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In this study, α+β Ti-Al-V-Mo-Nb alloys with the addition of multiple elements that are suitable for laser additive manufacturing (LAM) were designed according to a Ti-6Al-4V cluster formula. This formula can be expressed as 12[Al-Ti12](AlTi2)+5[Al-Ti14]((Mo, V, Nb)2Ti), in which Mo and Nb were added into the alloys partially instead of V to give alloys with nominal compositions of Ti-6.01Al-3.13V-1.43Nb, Ti-5.97Al-2.33V-2.93Mo, and Ti-5.97Al-2.33V-2.20Mo-0.71Nb (wt.%). The microstructures and mechanical properties of the as-deposited and heat-treated samples prepared via LAM were examined. The sizes of the β columnar grains and α laths in the Nb-containing samples are found to be larger than those of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy, whereas Mo- or Mo/Nb-added alloys contain finer grains. It indicates that Nb gives rise to coarsened β columnar grains and α laths, while Mo significantly refines them. Furthermore, the single addition of Nb improves the elongation, whereas the single addition of Mo enhances the strength of the alloys. The simultaneous addition of Mo/Nb significantly improves the comprehensive mechanical properties of the alloys, leading to the best properties with an ultimate tensile strength of 1,070 MPa, a yield strength of 1,004 MPa, an elongation of 9%, and micro-hardness of 355 HV. The fracture modes of all the alloys are ductile-brittle mixed fracture.
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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB1100103), and the Key Discipline and Major Project of Dalian Science and Technology Innovation Foundation (No. 2020JJ25CY004).
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Chuang Dong Male, Ph. D, Professor. His research interests mainly focus on structural modeling of disordered materials, alloy design, and surface modification. Pro. Dong owned the title of the Outstanding Young Researcher in 1995 and Changjiang Professor in 2005, respectively.
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Liu, Ty., Zhu, Zh., Zhang, S. et al. Design for Ti-Al-V-Mo-Nb alloys for laser additive manufacturing based on a cluster model and on their microstructure and properties. China Foundry 18, 424–432 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41230-021-1065-z
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Key words
- titanium alloy
- laser additive manufacturing
- cluster-plus-glue-atom model
- composition design
- microstructure
- mechanical properties