Microstructure Evolution Investigation of Hot Compressed Ti-44Al-4Nb-1W-0.1B Alloy Sample and Fracture Toughness of Forged Alloy Billet
摘要
This paper aims to prove that the newly-designed Ti-44Al-4Nb-1W-0.1B alloy has good hot deformation processing capability. It is investigated by hot simulation compression experiment, presented by hot processing mapping and a hot processing window. The microstructure is investigated in detail. For a 1150°C/0.1 s−1 microstructure, α → β transformation occurs. The stress–strain coordination effect and high Schmid factor of B2 are beneficial to hot deformation processing, but shear stress-induced slip causes the sample to crack. For a 1200°C/0.01 s−1 microstructure, β → α transformation occurs. More sufficient DRX occurs to promote hot deformation processing. For a 1250°C/0.001 s−1 microstructure, β → α transformation occurs. The needle-like α2 can be seen, and the preferred growth direction is <0001>α or <hkl0>α, which respectively have a rod shape and a plate shape. For the 1200°C/0.1 s−1 microstructure, DRX, CSL grain boundaries of the α2 phase, and the high Schmid factor of the B2 phase are factors improving hot deformation processing. Actual forging is carried out at 1200°C/0.015 s−1. The forged alloy billet has a round and full appearance morphology. The average fracture toughness of forged alloy is 15.5 MPa m1/2 belonging to a higher level, benefiting from (α2 + γ) lamellar colonies in the matrix. The fracture toughness is stable when the difference of maximum/minimum value is only 1.6 MPa m1/2.