J.T. Kim

Investigation of the mechanical properties of Ti-Fe-Sn ultrafine eutectic composites by dendrite phase selection

Microstructural investigation of Ti-Fe-Sn ultrafine eutectic composites reveals that β-Ti primary dendrite in eutectic matrix consists of TiFe and β-Ti for Ti72Fe22Sn6 alloy. Similarly, the Ti64Fe32Sn4 alloy and Ti68Fe23Sn9 alloy consists of TiFe and Ti3Sn micron-scale primary dendrites uniformly embedded in the TiFe and β-Ti eutectic structure. The β-Ti dendrite was formed in Ti72Fe22Sn6 alloy, the large number of shear bands propagation and makes multiple steps on the fracture surface. The Ti3Sn dendrite in Ti68Fe23Sn9 ultrafine eutectic alloy leads slip bands which induce the work hardening that have important role in plasticity during deformation. On the other hand, TiFe dendrite in Ti64Fe32Sn4 alloy was presented shear bands bypass and extinction while the propagation of shear bands. These microstructural changes lead to different deformation behavior in primary dendrite. Therefore, it is believed that the mechanical properties of Ti-Fe-Sn alloys could improve due to a different deformation behavior through the minute compositional tuning of Ti-Fe-Sn alloys.