简介：Themicrostructureevolutionandphasecompositionofanα+βtitaniumalloy,Ti-3Al-5Mo-4.5V(wt.%),havebeeninvestigated.Electronprobemicroanalysis(EPMA)quantitativeresultsmanifestthatthestabilityofβphasedecreaseswithincreasingquenchingtemperature,whichisinfluencedbythesignificantvariationofβ-stabilizingelementsconcentration.Detailedmicrostructureanalysisshowsthattheβ→ωphasetransformationdoesoccurwhenquenchingat750℃and800℃.Theω-reflectionschangefromincommensurateω-spots(750℃)toidealω-spots(800℃)astheβstabilityofthealloydecreases.Furtherthedecreaseofβphasestabilityencouragestheformationofathermalα"martensite,whichhasthefollowingorientationrelationships:[111]β//[110]α",[100]p//[100]α"and[-110]p//[00-1]α"withrespecttotheβmatrix.

简介：AdditionofAl-5Ti-1Balloytomoltenaluminumalloyscanrefineα-Algrainseffectivelyandtherebyimprovetheirstrengthandtoughness.TiAl3andTiB2inAl-5Ti-1Balloyarethemainsecondary-phaseparticlesforrefinement,whiletheunderstandingontheeffectoftheirsizesonα-Algrainrefinementcontinuestobefragmented.Therefore,Al-5Ti-1Balloyswithvarioussizesandmorphologiesofthesecondary-phaseparticleswerepreparedbyequalchannelangularpressing(ECAP).Evolutionofthesecondary-phaseparticlesduringECAPprocessandtheirimpactonα-AlgrainrefinementwerestudiedbyX-raydiffractionandscanningelectronmicroscope(SEM).ResultsshowthatduringtheECAPprocess,micro-cracksfirstlyappearedinsideTiAl3particlesandthengraduallyexpanded,whichresultedincontinuousrefinementofTiAl3particles.Inaddition,micro-distributionuniformityofTiB2particleswasimprovedduetotheimpingementofTiAl3particlestoTiB2clustersduringdeformation.ExcessivelylargesizesofTiAl3particleswouldreducethenumberofeffectiveheterogeneousnucleusandthusresultedinpoorgrainrefinementeffectiveness.Moreover,excessivelysmallTiAl3particleswouldreduceinhibitoryfactorsforgraingrowthQandweakengrainrefinementeffectiveness.Therefore,anoptimalsizerangeof18-22μmforTiAl3particleswassuggested.