J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2022, Vol. 112: 130-137.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2021.09.048

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Compressive deformation-induced hierarchical microstructure in a TWIP β Ti-alloy

Jinyong Zhanga,b,c, Bingnan Qiand, Wang Lina, Ping Zhanga,*(), Yijin Wua, Yangyang Fua, Yu Fana, Zheng Chena, Jun Chenge, Jinshan Lib, Yuan Wuc,*(), Yu Wangf, Fan Sund,*()   

  1. aSchool of Materials and Physics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
    bState Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
    cState Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
    dChimie ParisTech-CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, PSL Research University, Paris 75005, France
    eShaanxi Key Laboratory of Biomedical Metal Materials, Northwest Institute for Non-ferrous Metal Research, Xi’an 710016, China
    fBeijing General Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Beijing 102206, China

Abstract:

The deformation mode of {332}<113> twinning (hereafter called 332T) has often been observed under the plastic flow in metastable β titanium alloys with body-centered cubic (BCC) structure, which contributes to improving the mechanical performance. Herein, we report a structure of compressive deformation-induced primary 332T with hierarchical and/or heterogeneous composite sub-structure in a Twin-Induced Plasticity (TWIP) β Ti-alloy under uniaxial compression. The detailed structural characterization after compressive deformation revealed that the sub-structure, including secondary 332T and secondary {112}<111> twinning, formed inside the 332T structure, which constitutes a hierarchical and/or heterogeneous structure at micro- and nano-scale and consequently contributes to the high strength, large ductility and enhanced strain-hardening behavior.

Key words: Metastable β Ti-alloys, TWIP effects, Compression deformation behavior, Microstructural characterization