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Boron nitride nanotube reinforced titanium metal matrix composites with excellent high-temperature performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2017

Md Mahedi Hasan Bhuiyan ,
Jiangting Wang ,
Lu Hua Li ,
Peter Hodgson ,
Arvind Agarwal ,
Ma Qian  and
Ying Chen
Md Mahedi Hasan Bhuiyan
Affiliation:
Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
Jiangting Wang
Affiliation:
Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
Lu Hua Li
Affiliation:
Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
Peter Hodgson
Affiliation:
Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
Arvind Agarwal
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute (AMERI), Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33174, USA
Ma Qian
Affiliation:
Centre for Additive Manufacturing, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Ying Chen*
Affiliation:
Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: ian.chen@deakin.edu.au
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Abstract

Boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) reinforced titanium (Ti) matrix composites were prepared using the cold press-and-sinter method. In the composite sintered at 800 °C for 1 h, BNNTs were homogeneously distributed in the Ti matrix and restricted the growth of Ti grains. The compressive strength of the as-sintered Ti–4 vol% BNNT composite achieved 985 MPa at room temperature versus 678 MPa without the BNNT reinforcements. The highest compressive strength of 277 MPa at 500 °C was obtained from the Ti–5 vol% BNNT composite. When sintered at 1000 °C, chemical reactions occurred between Ti and BNNTs leading to the formation of the interfacial TiB phase, which serves as a strong binding between BNNTs and the Ti matrix. The reinforcements were attributed by a mixture of BNNTs and TiB after sintering at 1000 °C for 3 h. However, no BNNT was observed in the microstructure after sintering at 1100 °C for 3 h due to complete transformation into TiB whiskers.

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titaniumcompositesintering
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 32 , Issue 19 , 16 October 2017 , pp. 3744 - 3752
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Contributing Editor: Yang-T. Cheng

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