Mechanical-chemical complex enhancement and wear resistance of TC4 titanium alloy

doi:10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2023.09.038

Abstract

Abstract: In order to improve the hardness and wear resistance of TC4 titanium alloy, the TC4 titanium alloy was subjected to mechanical lappling and vacuum nitriding composite modification treatment by planetary ball milling device and vacuum induction nitriding device. A self-made wear testing machine was used to conduct wear tests under different loads. The results show that after complex enhancement treatment, the infiltrated layer of the TC4 titanium alloy mainly consists of TiN and Ti phases. With the increase of the nitriding temperature, the thickness of the nitrided layer gradually thickens, and the cross-sectional hardness also significantly improves. There is a significant difference in the microstructure of the nitrided layer between the specimen treated with direct nitriding and composite strengthening. The nitrided layer of the direct nitrided specimen is thin and dense, with a clear boundary with the matrix and a lack of transition. The nitride phase in the composite strengthening specimen is distributed in a block or island like manner in the surface layer, without a clear bright white layer. The hardness gradient of the cross-section after composite strengthening treatment is smoother than that after direct nitriding treatment and the nitrided layer has less brittleness and higher surface plasticity. The wear resistance of the specimen after composite strengthening treatment is significantly improved, but slightly lower than that of the direct nitrided specimen.

Key words: TC4 titanium alloy, mechanical deformation, nitriding, complex enhancement treatment, wear resistance

CLC Number:

TG178

Deng Minxian, Dai Yan, Liu Gang, Mu Hong, Chen Taoyun, Liu Jing. Mechanical-chemical complex enhancement and wear resistance of TC4 titanium alloy[J]. Heat Treatment of Metals, 2023, 48(9): 225-232.

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