Grain refinement in titanium prevents low temperature oxygen embrittlement

Autor: Yan Chong, Reza Gholizadeh, Tomohito Tsuru, Ruopeng Zhang, Koji Inoue, Wenqiang Gao, Andy Godfrey, Masatoshi Mitsuhara, J. W. Morris, Andrew M. Minor, Nobuhiro Tsuji
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36030-0
Popis: Oxygen has long been considered as a detrimental impurity in pure titanium since it can severely deteriorate the ductility. Here, the authors propose a simple, yet effective strategy via grain refinement to solve this long-standing issue, while preserving its potential hardening effect.
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