Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 15, Issue 17, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15175800
Keywords
titanium matrix composites; powder metallurgy; in situ synthesis; elemental powders; microstructure
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- Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education [16.16.110.663]
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This study investigated the in situ synthesis mechanism during the preparation of a beta titanium alloy matrix composite using a mixture of elemental metal powders. The formation of reinforcing phases was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and microstructural analyses, and the diffusion kinetics of alloying elements were evaluated using SEM and EDS analyses.
The beta titanium alloy matrix composite was made from a mixture of elemental metal powders, including boron carbide. During the high-temperature sintering process, in situ synthesis took place as a result of the TiB and TiC reinforcing phases formed. The identification of these phases was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and microstructural analyses. The presence of unreacted B4C particles and the surrounding reaction layers allowed for the evaluation of diffusion kinetics of alloying elements using SEM and EDS analyses. The direction of diffusion of the alloying elements in the multicomponent titanium alloy and their influence on the in situ synthesis reaction taking place were determined. In addition, the relationship between the microstructural components, strengthening phases, and hardness was also determined. It was shown that in situ reinforcement of titanium alloy produced from a mixture of elemental powders with complex chemical composition is possible under the proposed conditions. Thus, it has been demonstrated that sufficiently high temperature and adequate holding time allows one to understand the kinetics of the synthesis of the strengthening phases, which have been shown to be controlled by the concentrations of alloying elements.
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