X- Ray Diffraction Studies on alpha-Titanium and alpha-beta Titanium Alloys Developed by a Low Cost Novel Powder Metallurgy Process
EMSL Project ID
43694
Abstract
Titanium and its alloys possess unique strength to weight advantages over other popular alloys mainly used for automobile applications. Use of these alloys could substantially reduce the automobile weight along with improving the fuel efficiency. In order to overcome the titanium cost barrier, our group has developed a novel processing route to develop titanium and its alloys using low cost titanium hydride powder feedstock. For successful demonstration of the same; two alloys viz. alpha- titanium alloy (Ti1Al8V5Fe) and alpha- beta- titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) are being developed for automotive suspension and propulsion applications respectively. Application of this technology requires sound understanding of the structure and thermodynamics of phase transformations in these alloys after processing and heat treatment which directly affects their physical properties. This proposal calls for studying the texture and the effects of heat treatment and kinetics on the formation of different phases, leading to correlating the structure property relationships using X- ray diffraction (XRD). The information gained in this study will be needed to optimize the mechanical properties of these low cost titanium alloys.
Project Details
Project type
Exploratory Research
Start Date
2011-04-13
End Date
2012-04-15
Status
Closed
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