In-situ synchrotron high energy X-ray diffraction study of spontaneous reorientation of R phase upon cooling in nanocrystalline Ti50Ni45.5Fe4.5 alloy

Zhi Yuan Ma, Yu Xuan Chen, Yang Ren, Kai Yuan Yu, Da Qiang Jiang, Yi Nong Liu, Li Shan Cui

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Abstract

This study investigated a peculiar phenomenon of self-reorientation of thermally formed R phase in nanocrystalline Ti50Ni45.5Fe4.5 by means of in-situ synchrotron high energy X-ray diffraction (HE-XRD). Two samples with different average grain sizes of 40 and 90 nm were investigated. R phase in the 40-nm grain size sample was found to self-reorient gradually upon cooling, whereas the same phenomenon did not occur in the 90-nm grain size sample. This self-reorientation process is attributed to the development and evolution of an internal stress anisotropy caused by the second order continuous lattice distortion of R phase upon further cooling in the small nanograined matrix, which lacks the self-accommodation mechanism for internal stress cancellation. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1948-1954
Number of pages7
JournalRare Metals
Volume41
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2022

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