Yield Stress in the Shape Memory and Superelastic Ti49.3Ni50.7 Alloy After Aging at 673 K
摘要
The aim of the present work is to determine the actual yield stress in torsion of the shape memory and superelastic Ti49.3Ni50.7 (at%) alloy in the as-received state and after aging at 673 K. The dislocation yield stress of the as-received Ti49.3Ni50.7 (at%) alloy specimens under torsion is found to be τ0.3 = 460 ± 30 MPa. In this case, the value of τ0.3 lies at the end of the pseudoyield plateau of the τ–γ dependence at the total strain γt = 10.0%. For the Ti49.3Ni50.7 alloy specimens annealed at 673 K for 1 h, the dislocation yield stress in torsion reaches τ0.3 = 800 ± 10 MPa. For these specimens, the τ0.3 position on the τ–γ dependence is at the end of the strain hardening stage at the total strain γt = 14.05%. Such a significant increase in τ0.3 of the specimens aged at 673 K for 1 h above that of the as-received specimens is due to strengthening by Ti3Ni4 precipitates. It is shown that, in strengthened TiNi-based alloys, the dislocation yield stress can occur close to the end of the strain hardening stage.