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Effects of the Extrusion Ratio on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Columnar Network Structured TiBw/TA15 Composites

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Novel columnar network structure TiB whisker-reinforced TA15 titanium alloy matrix composites (TiBw/TA15 composites) were successfully prepared by low-energy ball milling and subsequent powder compact extrusion process. Detailed investigation of microstructure evolution in TiBw/TA15 composites indicated that TiBw formed the two-dimensional network structure in the transversal section and the ‘parallel whisker wall’ structure in the longitudinal section, i.e., three-dimensional columnar network structure. The columnar network structure could refine the microstructure and strengthen the grain boundary of prior β grain; thus, the composites possessed excellent comprehensive mechanical properties. Compared with the TA15, the UTS of the TiBw/TA15 composites was increased by 8.6% (λ = 6). The dimension of the columnar network decreased with the increase of extrusion ratio. The mechanical property test results showed that with the increase of extrusion ratio, the tensile strength (from 1240 MPa to 1355 MPa) and hardness (407.5–446.7 HV) of the TiBw/TA15 composites increased, while the ductility (from 9.72% to 4.10%) decreased. However, when extrusion ratio was too large (λ = 17), the debonding of TiB/matrix interface was observed during the tensile test, and this phenomenon was not conducive to the plasticity of TiBw/TA15 composites.

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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52305364), the Graduate Research and Innovation Projects of Jiangsu Province (Grant Nos. KYCX22_3636 and SJCX23_2073), Project Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2023M741412) and Shandong Provincial Key Lab of Special Welding Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai (Grant No. zk20230007).

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    Yangju Feng, Yunbin Lu, Wei Wang, Dongdong Zhuang & Jiasen Jiang

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Room A301, Weihai, 264209, People’s Republic of China

    Guorong Cui, Wenzhen Chen, Wenke Wang & Jianlei Yang

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Feng, Y., Lu, Y., Wang, W. et al. Effects of the Extrusion Ratio on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Columnar Network Structured TiBw/TA15 Composites. JOM 76, 2231–2244 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-024-06380-1

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