Abstract
This paper investigates the effects of minor additions of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and boron on the structure and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline TiAl intermetallic compound. Nanocrystalline TiAl-xB(0.0 < x < 1.5 at.%) composites containing 1 wt.% CNT were synthesized by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering. Microstructure and mechanical properties of samples were evaluated using a scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, elemental mapping, differential scanning calorimetry, Vickers hardness measurement, and shear–punch test. The findings of the current study show that milling up to 40 h results in the formation of Ti(Al) solid solution. Further milling up to 60 h is associated with a complete amorphization of the structure. Results also show that spark plasma sintering leads to the transformation of Ti(Al) solid solution into a mixture of Ti3Al, Ti2Al, and TiAl intermetallic compounds. Minor additions of boron and CNTs cause a significant grain refinement. The addition of the latter significantly improves the elongation as well. The implications of boron/CNT additions for the microstructure of TiAl and how it correlates with the mechanical properties are thoroughly discussed in this paper.
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