Abstract
The onset of α nucleation in a carbon containing β-titanium alloy has been investigated by coupling atom probe tomography (APT) with transmission electron microscopy. The analysis of the APT results indicates that in addition to ω precipitates that can act as potential α nucleation sites, carbon atoms tend to form clusters within the β-matrix, which in turn give rise to additional nucleation sites for α, resulting in finer scale α precipitates due to increased nucleation density.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1089-1095 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |