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{332}<113> Twinning transfer behavior and its effect on the twin shape in a beta-type Ti-23.1Nb-2.0Zr-1.0O alloy

  • Yi Yang
  • , Bohua Zhang
  • , Zhichao Meng
  • , Lei Qu
  • , Hao Wang
  • , Sheng Cao
  • , Jianan Hu
  • , Hao Chen
  • , Songquan Wu
  • , Dehai Ping
  • , Geping Li
  • , Lai-Chang Zhang
  • , Rui Yang
  • , Aijun Huang

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Abstract

The interaction between twins and grain boundaries (GB) has an important influence on the deformation and fracture behavior of materials. In the present work, {332}<113> twinning transfer (TT) behavior and its effect on the twin shape in a deformed β-type Ti-23.1Nb-2.0Zr-1.0O Ti alloy were investigated experimentally and with molecular dynamics simulation. The crystallographic alignment factor of the two twinning systems in the neighboring grains and the misorientation angle of the grain pairs were found to influence the occurrence of TT. This further determines the twin shape: twins present a ruler shape when TT occurs but are in a lenticular shape otherwise. Such different twin shapes are attributed to the local stress states related to TT occurring or not. Both ruler-shaped paired twinning and lenticular twinning would provide effective mechanisms to release or reduce the stress concentration in front of the twin tips in different grain pairs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)58-66
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Materials Science and Technology
Volume91
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Nov 2021

Keywords

  • Grain boundaries
  • Plastic deformation
  • Titanium alloys
  • Twin shape
  • Twinning

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