequent hot process to improve the mechanical properties.The objective is to investigate the Dynamic Recrystallization(DRX)nucleation mechanisms and grain growth behavior of the 3rd-generation PM superalloy with PPB structure.Microstructure observation reveals that PPB decorated with(Ti,Ta,Nb)C carbides belongs to the discontinuous chain-like structure.The elimination of PPB networks can be achieved effectively via hot deformation due to the occurrence of DRX.Four different DRX nucleation mechanisms were proposed and discussed in detail according to the special microstructure characteristics of the PM superalloy.Firstly,local lattice rotations can be detected in the vicinity of(Ti,Ta,Nb)C carbides during hot deformation and thus PPB structure serves as the preferential nucleation sites for DRX grains via Particle-Stimulated Nucleation(PSN).Then,Discontinuous-DRX(DDRX)characterized by grain boundary bulging dominates the microstructure refinement and Continuous-DRX(CDRX)operated by subgrain rotation can be regarded as an important assistant mechanism.At last,the initial Σ3 boundaries would lose their twin characteristics owing to the crystal rotation and then transform into the general High Angle Grain Boundaries(HAGBs).The distorted twins provide additional DRX nucleation sites,viz.,twin-assisted nucleation.Particular attention was focused on the grain growth behavior of the PM superalloy in subsequent annealing process.The recrystallization temperature was determined to be about 1110.C and 1140.C can be considered as the critical temperature for grain growth.The findings would provide theoretical support for microstructure refinement of the 3rd-generation PM superalloy,which is of pivotal significance for improving the mechanical properties of aviation components.
