The mode of deformation in a cold-swaged multifunctional Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr-O alloy

Multifunctional titanium alloys, termed Gum Metal™, are ß-phase Ti alloys first developed in 2003. These alloys exhibit many interesting properties including, for example, low rate of work-hardening and superplasticity during cold deformation. The original report described a new plastic deformation...

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Main Authors: Guo, W., Quadir, Md Zakaria, Ferry, M.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54230
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author Guo, W.
Quadir, Md Zakaria
Ferry, M.
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Ferry, M.
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description Multifunctional titanium alloys, termed Gum Metal™, are ß-phase Ti alloys first developed in 2003. These alloys exhibit many interesting properties including, for example, low rate of work-hardening and superplasticity during cold deformation. The original report described a new plastic deformation mechanism not involving major dislocation activity to explain such deformation behavior. In the current study, a comparable Ti-36.8Nb-2.7Zr-2.0Ta-0.44O (wt pct) alloy to the original investigators was produced by powder sintering, hot forging, solution treatment, and cold swaging with the aim at investigating the microstructural development during swaging. XRD and TEM showed that the forged/solution-treated alloy was ß-phase with a small amount of ?-phase. After cold swaging by up to 96 pct area reduction, TEM/HRTEM revealed the existence of dislocations, deformation twins, ?-phase, nanodisturbances, and lattice bending, with EBSD showing the grains to be highly elongated in the swaging direction, fragmented, and distorted. Most notably, swaging also generated a strong 〈 110âŒo fiber texture, even after moderate strains. The foregoing structural analysis provides substantial evidence that dislocations are present in the alloy after cold swaging. The major support of dislocation glide processes acting as the dominant plastic deformation mode in the swaged alloy is the strong 〈110âŒo fiber texture that develops, which is a characteristic feature of all cold-drawn/swaged body centered cubic metals and alloys. © 2013 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-542302017-09-13T15:49:25Z The mode of deformation in a cold-swaged multifunctional Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr-O alloy Guo, W. Quadir, Md Zakaria Ferry, M. Multifunctional titanium alloys, termed Gum Metal™, are ß-phase Ti alloys first developed in 2003. These alloys exhibit many interesting properties including, for example, low rate of work-hardening and superplasticity during cold deformation. The original report described a new plastic deformation mechanism not involving major dislocation activity to explain such deformation behavior. In the current study, a comparable Ti-36.8Nb-2.7Zr-2.0Ta-0.44O (wt pct) alloy to the original investigators was produced by powder sintering, hot forging, solution treatment, and cold swaging with the aim at investigating the microstructural development during swaging. XRD and TEM showed that the forged/solution-treated alloy was ß-phase with a small amount of ?-phase. After cold swaging by up to 96 pct area reduction, TEM/HRTEM revealed the existence of dislocations, deformation twins, ?-phase, nanodisturbances, and lattice bending, with EBSD showing the grains to be highly elongated in the swaging direction, fragmented, and distorted. Most notably, swaging also generated a strong 〈 110âŒo fiber texture, even after moderate strains. The foregoing structural analysis provides substantial evidence that dislocations are present in the alloy after cold swaging. The major support of dislocation glide processes acting as the dominant plastic deformation mode in the swaged alloy is the strong 〈110âŒo fiber texture that develops, which is a characteristic feature of all cold-drawn/swaged body centered cubic metals and alloys. © 2013 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54230 10.1007/s11661-012-1598-2 restricted
spellingShingle Guo, W.
Quadir, Md Zakaria
Ferry, M.
The mode of deformation in a cold-swaged multifunctional Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr-O alloy
title The mode of deformation in a cold-swaged multifunctional Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr-O alloy
title_full The mode of deformation in a cold-swaged multifunctional Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr-O alloy
title_fullStr The mode of deformation in a cold-swaged multifunctional Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr-O alloy
title_full_unstemmed The mode of deformation in a cold-swaged multifunctional Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr-O alloy
title_short The mode of deformation in a cold-swaged multifunctional Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr-O alloy
title_sort mode of deformation in a cold-swaged multifunctional ti-nb-ta-zr-o alloy
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54230