Flow behavior and constitutive relationship for elevated temperature compressive deformation of a high Nb containing TiAl alloy with (α2 + γ) microstructure

Yudong Chu, Jinshan Li, Fengtong Zhao, Bin Tang, Hongchao Kou

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Abstract

The isothermal compression of a Ti-43.5Al-8 Nb-0.2 W-0.2 B (at.%) alloy with (α2 + γ) microstructure has been examined at temperature range of 950–1050 °C under strain rate range of 10−2–10−5 s−1. The results showed that the value of m (strain rate sensitivity factor) increased from 0.18 through 0.33 to 0.48 with decreasing diffusion compensated strain rates. This indicates a transition of deformation mechanism from dislocation creep to grain boundary sliding (GBS), which was observed in the microstructure characterization. The transition took place over about one and a half orders of magnitude in diffusion-compensated strain rate may also be predicted by employing unified rate constitutive equations for dislocation creep and GBS in an additive manner.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)58-61
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume210
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

Keywords

  • Dislocation creep
  • Grain boundary sliding
  • Isothermal compression
  • Microstructure
  • Simulation and modelling
  • Titanium aluminides

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