Investigation of Structure of the Quenched Cast Biocompatible Ti–18Nb–хSi Alloys
О. М. Shevchenko, L. D. Kulak, M. M. Kuzmenkо, A. V. Kotko, S. O. Firstov
I. M. Frantsevich Institute for Problems in Materials Science, NAS of Ukraine, 3 Academician Krzhyzhanovsky Str., UA-03142 Kyiv, Ukraine
Received: 25.05.2017. Download: PDF
Investigation of the quenched cast Ti–18Nb–хSi alloys with silicon content from 0.6 to 1.2% wt. in comparison with the binary Ti–1Si alloy is carried out. Influence of silicon and quenching temperature on the structure and hardness of the alloys is investigated. As shown, in the Ti–18Nb–хSi alloys (х = 0.6–1.2% wt.), the martensite of different morphology and dispersion is formed during hardening in dependence on the heat temperature. The electron microscopy and microanalysis show the presence of (Ti,Nb)3Si silicides in the alloys, the size and quantity of which depend on both the silicon content and the quenching temperature.
Key words: titanium alloys, martensite, silicides, quenching, structure.
URL: http://mfint.imp.kiev.ua/en/abstract/v39/i06/0823.html
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/mfint.39.06.0823
PACS: 64.75.Bc, 64.75.Nx, 81.30.Kf, 81.30.Mh, 81.40.Cd, 81.40.Ef, 87.85.jj
Citation: О. М. Shevchenko, L. D. Kulak, M. M. Kuzmenkо, A. V. Kotko, and S. O. Firstov, Investigation of Structure of the Quenched Cast Biocompatible Ti–18Nb–хSi Alloys, Metallofiz. Noveishie Tekhnol., 39, No. 6: 823—837 (2017) (in Ukrainian)