Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma12010061
Keywords
heat treatment; in situ alloying; laser additive manufacturing; mechanical properties; microstructure; Ti-Nb alloy
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11402220, 11872053]
- Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Educational Department [2016JC2005]
- Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [2018JJ4053]
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In the present work, a Ti-26Nb alloy was elaborated in situ by laser additive manufacturing (LAM) with Ti and Nb mixed powders. The alloys were annealed at temperatures ranging from 650 degrees C to 925 degrees C, and the effects of the annealing temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. It has been found that the microstructure of the as-deposited alloy obtained in the present conditions is characterized by columnar prior beta grains with a relatively strong <001> fiber texture in the build direction. The as-deposited alloy exhibits extremely high strength, and its ultimate tensile strength and yield strength are about 799 MPa and 768 MPa, respectively. The annealing temperature has significant effects on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the alloys. Annealing treatment can promote the dissolution of unmelted Nb particles and eliminate the micro-segregation of Nb at the elliptical-shaped grain boundaries, while increasing the grain size of the alloy. With an increase in annealing temperature, the strength of the alloy decreases but the ductility increases. The alloy annealed at 850 degrees C exhibits a balance of strength and ductility.
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