Role of boron in TiAl alloy development: a review

D Hu - Rare Metals, 2016 - Springer
… as-cast microstructures of TiAl alloys with various … obvious grain refinement in cast alloys,
the effects of boron addition in … that boron concentration as low as 0.1 % can refine the lamellar

Effects of boron, Hf and Ta content on boride morphology and microstructure of β-solidified γ-TiAl alloys

K Wang, Y Tian, Z Deng, L Zhang, L Liu - Vacuum, 2023 - Elsevier
Boron is the most commonly used grain refining element in γ-… the B content can refine the
lamellae size of TNM alloys and … The samples for TEM observation were processed by twin jet …

Obtaining of a fine near-lamellar microstructure in TiAl alloys by Spark Plasma Sintering

T Voisin, JP Monchoux, M Perrut, A Couret - Intermetallics, 2016 - Elsevier
… Sintering of a boron and tungsten containing alloy (Ti 49,92 … alloy in this β field is assumed
to lead to a final refinement of … lamellar grain has been reported for a GE TiAl alloy (Ti 49 Al 47 …

Microstructural evolution of Ti–47Al–2Cr–2Nb–0.8 B alloy prepared by semi-solid process

LJ Zheng, JJ Wang, H Zhang - Rare Metals, 2020 - Springer
refining large borides for the TiAl alloys with boron. In the current … processing, and provide
valuable grain refinement for the … refining the lamellar colonies and borides of the TiAl-based …

Recrystallization of coherent nanolamellar structures in Ti48Al2Cr2Nb intermetallic alloy

J Guyon, A Hazotte, F Wagner, E Bouzy - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
… ) material, the thermomechanical processes consist of forging … which finally leads to a
refinement of the microstructure. … no α 2 lamellae), Hazzledine predicts that each γ lamella is in a …

Effect of temperature-related factors on densification, microstructure and mechanical properties of powder metallurgy TiAl-based alloys

D Wang, H Zhao, W Zheng - Advanced Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
… , the shaping and processing of TiAl-based alloys are carried … net shape forming, refined
microstructure and improved property. … C, the lamellae appear in the alloy and the microstructure

Effect of multi-stage heat treatment on mechanical properties and microstructure transformation of Ti–48Al–2Cr–2Nb alloy

S Yim, H Bian, K Aoyagi, A Chiba - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2021 - Elsevier
… aging to refine the microstructure of the Ti–48Al–2Cr–2Nb alloy. … Although a fully lamellar
microstructure was obtained by … spacing in ST-processed alloy were refined through α to α 2 …

Plasticity and brittleness of the ordered βo phase in a TNM-TiAl alloy

G Molénat, B Galy, M Musi, L Toualbi, M Thomas… - Intermetallics, 2022 - Elsevier
lamellar microstructure made of γ/α 2 lamellarprocessing route appears to result in a
slight increase in RT plastic elongation by generating uniform and non-textured microstructures

Effect of ageing on the properties of the W-containing IRIS-TiAl alloy

A Couret, D Reyes, M Thomas, N Ratel-Ramond… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Boron has been incorporated to reduce the grain size, a well-… phases used in the Rietveld
refinement model were adjusted to … of the lamellar microstructure through the incorporation of …

Deformation modes and size effect in near-γ TiAl alloys

JP Monchoux, J Luo, T Voisin, A Couret - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
… Spark Plasma Sintering is used to sinter several alloys with a near-γ microstructure. Both the
effect of boron … [15,16] in a lamellar TiAl alloy where the deformation propagated through the …