Revisiting ω phase embrittlement in metastable β titanium alloys: Role of elemental partitioning

M. J. Lai, T. Li, F. K. Yan, J. S. Li, D. Raabe

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Abstract

The role of elemental partitioning between β and ω phase in embrittling an originally ductile ω-containing Ti–12Mo (wt.%) model alloy was studied using transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. It is revealed that the embrittlement of this alloy already occurs after aging at 400 °C for as short as 10 min, when the size, inter-particle spacing and volume fraction of the ω particles remain almost unchanged. The origin of the aging-induced embrittlement is attributed to the significant rejection of Mo (>5 at.%) from the ω particles during aging, which leads to remarkable increase in the shear modulus (>30 GPa) of the ω particles, promoting intense plastic flow localization and facilitating crack nucleation prior to macroscopic yielding.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)38-42
Number of pages5
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume193
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2021

Keywords

  • Atom probe tomography
  • Embrittlement
  • Titanium alloys
  • Transmission electron microscopy
  • ω phase

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