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MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 32, Issue 6, Pages 3347-3353Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.02.023
Keywords
Metal matrix composites; Powder metallurgy; Microstructure
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50771039]
- Royal Society (RS)-NSFC [51011130206]
- China Scholarship Council (CSC)
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In order to better understand the relationship of processing-structure-mechanical properties of in situ TiB whisker reinforced Ti6Al4V (TiBw/Ti64) composites with a novel network architecture, the effects of sintering parameters on the microstructure and tensile properties of the composites were investigated. TiB whiskers with the highest aspect ratio and the coarsest whiskers were obtained at 1100 degrees C and 1200 degrees C due to the skips of whisker growth speeds along the [0 1 01 direction and the [0 0 1] and [1 0 0] directions, respectively. Additionally, TiB whisker with a claw-like structure can be synthesized from one TiB(2) polycrystal parent. The quasi-continuous network architecture of TiBw/Ti64 composites can be achieved at higher sintering temperatures more than 1200 degrees C. The prepared composites with the quasi-continuous network architecture exhibit a superior combination of tensile properties. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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