Features of formation of nanocrystalline state in internal- oxidized V-Cr-Zr-W and V-Mo-Zr system alloys during deformation by torsion under pressure

Abstract

The results of investigation of features of nanostructural state formed during deformation by torsion under pressure in high-strength vanadium V-Cr-Zr-W and V-Mo-Zr systems alloys are presented. It was found that after deformation at number of revolutions N = 1, samples are characterized by high anisotropy of defect and grain structure. Inside grains, limited by high-angle boundaries, the formation of two-level structure states was revealed: fragmentation of the above grains on nanofragments from 5 to 20 nm in size with a dipole nature of low-angle misorientations and high (hundreds of degrees per micron) elastic curvature of crystal lattice. Formation of the above structural states leads to a 3-fold increase in microhardness values. Further increase in deformation degree leads to fracture of samples of vanadium alloy V-Mo-Zr with a high volumetric content of fine-disperse oxide phase. At the same time V-Cr-Zr-W-system alloy with a lower concentration of Zr and, as a result, a lower volume fraction of fine particles remains ductile.