A Two-Step Heat Treatment to Eliminate the Micro-Segregation of Ti–45Al–8.5Nb–0.2W–0.2B–0.02Y Alloy

Yan Zhang, Hongchao Kou, Guang Yang, Bin Tang, Xiangyi Xue, Jinshan Li

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Abstract

Micro-segregation in high Nb-containing TiAl alloys usually causes the inhomogeneous of microstructure and the initiation of microcracks. In this paper, a novel two-step heat treatment (HT) approach is proposed based on the phase transformation sequence to remove the micro-segregation. In the first step, Ti–45Al–8.5Nb–0.2W–0.2B–0.02Y alloy is annealed in 1470 °C for 30 min to eliminate the solidification segregation and reduce the stability of β phase. The alloy is then cooled to 1340 °C, slightly above the α + β transus (Tα + β) for about 60 min in order to remove the β-segregation. Results show that the homogeneity of the lamellar colony is improved after the two-step HT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1267-1272
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Engineering Materials
Volume18
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2016

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