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NATURE MATERIALS
Volume 15, Issue 8, Pages 876-+Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/NMAT4677
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- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2011CB605504]
- PAPD of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
- City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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TiAl alloys are lightweight, show decent corrosion resistance and have good mechanical properties at elevated temperatures, making them appealing for high-temperature applications. However, polysynthetic twinned TiAl single crystals fabricated by crystal-seeding methods face substantial challenges, and their service temperatures cannot be raised further. Here we report that Ti-45Al-8Nb single crystals with controlled lamellar orientations can be fabricated by directional solidification without the use of complex seeding methods. Samples with 0 degrees lamellar orientation exhibit an average room temperature tensile ductility of 6.9% and a yield strength of 708 MPa, with a failure strength of 978 MPa due to the formation of extensive nanotwins during plastic deformation. At 900 degrees C yield strength remains high at 637 MPa, with 8.1% ductility and superior creep resistance. Thus, this TiAl single-crystal alloy could provide expanded opportunities for higher-temperature applications, such as in aeronautics and aerospace.
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