• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 9, Issue 5, 051403 (2011)
Hua Tan1, Fengying Zhang1、2, Jing Chen1, Xin Lin1, and Weidong Huang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Solidiˉcation Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201109.051403 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Hua Tan, Fengying Zhang, Jing Chen, Xin Lin, Weidong Huang. Microstructure evolution of laser solid forming of Ti-Al-V ternary system alloys from blended elemental powders[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2011, 9(5): 051403 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Morphology evolution of prior \beta grains of laser solid forming (LSF) Ti-xAl-yV (x \leq 11,y \leq 20) alloys from blended elemental powders is investigated. The formation mechanism of grain morphology is revealed by incorporating columnar to equiaxed transition (CET) mechanism during solidification. The morphology of prior \beta grains of LSF Ti-6Al-yV changes from columnar to equiaxed grains with increasing element V content from 4 to 20 wt.-%. This agrees well with CET theoretical prediction. Likewise, the grain morphology of LSF Ti-xAl-2V from blended elemental powders changes from large columnar to small equiaxed with increasing Al content from 2 to 11 wt.-%. The macro-morphologies of LSF Ti-8Al-2V and Ti-11Al-2V from blended elemental powders do not agree with CET predictions. This is caused by the increased disturbance effects of mixing enthalpy with increasing Al content, generated in the alloying process of Ti, Al, and V in the molten pool.
    Hua Tan, Fengying Zhang, Jing Chen, Xin Lin, Weidong Huang. Microstructure evolution of laser solid forming of Ti-Al-V ternary system alloys from blended elemental powders[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2011, 9(5): 051403
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