In this study,the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of a newly developed Ti-40.7Zr-24.8Nb(TZN)alloy after different thermomechanical processes were examined.As-cast TZN alloy plates were solutiontrea...In this study,the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of a newly developed Ti-40.7Zr-24.8Nb(TZN)alloy after different thermomechanical processes were examined.As-cast TZN alloy plates were solutiontreated at 890℃ for 1 h,after which the thickness of the alloy plates was reduced by cold rolling at reduction ratios of 20%,56%,76%,and 86%.Stress-induced α”formation,{332}<113>β mechanical twinning,and kink band formation were observed in the cold-rolled TZN alloy samples.In the TZN sample after cold rolling at the 86%reduction ratio plus a recrystallization annealing at 890℃ for 1 h,the deformation products of a stressinducedα”phase,{332}<113>β mechanical twinning,and kink bands disappeared,resulting in a fine,equiaxed singleβ phase.The alloy samples exhibited elongation at rupture ranging from 7%to 20%,Young's modulus ranging from 63 to 72 GPa and tensile strength ranging from 753 to 1158 MPa.The TZN alloy sample after cold rolling and recrystallization annealing showed a yield strength of 803 MPa,a tensile strength of 848 MPa,an elongation at rupture of 20%,and an elastic admissible strain of 1.22%,along with the most ductile fractures during tensile testing.展开更多
基金the financial support for this research by the National Health and Medical Research Council(NHMRC),Australia,through grant GNT1087290and the Australian Research Council(ARC)through the discovery grant DP170102557+1 种基金YL is also supported through an ARC Future Fellowship(FT160100252)the support for this research by Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China through the Grant 2016JC2005.
文摘In this study,the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of a newly developed Ti-40.7Zr-24.8Nb(TZN)alloy after different thermomechanical processes were examined.As-cast TZN alloy plates were solutiontreated at 890℃ for 1 h,after which the thickness of the alloy plates was reduced by cold rolling at reduction ratios of 20%,56%,76%,and 86%.Stress-induced α”formation,{332}<113>β mechanical twinning,and kink band formation were observed in the cold-rolled TZN alloy samples.In the TZN sample after cold rolling at the 86%reduction ratio plus a recrystallization annealing at 890℃ for 1 h,the deformation products of a stressinducedα”phase,{332}<113>β mechanical twinning,and kink bands disappeared,resulting in a fine,equiaxed singleβ phase.The alloy samples exhibited elongation at rupture ranging from 7%to 20%,Young's modulus ranging from 63 to 72 GPa and tensile strength ranging from 753 to 1158 MPa.The TZN alloy sample after cold rolling and recrystallization annealing showed a yield strength of 803 MPa,a tensile strength of 848 MPa,an elongation at rupture of 20%,and an elastic admissible strain of 1.22%,along with the most ductile fractures during tensile testing.
