Microstructural evolution and Mechanical Properties of a Newly Developed Ti2AlNb-based alloy

¹ Western Superconducting Technologies Co., Ltd, Shan Xi Province Engineering Laboratory for Aerial Material, Xi’an 710018, China
² State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China

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Abstract

The effects of the microstructure on the tensile and creep properties of the alloy at room temperature and high temperature were investigated by controlling the microstructures of the alloy by different hot working processes. It is found that the lath microstructure obtained by forging in B2 single phase zone has high tensile strength. The tensile strength is 1188 MPa at room temperature and 950 MPa at high temperature. The equiaxed structure obtained by forging in O+B2 phase region has the characteristics of high plasticity, creep resistance and low tensile strength. The elongation at room temperature is 9.0%, and the elongation at high temperature is 36%. The ambient temperature, high temperature tensile properties of the dual microstructure obtained by forging in the three-phase zone of α₂+O+B2 are between the lath and the equiaxed microstructure.