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TiB whiskers reinforced high temperature titanium Ti60 alloy composites with novel network microstructure

  • L. J. Huang
  • , F. Y. Yang
  • , H. T. Hu
  • , X. D. Rong
  • , L. Geng*
  • , L. Z. Wu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

TiB whiskers reinforced high temperature titanium Ti60 alloy (TiBw/Ti60) composites with a novel network microstructure have been successfully fabricated by the system of large spherical Ti60 powders and fine TiB2 powders. The results show that the minimum temperature fabricating the composites by reaction hot pressing (RHP) is established to be 1300°C due to usage of high temperature titanium Ti60 alloy. The TiB whiskers are in situ synthesized around large Ti60 matrix particles and then formed a novel three-dimensional (3D) network microstructure. The tensile strength of 8vol.% TiBw/Ti60 composites with a network microstructure is increased by 61.1%, 57.4% and 45.5% compared with that of the monolithic Ti60 alloy at 600°C, 700°C and 800°C, respectively. The superior improvement can be mainly attributed to the network microstructure, grain refinement and usage of large spherical Ti60 powders.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)421-426
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials and Design
Volume51
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Mechanical properties
  • Microstructures
  • Powder metallurgy
  • Reaction hot pressing
  • Ti60
  • Titanium matrix composites

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