Fracture Behavior of TiNi Based Shape Memory Alloy Cold-rolled Tube

The microstructures and interfacial characteristics of matrices at the inwalls and the out-walls of the cold-rolled tube with different amounts of deformation were investigated by the scanning electronic microscope (SEM), the optical microscope (OM), and the trans-mission electronic microscope (TEM) techniques. It was observed that as the amount of deformation increases, the flaws nucleate at the out-walls of the cold rolled tube, the stress-induced martensites change from (111 ) type Ⅰ twins to (011) type Ⅱ twins and then to (100) compound twins, nanocrystals and bulk amorphisation happen, the high density dislocation causes stress concentration at the out-walls of the Ti50Ni50 cold-rolled tube, and then precipitates its fracture, and the Ti2Ni particles strengthen the grain boundaries and curb the dislocation movements during plastic deformation. The inhomogeneity level of the grains in the Ti50Ni50 alloy plays an important role on the fracture of the Ti50Ni50 cold rolled tube.     

TiAl合金高温循环氧化行为及其表面改性研究

研究了TiAl金属间化合物及表面涂层在空气中的高温循环氧化行为。结果表明:在800℃时TiAl合金具有较好的抗高温氧化行为,但当温度高于800℃时,TiAl合金表面未能形成单一的Al2O3保护层,而是形成外3层为疏松的TiO2层,内层为TiO2+Al2O3的混合氧化物层,因而使得TiAl合金的抗高温循环氧化性能严重蜕化。TiAl合金经过Cr改性铝化处理后,表面形成了具有立方Ll2结构的Al67Ti26Cr7层,立方Ll2结构的Al67Ti26Cr7不仅具有较高的铝含量,而且具有优良的韧性,因而使得处理后的TiAl合金具有良好的抗高温循环氧化性能。铝化物涂层尽管有很高的铝含量,但由于铝化得到的TiAl3相具有四方形结构,涂层非常脆,故该涂层抗高温循环氧化性能有待进一步提高。