| Title: | Influence of Nb addition on microstructure evolution and superplastic behavior of Ti-5Al-5Mo-5Cr-2Zr-xNb titanium alloy at 923 K | |
| Author: | Shi-chen Sun1 , **Hong-ze Fang1, Jia-qi Hao1, Bao-hui Zhu2, Xian-fei Ding3, and *Rui-run Chen1 | |
| Address: | 1. National Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Forming, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; 2. Ningxia Horizontal Titanium Industry Co., Ltd., Shizuishan City, Ningxia 753000, China; 3. Cast Titanium Alloy R&D Center, Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing 100095, China | |
| Key words: | titanium alloy; niobium element; superplastic; mechanical properties | |
| CLC Nmuber: | TG146.23 | |
| Document Code: | A | |
| Article ID: | 1672-6421(2026)01-055-07 | |
| Abstract: |
Ti-5Al-5Mo-5Cr-2Zr-xNb with different Nb (abbreviated as Ti-5552-xNb, x=3, 6, 9, 12, wt.%) contents were stretched at 923 K to study their superplastic behavior and mechanical properties below recrystallization temperature. The microstructure of as-cast Ti-5552-xNb alloy is consisted of a single β phase, and the β grain size increases slightly with the increase of Nb content. The thermal effect in the process of high temperature drawing leads to the precipitation of α phase. The addition of Nb in Ti-5552 titanium alloys reduces the α/β phase transformation temperature, which causes a decrease in the volume fraction of α phase. Reducing the α phase content reduces incompatibility, but too low a proportion of α phase will lead to premature fracture, so tensile strength and plasticity firstly increase and then decrease. The results show that Ti-5552-9Nb titanium alloy shows the best tensile strength (307.2 MPa) and superplasticity (106%). The superplastic mechanism of Ti-5552-9Nb alloy is mainly caused by relative sliding of β grain boundaries and dislocation movement.
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