Precipitation Behavior of O-Phase in Ti2 AlNb Alloy Sheets During Heat Treatment
Author of the article: ZHOUYiqi1, TANG Bin1, ZAHNG Zhixin2,3, SHAO Qihang1, CHEN Xiaofei1
Author's Workplace:1. State KeyLaboratoryofSolidificationProcessing, NorthwesternPolytechnicalUniversity,Xi'an710072,China;2. Baoti Group Co.,Ltd.,Baoji721014,China;3.Xi'anBaotiNewMaterialTechnologyCo.,Ltd.,Xi'an710018,China
Key Words: Ti2 AlNb alloy; clad rolling; microstructure; variant selection
Abstract:
Ti2
AlNb alloys can operate for extended periods at temperatures between 650 and 750 ℃, offering high specific
strength, excellent room-temperature fracture toughness, and good creep resistance. These properties make Ti2
AlNb alloys
one of the most promising lightweight metallic materials for high-temperature applications. The alloy sheets, with a final
thickness of 1 mm, were produced via a clad rolling process, employing a nominal composition of Ti-22Al-24Nb-0.5Mo
(at.%) as the rolling material. After the rolled sheets were subjected to solution aging treatment, a significant amount of
O-phase precipitated. As the aging temperature increases, the O-phase lamellae grow coarser, and the amount of
precipitated O-phase initially increases but then decreases. At 930 ℃, the volume fraction of the precipitated O-phase
reaches its maximum value of 52%. Under this heat treatment regime, the nucleation mechanisms for O-phase precipitation
include both interfacial instability nucleation and induced nucleation. However, near grain boundaries, the O-phase tends to
nucleate and precipitate predominantly through induced nucleation, with fewer O-phase particles forming through interfacial
instability nucleation. Following solution treatment at 1 000 ℃ and aging at 815 ℃, as well as solution treatment at 920 ℃
and aging at 800 ℃, the resulting microstructures are bimodal. The solution aging process after rolling has little effect on
the precipitation of O-phase variants.