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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 38-42 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 193 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- Atom probe tomography
- Embrittlement
- Titanium alloys
- Transmission electron microscopy
- ω phase