Diffusivities and atomic mobilities in bcc Ti–Mo–Ta alloys

Abstract

Mo and Ta are two important β stable elements that can enhance the fatigue strength and reduce the elastic modulus of titanium alloy, and can significantly improve the biocompatibility of titanium alloy. It is significant to study the diffusion behavior in β Ti–Mo–Ta alloy for understanding the microstructure evolution in production process and developing new alloys. In this study, using several diffusion couples, the interdiffusion coefficients and impurity diffusion coefficients in β Ti–Mo–Ta alloy were extracted via Whittle-Green method and Hall method. The atomic mobilities in bcc phase in Ti–Mo–Ta system were obtained by assessing the experimental data using CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) method. Simulations of the diffusion process in the diffusion couples were implemented using DICTRA Module in Thermo-Calc software. The calculated data were in good agreement with the experimental data, confirming the accuracy of the database.