A unique discontinuous lamellar microstructure of
titanium alloys consisting of lamellar colonies at prior β-Ti grain boundaries and internal interwoven α-laths is prepared by a TiH2-based powder metallurgy
method. The α-variants get various
crystallographic orientations and become discontinuous during vacuum annealing
at 700 °C. Remarkably, nanoscale phase δ-TiH compound layers are generated between α-laths and β-strips, so
that dislocations are piled up at the α/δ/β interfaces during tensile deformation. This leads to dislocation slips being
confined to individual α-laths, with
different <a> slips and particularly
pyramidal <c+a> slips being
activated. The efficiency of wavy slip is promoted and the work hardening rate
is enhanced. Finally, the combined effect of dispersed micro-shear bands and
lath distortions is considered contributive for alleviating the stress
concentration at grain boundaries, resulting in a high-promising synergy of
enhanced ultimate tensile strength of 1080 MPa and good elongation to
fracture of 13.6%.
Hai-rui ZHANG, Hong-zhi NIU, Chao YANG, Nan XIANG, De-liang ZHANG, Fu-xiao CHEN
. Origin of high strength and good ductility of TiH2-based powder metallurgy titanium alloy with discontinuous lamellar structures[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2025
, 35(10)
: 3342
-3356
.
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(25)66884-1