Polysynthetic twinned(PST)TiAl single crystal specifically refers to a fully lamellar TiAl single crystal with parallel phase interfaces and twin interfaces grown by directional solidification.In this paper,PST single...Polysynthetic twinned(PST)TiAl single crystal specifically refers to a fully lamellar TiAl single crystal with parallel phase interfaces and twin interfaces grown by directional solidification.In this paper,PST single crystals with different phase ratios are obtained by annealing at specific temperatures and holding times.The results show that the diffusion rates of Ti and Al elements at various temperatures directly trigger and propel the surface recrystallization and variation in the internal phase ratio.When the temperature is lower than 1448 K,the diffusion rate of Ti is obviously higher than that of Al,which causes one denseα_(2)recrystallized layer to form on the surface of TiAl single crystals.Meanwhile,as more Ti elements migrate to the surface,theα_(2)phase ratio inside the TiAl single crystal thereby decreases.When the temperature exceeds 1448 K,the diffusion rate of Al gradually reverses to exceed that of Ti,which forms the surface sandwiched recrystallization dominated byγphase and simultaneously increasesα_(2)phase ratio inside the TiAl single crystal.The variation in the two-phase ratio directly induces a significant change in the lamellae thickness,which exhibits different tensile behaviors of PST-TiAl single crystal.When theα_(2)phase content is less than 20%,widerγlamellae make it easier for dislocations to be activated within its lamellae and continuously move across theγ/α_(2)interfaces,thereby obtaining better tensile plasticity.As theα_(2)phase content exceeds 30%,finerγlamellae inhibit the dislocation initiation,resulting in the fracture occurrence of TiAl single crystal before yielding.No matter how the phase ratio changes,the crack preferentially initiates withinα_(2)lamellae.However,the crack propagation follows different paths based on variousγlamella thicknesses.The fracture mode of PST-TiAl single crystal also changes from shear fracture along slip bands within theγlamella to brittle fracture along the{1¯100}planes withinα_(2)lamella.展开更多
Gradient structure is emerging as an effective strategy to fabricate metals with remarkable mechanical performance,but have not been verified in intermetallic compounds for high-temperature applications.Through experi...Gradient structure is emerging as an effective strategy to fabricate metals with remarkable mechanical performance,but have not been verified in intermetallic compounds for high-temperature applications.Through experiments and atomic simulations,we show that a typical intermetallic TiAl alloy with gra-dient structure has a significant strengthening effect both at room temperature and high temperatures.The room-temperature compressive strength of TiAl alloys with gradient grain obtained by additive man-ufacturing is 2.57 GPa,which is∼2.7 times as strong as that with equiaxed grain.The strengthening effect is attributed to more sessile dislocations in gradient structure caused by the intersections of mul-tiple slip systems in gradient grain.More importantly,the strengthening effect is still effective at high temperatures and the compressive strength is 1.28 GPa at 750°C.The simulation results show that this strengthening effect is due to the increased Hirth dislocation at high temperatures.This study expands the applications of TiAl alloys for load-bearing structures and provides a new strategy for improving the strength of intermetallic compounds at both room temperature and high temperatures.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under Grant Nos.52288102,52322101,92163215,52174364,52101143,U23A20542the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No.30922010202+1 种基金the 100 Talents Plan of Hebei Province under Grant No.E2020100005the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province under Grant No.E2022203109.
文摘Polysynthetic twinned(PST)TiAl single crystal specifically refers to a fully lamellar TiAl single crystal with parallel phase interfaces and twin interfaces grown by directional solidification.In this paper,PST single crystals with different phase ratios are obtained by annealing at specific temperatures and holding times.The results show that the diffusion rates of Ti and Al elements at various temperatures directly trigger and propel the surface recrystallization and variation in the internal phase ratio.When the temperature is lower than 1448 K,the diffusion rate of Ti is obviously higher than that of Al,which causes one denseα_(2)recrystallized layer to form on the surface of TiAl single crystals.Meanwhile,as more Ti elements migrate to the surface,theα_(2)phase ratio inside the TiAl single crystal thereby decreases.When the temperature exceeds 1448 K,the diffusion rate of Al gradually reverses to exceed that of Ti,which forms the surface sandwiched recrystallization dominated byγphase and simultaneously increasesα_(2)phase ratio inside the TiAl single crystal.The variation in the two-phase ratio directly induces a significant change in the lamellae thickness,which exhibits different tensile behaviors of PST-TiAl single crystal.When theα_(2)phase content is less than 20%,widerγlamellae make it easier for dislocations to be activated within its lamellae and continuously move across theγ/α_(2)interfaces,thereby obtaining better tensile plasticity.As theα_(2)phase content exceeds 30%,finerγlamellae inhibit the dislocation initiation,resulting in the fracture occurrence of TiAl single crystal before yielding.No matter how the phase ratio changes,the crack preferentially initiates withinα_(2)lamellae.However,the crack propagation follows different paths based on variousγlamella thicknesses.The fracture mode of PST-TiAl single crystal also changes from shear fracture along slip bands within theγlamella to brittle fracture along the{1¯100}planes withinα_(2)lamella.
基金This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52174364,12202201,92163215,52101143,and 91860104)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Nos.BK20220918,BK20212009)+3 种基金Science Center for Gas Turbine Project(P2022-A-IV-001-003)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2021M691582)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.30922010711 and 30922010202)Open Project Program of Key Laboratory of China North Engine Research Institute(No.6142212210103).
文摘Gradient structure is emerging as an effective strategy to fabricate metals with remarkable mechanical performance,but have not been verified in intermetallic compounds for high-temperature applications.Through experiments and atomic simulations,we show that a typical intermetallic TiAl alloy with gra-dient structure has a significant strengthening effect both at room temperature and high temperatures.The room-temperature compressive strength of TiAl alloys with gradient grain obtained by additive man-ufacturing is 2.57 GPa,which is∼2.7 times as strong as that with equiaxed grain.The strengthening effect is attributed to more sessile dislocations in gradient structure caused by the intersections of mul-tiple slip systems in gradient grain.More importantly,the strengthening effect is still effective at high temperatures and the compressive strength is 1.28 GPa at 750°C.The simulation results show that this strengthening effect is due to the increased Hirth dislocation at high temperatures.This study expands the applications of TiAl alloys for load-bearing structures and provides a new strategy for improving the strength of intermetallic compounds at both room temperature and high temperatures.
