@misc{SongAppelPyczaketal., author = {Song, Lin and Appel, Fritz and Pyczak, Florian and Zhanbing, He and Junpin, Lin and Tiebang, Zhang}, title = {Characterization of primary, secondary and tertiary {202¯1}<1¯014> successive internal twins in the D019 ordered hexagonal α2-Ti3Al phase}, series = {Acta Materialia}, journal = {Acta Materialia}, number = {222}, issn = {1873-2453}, doi = {10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117391}, abstract = {Due to the lack of independent slip systems and the difficulty in mechanical twinning, D019 ordered α2-Ti3Al phase is known to be of substantial mechanical anisotropy, which partly accounts for the low ductility of two-phase (α2+γ) TiAl alloys. However, recent studies have shown that in Al-rich α2 phase compression deformation twins can be activated, which could be beneficial for the ductility of the alloys. In the present study, for the first time, we have revealed a novel internal twinning mechanism of α2 phase in a TiAl alloy deformed at high temperature. Three twin generations of a common type {202¯1}[removed] were revealed: Secondary twins formed within the primary twin, and tertiary twins formed in the secondary twin. It is important to note that this internal twin structure can only be observed in the [removed] direction but not the commonly used [removed] direction. The shear plane P of all twin variants is of type {12¯10}. Due to the variation of the twinning elements between the twin variants, the twinning shear is blunted. The interfaces between the twin variants are characterized by high-resolution electron microscopy. Special attention was paid to the structure of the coherent and incoherent twin boundaries. The effect of chemical ordering is discussed. Our results also shed light on the complex twinning mechanisms in hexagonal structures.}, language = {en} } @misc{LiuSongLiuetal., author = {Liu, Xu and Song, Lin and Liu, Tong and Stark, Andreas and Pyczak, Florian and He, Zhanbing and Lin, Junpin and Zhang, Tiebang}, title = {In- and ex-situ study of the deformation behavior of the βo(ωo) phase in a Ti4Al3Nb alloy during high-temperature compression}, series = {Journal of Alloys and Compounds}, volume = {918}, journal = {Journal of Alloys and Compounds}, issn = {0925-8388}, doi = {10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165626}, abstract = {In-situ synchrotron-based high energy X-ray diffraction (HEXRD) and ex-situ Gleeble tests were conducted to investigate the deformation behavior of the βo(ωo) phase in a Ti4Al3Nb alloy. In samples compressed at 600 and 800 °C, the brittle ωo phase deforms mostly elastically, resulting in the failure of the Ti4Al3Nb alloy by premature fracture. In a sample deformed at 900 °C, the ωo phase mostly transforms into the βo phase under uniaxial loading. Moreover, the ductility of a Ti4Al3Nb alloy is largely enhanced at this temperature. In a sample deformed at 1000 °C, dynamic recrystallization (DRX) of the βo phase extensively takes place. Direction 1 (D1) and Direction 2 (D2) deviating from the loading direction with an angle of 65° ± 5° and 15° ± 5° are selected to analyze the lattice strain evolution of (110)βo lattice planes. At the late stage of macro strain hardening, deformed[removed]βo//D1 oriented grains bear a higher load due to the occurrence of DRX in[removed]βo//D2 oriented grains. Subsequently, DRX continues in[removed]βo//D1 oriented βo grains. The coordinated deformation of βo grains ensures the good deformability of a Ti4Al3Nb alloy at 1000 °C.}, language = {en} } @misc{LiuSongStarketal., author = {Liu, Xu and Song, Lin and Stark, Andreas and Lorenz, Uwe and He, Zhanbing and Lin, Junpin and Pyczak, Florian and Zhang, Tiebang}, title = {Deformation and phase transformation behaviors of a high Nb-containing TiAl alloy compressed at intermediate temperatures}, series = {Journal of Materials Science and Technology}, volume = {102}, journal = {Journal of Materials Science and Technology}, issn = {0861-9786}, doi = {10.1016/j.jmst.2021.06.041}, pages = {89 -- 96}, abstract = {In modern β-solidified TiAl alloys, the decomposition of α2 phase is frequently observed during heat treatment or high-temperature deformation of the alloys. In this study, high-temperature deformation and decomposition mechanisms of α2 phase in a Ti-45Al-8.5Nb-0.2B-0.2W-0.02Y alloy are investigated. In a sample deformed at 800 °C, the precipitation of βo(ωo) phase is observed within the equiaxed α2 phase. The nucleation of ωo particles within the βo matrix indicates the α2→βo→ωo transformation. In addition, numerous γ phase precipitates form within the βo(ω) areas. The α2 lamellae decompose into ultrafine (α2+γ) lamellae and coarsened γ lamellae via α2→α2+γ and α2→γ transformation, respectively. Moreover, the ωo phase nucleates within the ultrafine lamellae via α2→ωo transformation. However, in a sample deformed at 1000 °C, the nucleation of βo particles is sluggish, which is caused by the efficient release of the internal stress via dynamic recrystallization (DRX). These results indicate that complex phase transformations can be introduced by the decomposition of α2 phase in TiAl alloys with a high amount of β-stabilizing elements.}, language = {en} }