Early-stage α-phase and Ti2Cu phase formation in a ternary Ti-V-Cu alloy

Hoi Pang Ng, Arun Devaraj, Soumya Nag, Philip Nakashima, Colleen Bettles, Mark Gibson, Hamish Fraser, Rajarshi Banerjee, Barry Muddle

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Abstract

The early-stage precipitations of α-phase and Ti2Cu intermetallic compound have been characterized in a ternary Ti-25V-3Cu alloy. Using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and three-dimensional atom probe (3-DAP) .detailed examination of the crys-tallographic structures and compositional partitioning of the nucleation sites was carried out. These techniques have enabled accurate phase identifications of precipitate embryos having a size in the nanometer range, and the geometrical arrangement of the different phases. The results indicate that the α and the intermetallic compound tend to form a mutually-conjugated structure governed by a specific orientation relationship. Upon continued isothermal aging, twin related variants of both phases develop in the β matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTi 2011 - Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Titanium
Pages564-567
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event12th World Conference on Titanium, Ti 2011 - Beijing, China
Duration: Jun 19 2011Jun 24 2011

Publication series

NameTi 2011 - Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Titanium
Volume1

Conference

Conference12th World Conference on Titanium, Ti 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period06/19/1106/24/11

Keywords

  • Atom probe
  • Nucleation
  • Phase transformation
  • Transmission electron microscopy

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