Structure formation in Ti(Cu-Ni-Al) metal matrix composites under friction stir processing
摘要
The material structure formation in titanium-based composite by its friction stir processing is demonstrated. The raw plate of a Grade 2 titanium alloy is drilled and filled with a Cu-Ni-Al powder, followed by friction stir processing. It is shown that four tool passes along the processing line at a small (5%) content of powders give rise to the formation of intermetallic phases practically uniformly distributed in the stir zone, but in the case of a large volume fraction (15%) of powder particles these are not enough to form a homogeneous material structure. The materials manufactured in this way are characterized by the improved mechanical properties in tension and high properties in compression.