Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Complexion-mediated martensitic phase transformation in Titanium

  • J. Zhang,
  • C. C. Tasan,
  • M. J. Lai,
  • A. -C. Dippel,
  • D. Raabe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14210
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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One way of tuning mechanical properties of alloys lies in utilizing athermal phase transitions. Here authors report a complexion-mediated martensitic transformation in Ti alloys yielding a nanolaminate structure of martensite bounded by planar complexions, promising new strategies for the design of high strength Ti alloys.