Effect of boron on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Ti-44Al-6Nb ingots

In order to improve the mechanical properties of TiAl alloys, especially the ductility at room temperature, and to study the effect of boron (B) on TiAl alloys, different contents (0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, at.%) of B were added into Ti-44Al-6Nb alloys to prepare ingots. The surface quality, macro...

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Published in:China foundry 2015-01, Vol.12 (1), p.9-14
Main Authors: Li, Jian-chong, Chen, Rui-run, Ma, Zhi-kun, Chen, Xiao-yu, Ding, Hong-sheng, Guo, Jing-jie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloys
Compressive strength
Grains
Ingot casting
Ingots
Intermetallic compounds
Intermetallics
Titanium aluminides
Titanium base alloys
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Summary:In order to improve the mechanical properties of TiAl alloys, especially the ductility at room temperature, and to study the effect of boron (B) on TiAl alloys, different contents (0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, at.%) of B were added into Ti-44Al-6Nb alloys to prepare ingots. The surface quality, macrostructure, microstructure, compressive properties and fracture surface of the ingots were studied. The results show that B has little influence on the surface quality except that there are some dark spots on the surface when the content of B is 0.9%. B can refine the grains. The average grain size decrease from about 0.8 mm to 0.088 mm with increasing B content. Meanwhile, the grain morphology of these ingots changes from big equiaxed grains with lamellars to fine equiaxed grains. When the content of B is 1.2%, the primary TiB sub(2) phase forms in the liquid phase and increases the nucleation rate, leading to further refinement of the grains. The compressive testing results show that B can increase the strength and the ductility, the compressive strength and compressibility can reach 2,037.8 MPa and 26.7% from 1,156.2 MPa and 10.2% when the boron content is 0.6%, which is resulted from grain refining and grain boundary strengthening. It is found that the compressive strength and the compressibility are relatively stable when the B content is more than 0.3%.
ISSN:1672-6421