Hierarchical nano-martensite-engineered a low-cost ultra-strong and ductile titanium alloy

Chongle Zhang, Xiangyun Bao, Mengyuan Hao, Wei Chen, Dongdong Zhang, Dong Wang, Jinyu Zhang (), Gang Liu and Jun Sun ()
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Chongle Zhang: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Xiangyun Bao: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Mengyuan Hao: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Wei Chen: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Dongdong Zhang: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Dong Wang: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Jinyu Zhang: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Gang Liu: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Jun Sun: Xi’an Jiaotong University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Due to the low thermal stability of crystallographic boundaries, the grain boundary engineering (GBE) manifests some limits to the fineness and types of microstructures achievable, while unique chemical boundary engineering (CBE) enables us to create a metallic material with an ultrafine hierarchically heterogeneous microstructure for enhancing the mechanical properties of materials. Here, using a low cost metastable Ti-2.8Cr-4.5Zr-5.2Al (wt.%) alloy as a model material, we create a high density of chemical boundaries (CBs) through the significant diffusion mismatch between Cr and Al alloying elements to architecture hierarchical nano-martensites with an average thickness of ~20 nm. For this metastable titanium alloy, the significantly enhanced yield strength originates from dense nano-martensitic interface strengthening, meanwhile the large ductility is attributed to the multi-stage strain hardening of hierarchical 3D α'/β lamellae assisted by equiaxed primary α (αp) nodules. The hierarchical nano-martensite engineering strategy confers our alloy a desired combination of strength and ductility, which can potentially be applied to many transformable alloys, and reveal a new target in microstructural design for ultrastrong-yet-ductile structural materials.

Date: 2022
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