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Physical constants, deformation twinning, and microcracking of titanium aluminides

Journal Article · · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States). Metals and Ceramics Div.

Physical properties that are relevant to mechanical behavior of single-phase TiAl and Ti{sub 3}Al and two-phase TiAl/Ti{sub 3}Al alloys are summarized. By using planar-fault energies and temperature-dependent elastic constants, dislocation dissociation reactions applicable to twin formation in TiAl are analyzed, and a pole mechanism based on a jogged [110]/2 ordinary dislocation is proposed to explain the available experimental data on deformation twinning in {gamma}-TiAl single crystals. The strong plastic anisotropy reported in TiAl polysynthetically twinned (PST) crystals is attributed in part to the localized slip along lamellar interfaces, thus lowering the yield stress for soft orientations. The experimental findings reported on cleavage habit planes of PST crystals are discussed in terms of the calculated ideal work of adhesion and possible extrinsic factors.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
605809
Journal Information:
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Journal Name: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 29; ISSN 1073-5623; ISSN MMTAEB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English