Study of twinning behavior of powder metallurgy Ti-Si alloy by interrupted in-situ tensile tests

X. X. Ye, H. Imai, J. H. Shen, B. Chen, G. Q. Han, J. Umeda, K. Kondoh

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Abstract

Twinning mechanism of powder metallurgy Ti-Si alloy was investigated by interrupted in-situ tensile tests. Extension twins {10−12}<10-1-1> in the fine-grained Ti-Si alloy were found in the uniform deformation period, but no twinning in the coarse pure Ti. Three deformation twinning nucleation mechanisms were proposed: i) local stress concentration by neighboured slip incompatibility, ii) slip/twin oriented relationship in the parent grain and iii) slip/twin transfer by high Luster-Morris oriented relationship. The interior back-stress state, grains rotation and dislocations pile-up drove the occurrence of detwinning phenomenon. Silicon-facilitation twinning verified the hypothesis that the substitutional Si solutes affected the core structures and thus the mobility of screw dislocations. Enhanced driving force and decreased energy barrier of nucleation in the micro/atomic scale were further proposed in the twinning activation. It was expected to deepen the understanding of twinning/detwinning behaviors and supply direct evidences building immature twinning mechanism. In-depth understanding about the relationship among the processing, mechanical properties and microstructure of Ti alloy was facilitated in the present work.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)543-553
Number of pages11
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume679
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Detwinning
  • In-situ tensile test
  • Powder metallurgy
  • Silicon facilitation
  • Titanium alloy
  • Twinning mechanism

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