Research progress on the characterization of irradiation damage defects and performance control of titanium alloy

Abstract

Under the high-energy particle impingement and cascade effect, different types of radiation damage defects occur in metals. The aggregation and evolution of radiation damage defects can lead to the destruction of the internal structural stability and the deterioration of their properties of metals. Titanium alloy is a promising radiation resistant alloy due to its advantages of light weight, high strength, high temperature resistance and low radiation activity. Aiming at the improvement of the radiation damage resistance, this work summarizes the research progress on the radiation damage defects, the microstructural features and mechanical properties of titanium alloys. In addition, the formation and evolution of radiation damage defects and the influence mechanism of radiation dose, temperature and element species on defect migration and aggregation are analyzed. The microstructure evolution of titanium alloys induced by irradiation and the radiation damage effects such as radiation hardening, radiation embrittlement and radiation creep are discussed. The radiation damage resistance properties of titanium alloys are summarized and evaluated. The existing researches are lack effective methods to inhibit the radiation damage. Finally, the effective strategies to improve the radiation resistance of titanium alloys through composition regulation and interface microstructure design are prospected.

Keywords

• titanium alloys
• radiation damage
• defect
• microstructure
• mechanical property