TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of pulse electric current sintered Ti-6Al-4V ternary composites : Role of YSZ-Si3N4 ceramics addition on structural modification and hydrogen desorption
AU - Akinwamide, Samuel Olukayode
AU - Bossuyt, Sven
AU - Fangnon, Eric A.K.
AU - Akinribide, Ojo Jeremiah
AU - Olubambi, Peter Apata
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Aalto University in Finland, and the University Research Committee of University of Johannesburg in South Africa for funding this study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - In this study, we fabricated Ti-6Al-4V composites using pulse electric current (spark plasma) sintering technique and examined the influence of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and silicon nitride (Si3N4) particles on microstructural, mechanical properties. Moreover, we investigated the effects of YSZ and Si3N4 on hydrogen uptake rate of the fabricated composites. The formation of new phases in addition to the parent α and β phases corroborates the increased hardness property exhibited by the Ti-6Al-4V composites. Further, the improvement in the hardness property was ascribed to Orowan strengthening effect due to resistance offered by cross dislocation pinning effect of closely packed particles. From the nanomechanical test, the penetration depth of the unreinforced Ti-6Al-4V alloy was maximum at a value of 272.57 nm, while all the reinforced alloys exhibited reduced penetration depth, thereby increasing the stiffness and strength of the Ti-6Al-4V composites. Other nanomechanical analyses such as nanohardness, elastic modulus, and creep were also improved in the reinforced composites in comparison with the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The amount of hydrogen absorbed by the specimens was measured, and the Ti-6Al-4V composite with the highest proportion of Si3N4 reinforcement exhibited the highest hydrogen concentration.
AB - In this study, we fabricated Ti-6Al-4V composites using pulse electric current (spark plasma) sintering technique and examined the influence of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and silicon nitride (Si3N4) particles on microstructural, mechanical properties. Moreover, we investigated the effects of YSZ and Si3N4 on hydrogen uptake rate of the fabricated composites. The formation of new phases in addition to the parent α and β phases corroborates the increased hardness property exhibited by the Ti-6Al-4V composites. Further, the improvement in the hardness property was ascribed to Orowan strengthening effect due to resistance offered by cross dislocation pinning effect of closely packed particles. From the nanomechanical test, the penetration depth of the unreinforced Ti-6Al-4V alloy was maximum at a value of 272.57 nm, while all the reinforced alloys exhibited reduced penetration depth, thereby increasing the stiffness and strength of the Ti-6Al-4V composites. Other nanomechanical analyses such as nanohardness, elastic modulus, and creep were also improved in the reinforced composites in comparison with the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The amount of hydrogen absorbed by the specimens was measured, and the Ti-6Al-4V composite with the highest proportion of Si3N4 reinforcement exhibited the highest hydrogen concentration.
KW - Biomedical
KW - Hydrogen desorption
KW - Microstructural examination
KW - Nanomechanical
KW - Spark plasma sintering
KW - Ti-6Al-4V
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106706
DO - 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106706
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85166019691
SN - 2352-4928
VL - 36
JO - Materials Today Communications
JF - Materials Today Communications
M1 - 106706
ER -