Experimental Evidence of Precipitation of All 12 Variants in a Single β Grain in Titanium Alloys

The effect of the changing of the local composition of the β matrix on the precipitation of the α phase has been investigated by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) to obtain more insight in the nucleation and variant selection of these α plates based on the Ti-5.04Al/Ti-1.52Mo (at.%) diffusion...

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Main Authors: Yi Chen, Hongchao Kou, Liang Cheng, Yunlong Zhang, Yun Yu, Yalin Lu, Fuxian Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8632580
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Summary:The effect of the changing of the local composition of the β matrix on the precipitation of the α phase has been investigated by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) to obtain more insight in the nucleation and variant selection of these α plates based on the Ti-5.04Al/Ti-1.52Mo (at.%) diffusion couple. The results showed that the composition gradient was formed from one side of the diffusion couple to another side after diffusion annealing. Followed by a secondary heat treatment process, it was found for the first time that all 12 variants formed in a single β grain in the diffusion zone in the Ti-5.04Al/Ti-1.52Mo diffusion couple, which indicated that the changing of the local composition of the β matrix significantly weakened the α variants selection behavior.
ISSN:1687-8434
1687-8442