Improvement on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting

In this study, the role of tantalum (Ta) on the phase transformation, microstructure evolution, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum (Ti–Ta) alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting (SLM) was investigated. Ti–Ta mixed powders with different Ta ratios rangi...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Danlei, Han, Changjun, Li, Yan, Li, Jingjing, Zhou, Kun, Wei, Qingsong, Liu, Jie, Shi, Yusheng
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1422012023-03-04T17:15:55Z Improvement on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting Zhao, Danlei Han, Changjun Li, Yan Li, Jingjing Zhou, Kun Wei, Qingsong Liu, Jie Shi, Yusheng School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Singapore Centre for 3D Printing Engineering::Materials::Metallic materials::Alloys Titanium-tantalum Alloys Selective Laser Melting In this study, the role of tantalum (Ta) on the phase transformation, microstructure evolution, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum (Ti–Ta) alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting (SLM) was investigated. Ti–Ta mixed powders with different Ta ratios ranging from 0 to 25 wt % were prepared by ball milling for the SLM process. With the increase of Ta content, the SLM-processed Ti–Ta alloys exhibits the microstructure evolution from the lath α grain to acicular α' + primary cellular β grains, accompanying with the gradual suppression of martensite transformation. The β-stabilized effect of Ta promotes the formation of β (Ti, Ta) solid solution phase in the alloys. The rise of Ta addition in SLM-processed Ti–Ta alloys contributes to the improvement on the tensile strength from 641 to 1186 MPa and the microhardness from 257 to 353 HV, which results from a combined effect of grain refinement strengthening and the solid solution strengthening. The Young's modulus decreases from 115 to 89 GPa due to the increasing amount of β phase. Additionally, the corrosion resistance of the Ti–Ta alloys is enhanced with few pits on the surfaces due to the increasing amount of Ta2O5 identified through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. These findings provide the knowledge and boost the further understanding on the SLM-processed Ti–Ta alloys as promising candidates for biomedical application. Accepted version 2020-06-17T05:16:02Z 2020-06-17T05:16:02Z 2019 Journal Article Zhao, D., Han, C., Li, Y., Li, J., Zhou, K., Wei, Q., . . . Shi, Y. (2019). Improvement on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 804, 288-298. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.06.307 0925-8388 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142201 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.06.307 2-s2.0-85068448607 804 288 298 en Journal of Alloys and Compounds © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds and is made available with permission of Elsevier B.V. application/pdf
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topic Engineering::Materials::Metallic materials::Alloys
Titanium-tantalum Alloys
Selective Laser Melting
spellingShingle Engineering::Materials::Metallic materials::Alloys
Titanium-tantalum Alloys
Selective Laser Melting
Zhao, Danlei
Han, Changjun
Li, Yan
Li, Jingjing
Zhou, Kun
Wei, Qingsong
Liu, Jie
Shi, Yusheng
Improvement on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting
description In this study, the role of tantalum (Ta) on the phase transformation, microstructure evolution, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum (Ti–Ta) alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting (SLM) was investigated. Ti–Ta mixed powders with different Ta ratios ranging from 0 to 25 wt % were prepared by ball milling for the SLM process. With the increase of Ta content, the SLM-processed Ti–Ta alloys exhibits the microstructure evolution from the lath α grain to acicular α' + primary cellular β grains, accompanying with the gradual suppression of martensite transformation. The β-stabilized effect of Ta promotes the formation of β (Ti, Ta) solid solution phase in the alloys. The rise of Ta addition in SLM-processed Ti–Ta alloys contributes to the improvement on the tensile strength from 641 to 1186 MPa and the microhardness from 257 to 353 HV, which results from a combined effect of grain refinement strengthening and the solid solution strengthening. The Young's modulus decreases from 115 to 89 GPa due to the increasing amount of β phase. Additionally, the corrosion resistance of the Ti–Ta alloys is enhanced with few pits on the surfaces due to the increasing amount of Ta2O5 identified through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. These findings provide the knowledge and boost the further understanding on the SLM-processed Ti–Ta alloys as promising candidates for biomedical application.
author2 School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
author_facet School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Zhao, Danlei
Han, Changjun
Li, Yan
Li, Jingjing
Zhou, Kun
Wei, Qingsong
Liu, Jie
Shi, Yusheng
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author Zhao, Danlei
Han, Changjun
Li, Yan
Li, Jingjing
Zhou, Kun
Wei, Qingsong
Liu, Jie
Shi, Yusheng
author_sort Zhao, Danlei
title Improvement on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting
title_short Improvement on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting
title_full Improvement on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting
title_fullStr Improvement on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting
title_full_unstemmed Improvement on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting
title_sort improvement on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of titanium-tantalum alloys in-situ fabricated via selective laser melting
publishDate 2020
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