In order to construct quasi-continuously networked reinforcement in titanium(Ti)matrix composites,in this study,Ti-6 Al-4 V spherical powders were uniformly coated with a graphene nanosheet(GNS)layer by high energy ba...In order to construct quasi-continuously networked reinforcement in titanium(Ti)matrix composites,in this study,Ti-6 Al-4 V spherical powders were uniformly coated with a graphene nanosheet(GNS)layer by high energy ball milling and then consolidated by spark plasma sintering.Results showed that the GNS layer on the powder surface inhibited continuous metallurgy bonding between powders during sintering,which led to the formation of quasi-networked hybrid reinforcement structure consisting of insitu Ti C and remained GNSs.The networked GNSs/Ti64 composite possessed noticeably higher tensile strength but similar ductility to the Ti64 alloy,leading to both better tensile strength and ductility than the GNSs/Ti composite with randomly dispersed GNSs and Ti C.The formation mechanism and the fracture mechanism of the networked hybrid reinforcement were discussed.The results provided a method to fabricate Ti matrix composites with high strength and good ductility.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Key Research and Development Plan of Shaanxi Province(No.2020KW-034)the Innovation Foundation for Doctor Dissertation of Northwestern Polytechnical University(CX2021058)。
文摘In order to construct quasi-continuously networked reinforcement in titanium(Ti)matrix composites,in this study,Ti-6 Al-4 V spherical powders were uniformly coated with a graphene nanosheet(GNS)layer by high energy ball milling and then consolidated by spark plasma sintering.Results showed that the GNS layer on the powder surface inhibited continuous metallurgy bonding between powders during sintering,which led to the formation of quasi-networked hybrid reinforcement structure consisting of insitu Ti C and remained GNSs.The networked GNSs/Ti64 composite possessed noticeably higher tensile strength but similar ductility to the Ti64 alloy,leading to both better tensile strength and ductility than the GNSs/Ti composite with randomly dispersed GNSs and Ti C.The formation mechanism and the fracture mechanism of the networked hybrid reinforcement were discussed.The results provided a method to fabricate Ti matrix composites with high strength and good ductility.
