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Ultrahigh strength and ductile titanium composites enabled by nanoscale reinforcement and heterostructure engineering

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Shangxing Qiu
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Ya Zhang
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Fang Yang *
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X X Li
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Linyan Du
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Jingtao Su
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Chien-Te Chen
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Zhimeng Guo
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Shuqi Yang *
刘新华 (Xinhua Liu) *
J
Jianxin Xie
DOI:10.1080/21663831.2026.2704663delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Overcoming the strength–ductility trade-off remains a central challenge for titanium matrix composites, because ceramic reinforcements often induce severe interfacial stress concentration and premature cracking. Here, we develop a hierarchical heterostructure in Ti–6.5Al–2Zr–1Mo–1 V through in-situ reaction and subsequent hot extrusion, consisting of nanoscale TiB reinforcements, primary α, β phase and secondary α. The pronounced hetero-deformation-induced strengthening and activation of ⟨c + a ⟩ dislocations enable the composite to achieve 1351 MPa tensile strength and 15.9% elongation, representing increases of 40.1% and 26.2% over the matrix alloy, respectively. This strategy offers a scalable route for designing high-performance titanium composites. αp, β, autocatalytic αs and in-situ-formed nanoscale TiB jointly constitute the HHS composite. The HHS delivers 1351 MPa tensile strength and 15.9% elongation. Multiple deformation mechanisms collectively sustain the work-hardening capacity. TiB-assisted strain accommodation alleviates local stress concentration.
Keywords:
Titanium matrix composites
nanoscale TiB
heterostructure engineering
⟨c+a⟩ dislocation
TiB-assisted strain accommodation

Journal

Materials Research Letters cover
Materials Research Letters
IF:
7.9
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1.1K
Citations:
6.4K

Organization

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tianfu jinjiang laboratory
Scholars:
7
Papers: 2
Citations: 0
U
university of science and technology beijing
Scholars:
1.1W
Papers: 4.0K
Citations: 2
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