Effect of Cu Content on the Precipitation Behaviors,Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of As-Cast Ti-Cu Alloys |
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Authors: | Zhe Wang Binguo Fu Yufeng Wang Tianshun Dong Jingkun Li Guolu Li Xuebo Zhao Jinhai Liu Guixian Zhang |
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Affiliation: | 1.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Z.W.); (T.D.); (J.L.); (G.L.); (X.Z.); (J.L.);2.Tianjin Institute of Aerospace Mechanical and Electrical Equipment, Tianjin 300301, China;3.Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Mould Materials for Glass and Rubber in Hebei Province, Cangzhou 061100, China; |
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Abstract: | Ti-Cu alloys have broad application prospects in the biomedical field due to their excellent properties. The properties of Ti-Cu alloys are strongly dependent on Cu content, microstructures, its Ti2Cu phase and its preparation process. The aim of this work is to investigate the effect of Cu content on the precipitation behaviors, mechanical and corrosion properties of the as-cast Ti-Cu alloys. The microstructures and phase evolution were characterized by SEM and TEM, and the properties were studied by tensile and electrochemical test. The results show that the volume fraction of Ti2Cu phase increases with the increase of Cu content. The Ti2Cu phase presents a variety of microscopic morphologies with different Cu content, such as rod, granular, lath and block shaped. The crystal orientation relationships between the Ti2Cu and α-Ti matrix in Ti-4Cu and Ti-10Cu alloys are (103)Ti2Cu//(0[111)α-Ti, [01]Ti2Cu//[20]α-Ti, and (103)Ti2Cu//(0002)α-Ti, [31]Ti2Cu//[110]α-Ti, respectively. The tensile strength, Vickers hardness and Young’s modulus of the Ti-Cu alloys increase with the increase of Cu content, whereas the elongation decreases. The fracture morphologies of these alloys reveal ductile, ductile-brittle hybrid, and cleavage brittle mode, respectively. The corrosion resistance of the Ti-Cu alloys in SBF solution can be described as: Ti-4Cu alloy > Ti-10Cu alloy > Ti-7Cu alloy. The volume fraction of Ti2Cu phases and the “protective barrier” provided by the fine lath Ti2Cu phases strongly affected the electrochemical performances of the alloys. |
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Keywords: | Ti-Cu alloy Ti2Cu phase microstructure mechanical property corrosion resistance |
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