Fabrication and characterization of a novel β metastable Ti-Mo-Zr alloy with large ductility and improved yield strength

Jin Yong Zhang, Jin Shan Li, Guan Fang Chen, Lin Liu, Zheng Chen, Qing Kun Meng, Bao Long Shen, Fan Sun, Frédéric Prima

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Abstract

In this paper, a novel ternary β-metastable titanium alloy, Ti-12Mo-5Zr (wt%), was designed based on the “d-electron” alloy design theory. The Ti-12Mo-5Zr alloy displays excellent combination of improved yielding stress (>650 MPa), high ductility (uniform elongation ≈30%) and work-hardening behaviour. The detailed microstructural analysis indicates that the superior performances arise from the synergic effects between phase transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) and twinning induced plasticity (TWIP). Conforming to the design strategy, the improvement of mechanical performance results from the addition of Zr alloying element in substituting Ti, attributing to solution hardening effect and the increasing of critical resolved shear stress (CRSS) of stress induced martensitic transformation (SIM α″).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)421-427
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Characterization
Volume139
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2018

Keywords

  • Alloy design
  • Deformation mechanism
  • Mechanical behaviour
  • Microstructure
  • TRIP/TWIP effects
  • β-metastable titanium alloys

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