Abstract
The present work represents the first localized nanomechanical analysis of the single phases present in an alloy, providing a better understanding of the macroscopic behaviour of the material. The Ti 60 Cu 14 Ni 12 Sn 4 Nb 10 and Ti 60 Cu 14 Ni 12 Sn 4 Ta 10 alloys under investigation show a very similar elastic response of the nanostructured matrix in spite of a slightly higher hardness in the latter. Nevertheless, the dendritic phase exhibits substantially higher values of hardness for both alloys, with an increase of about 32 % in both cases. The elastic modulus increases by up to 36 % in the Ta-containing alloy and by up to 23 % in the Nb-containing alloy, compared to the matrix. The different nanomechanical response explains, together with the effect of the dendrites restricting crack propagation, the increased ductility of the Nb-containing alloy compared with the Ta-containing alloy.
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