Dual structure O + B2 for enhancement of hardness in furnace-cooled Ti2AlNb-based alloys by powder metallurgy

Mengchen Li, Qi Cai*, Yongchang Liu, Zongqing Ma, Zumin Wang, Yuan Huang, Jianxin Yu

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Abstract

Powder metallurgic Ti2AlNb alloys were sintered at 900 °C, 990 °C, 1060 °C, and 1100 °C (i.e. in the O + B2, α2 + B2 + O, α2 + B2, and B2 phase region, respectively) for 12 h, followed by water quenching and furnace cooling. Quenching was employed to reserve the high-temperature phase and microstructure, and furnace cooling aimed to regulate the room-temperature microstructure for the enhancement of hardness. Widmanstatten B2 + O structure, which contributes to the properties, was induced from B2 crystals by sintering, unless the alloy was treated in the α2 + B2 phase region. With the elevation of the sintering temperature, the content of α2 phase became lower in the furnace-cooled alloys, and the hardness was improved accordingly. The highest hardness performance, 389 ± 23 HV, was obtained in the alloy solution treated in the single B2 region, and the alloy was comprised of complete O + B2 Widmanstatten structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1719-1726
Number of pages8
JournalAdvanced Powder Technology
Volume28
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hardness
  • Microstructure
  • Powder metallurgy
  • TiAlNb-based alloy

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