The effect of Ti and Zr content on the structure,mechanics and energy-release characteristics of Ti—Zr—Ta alloys

Energetic structural materials(ESMs)are a new type of structural materials with bearing and damage characteristics.In this work the microstructure,mechanical properties and energy release characteristics of multi-element Ti-Zr-Ta alloys with good casting performance were studied.The microstructure of the Ti_(x)ZrTa alloys gradually change from BCC+HCP to single BCC structure with the increase of Ti.While the Ti_(2)Zr_(y)Ta alloys was still uniform and single BCC structure with the increase of Zr.The evolution of microstructure and composition then greatly affect the mechanical properties and energy-release characteristics of Ti-Zr-Ta alloys.The synergistic effect of dual phase structure increases the fracture strain of Ti_(x)ZrTa(x=0.2,0.5)with the Ti content decreases,while the fracture strain of Ti_(x)ZrTa(x=2.0,3.0,4.0)gradually increase with the Ti content increases caused by the annihilation of the obstacles for dislocation movement.And as Zr content increases,the fracture strain of Ti_(2)Zr_(y)Ta alloys decrease,then the oxidation reaction rate and fragmentation degree gradually increase.The higher oxidation rate and the lager exposed oxidation area jointly leads the higher releasing energy efficiency of Ti_(x)ZrTa alloys with low Ti content and Ti_(2)Zr_(y)Ta alloys with high Zr content.

Effect of Al and Sc on deformation behavior of FeCoNi multi-element alloys

The effects of Al and Sc on mechanical properties of FeCoNi multi-element alloys(MEAs) were investigated by compressive tests. The microstructures of FeCoNi MEAs with different contents of Al and Sc were characterized and the strengthening mechanisms were discussed. The results show that FeCoNi MEA with a low content of Al has a face-centered cubic(FCC) structure. The yield strength increases linearly with the increase of Al content, which is largely caused by solid solution hardening. Further addition of Sc can promote the formation of a new phase in(FeCoNi)1-xAlx MEAs. A minor addition of Sc can significantly increase the yield strengths of(FeCoNi)1-xAlx MEAs with a low Al content and improve the compressive plasticity of(FeCoNi)1-xAlx MEAs with a high Al content.

Double Glow Plasma Surface Alloying Process Modeling Using Artificial Neural Networks

A model is developed for predicting the correlation between processing parameters and the technical target of double glow by applying artificial neural network (ANN). The input parameters of the neural network (NN) are source voltage, workplace voltage, working pressure and distance between source electrode and workpiece. The output of the NN model is three important technical targets, namely the gross element content, the thickness of surface alloying layer and the absorption rate (the ratio of the mass loss of source materials to the increasing mass of workpiece) in the processing of double glow plasma surface alloying. The processing parameters and technical target are then used as a training set for an artificial neural network. The model is based on multiplayer feedforward neural network. A very good performance of the neural network is achieved and the calculated results are in good agreement with the experimental ones.

Oxidation resistant low-alloyed Ti alloys with good ductility

Oxidation resistance enhancement of pure Ti often comes at the cost of reduced ductility,which is frequently the problem through alloying with sole Al,Si,W,Mo and B.To overcome the short coming of single element alloying,this paper proposes a multi-element low-alloying strategy to take advantage of synergistic effects and resolve the conflict between oxidation resistance and ductility.It demonstrates that the addition of a small quantity of Ta(0.51wt%)can boost both oxidation resistance and ductility in comparison to pure Ti.Furthermore,the combined addition of a small amount(0.54 wt%)of Ta,Nb and Si not only preserves good ductility of pure Ti,but also reduces mass gains to 14%-67%of pure Ti during 100 h oxidation at 650-850℃in air.This indicates even better oxidation resistance than that obtained through the use of Ta,Nb,or Nb+Ta additions.The Ta+Nb+Si alloying creates an oxide layer that is less porous and more resistant to stratification and spalling.Consequently,a 3-μm N-rich layer can form in the Ti substrate beneath the oxide scale,in which phase transformation generates coherent Ti_(2)N with(0001)_(Ti)as the habit plane,with N atoms prefers to diffuse along■than along[0001]_(Ti).The completely transformed Ti_(2)N region or partially transformed Ti+Ti_(2)N region can effectively impede oxygen invasion.Therefore,the multielement low-alloying strategy is promising for enhancing both oxidation resistance and mechanical properties of metallic materials in the future.