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Monday, June 21, 2010 - 10:30 AM
TAL1.4

Mechanical, Physical and Microstructure Characterization of the Effects of Sn Addition On Ti-24Nb-4Zr-(0.75-0.81)Sn Cast Alloys

P. S. Nnamchi, I. Todd, W. M. Rainforth, University of sheffield,United kingdom, Sheffield, United Kingdom

The authors investigated the effects of Sn additions on the microstructure, physical and mechanical properties of Ti-24Nb-4Zr-(0.75-0.81) Sn (wt.%) alloys. The result reveals that the stability of the alloys was improved by Sn addition, which had close correlation with the compositional specific electrons per atom ratios (e/a), and the room temperature mechanical behaviors could not show a trend with Sn constituents in all the alloys, before the anneal treatment. The high strength and toughness exhibited by Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn and Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8.1Sn alloys means that they can be useful for Engineering applications, where strength to weight ratio is essential. Keywords: Titanium alloy; mechanical strength; physical properties; electrons per atom ratios (e/a); phase stability.