Partial Fe-Ti alloy phase diagrams at high pressure

Abstract

Recently, high pressure treatments such as hot isostatic pressing have become more familiar in industrial processes. The high pressure induces changes of both the phase equilibrium and the kinetics of the phase transformation in alloys. The iron-rich phase diagrams under high pressure have been previously reported in the Fe-Mo, Fe-W, Fe-Cr, Fe-V, and Fe-Si systems, which have the {gamma} loop in the iron-rich side at the ordinary pressure. These systems exhibit the astonishing changes in phase equilibrium under high pressure: the {gamma} loop expands under high pressure, and especially the {gamma} loop type phase diagrams of Fe-Mo and Fe-W systems transform to the {gamma} shrink type phase diagram at higher pressures. So, it is very interesting to investigate the effect of high pressure on phase equilibrium in the {gamma} loop phase diagram of the Fe-Ti system, which is practically important for hydrogen storage alloys, titanium clad steels, and so on. Therefore, the authors have established the iron-rich Fe-Ti phase diagrams at the high pressure up to 2.7 GPa.