A nano lamella NbTi-NiTi composite with high strength

Jiang Jiang, Daqiang Jiang, Shijie Hao, Cun Yu, Junsong Zhang, Yang Ren, Deping Lu, Shifang Xie, Lishan Cui*

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Abstract

A hypereutectic Nb60Ti24Ni16 (at%) alloy was prepared by vacuum induction melting, and a nano lamellae NbTi-NiTi composite was obtained by hot-forging and wire-drawing of the ingot. Microscopic analysis showed that NbTi and NiTi nano lamellae distributed alternatively in the composite, and aligned along the wire axial direction, with a high volume fraction (~70%) of NbTi nano lamellae. In situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that stress induced martensitic transformation occurred upon loading, which would effectively weaken the stress concentration at the interface and avoid the introduction of defects into the nano reinforced phase. Then the embedded NbTi nano lamellae exhibited a high elastic strain up to 2.72%, 1.5 times as high as that of the Nb nanowires embedded in a conventional plastic matrix, and the corresponding stress carried by NbTi was evaluated as 2.53GPa. The high volume fraction of NbTi nano lamellae improved the translation of high strength from the nano reinforced phase into bulk properties of the composite, with a platform stress of ~1.7GPa and a fracture strength of ~1.9GPa.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)121-124
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering A
Volume633
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2015
Externally publishedYes

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Research Keywords

  • In situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction
  • Martensitic transformation
  • Nano lamellae composite
  • NiTi
  • Shape memory alloy (SMA)

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