Intermetallic β‐solidifying γ‐TiAl based alloys− from fundamental research to application

S Mayer, P Erdely, FD Fischer, D Holec… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Intermetallic titanium aluminides based on the ordered γ‐TiAl phase have gained increasing
interest as innovative high‐temperature light‐weight structural materials. They have found …

Development of a TiAl alloy by spark plasma sintering

A Couret, T Voisin, M Thomas, JP Monchoux - Jom, 2017 - Springer
Spark plasma sintering (SPS) is a consolidated powder metallurgy process for which the
powder sintering is achieved through an applied electric current. The present article aims to …

Deformation modes and size effect in near-γ TiAl alloys

JP Monchoux, J Luo, T Voisin, A Couret - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a study of a size effect in TiAl alloys. Spark Plasma Sintering is used to
sinter several alloys with a near-γ microstructure. Both the effect of boron as an inhibitor of …

Precipitation strengthening in nanostructured AZ31B magnesium thin films characterized by nano-indentation, STEM/EDS, HRTEM, and in situ TEM tensile testing

T Voisin, NM Krywopusk, F Mompiou, TP Weihs - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Thin magnesium (Mg) AZ31B (Mg-3Al-1Zn-< 0.4 Ca-< 0.3 Mn-< 0.2 Si in wt%) foils
were sputter deposited, aged, and mechanically tested at quasi-static strain rates. The as …

Effects of boron on the mechanical properties of the TiAl–Ti3Al alloy: A first-principles investigation

ZZ Li, Y Wei, HB Zhou, GH Lu - Modern Physics Letters B, 2017 - World Scientific
Employing a first-principles method in combination with the empirical criterions, we have
investigated the site preference of boron (B) and its effect on the mechanical properties of …

High creep resistance of titanium aluminides sintered by SPS

T Voisin, JP Monchoux, M Thomas, A Couret - Challenges in Mechanics of …, 2017 - Springer
Reducing fuel consumption, noise, and greenhouse gas emission of airplanes engines
requires to use lighter materials. Titanium Aluminides (TiAl) are of great interest to be …