Surface composition, structure and corrosion properties of a ZrTiNb alloy: Effect of impact treatment energy

VACUUM(2023)

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Abstract
A comparative study of the microstructure, surface chemical and phase composition, microtopography, surface roughness, microhardness, and corrosion properties of Zr31Ti18Nb alloy in as-prepared state and after ultrasonic impact treatment under two loading schemes has been carried out by using XRD, XPS, SEM/EDX and TEM/SAED. The surface of as-prepared alloy was considerably enriched with Zr as compared to the nominal composition, covered by a thick native oxide and comprised carbide and nitride precipitates. The processing of the alloy for 2 min in (i) a multi-pin impacting mode combined with a reciprocating movement of the sample and (ii) single-pin normal impacting mode caused deformation-enhanced uptake of oxygen promoting further oxidation of the alloy components. Besides, the impact treatment brought about the accumulation of structural defects, texturing, generation of compressive residual stresses, a decrease in surface roughness, an increase in microhardness, and a significant increase in the corrosion resistance of the alloy in a 0.9% NaCl solution. The highest effect of surface modification of the alloy was obtained after treatment in the single-pin impacting mode. This was related to a larger energy density and power density deposited in the impact area during processing in this mode as evaluated from measurements of pins' energetics.
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ZrTiNb alloy,XPS,Ultrasonic impact treatment,Surface composition,Corrosion,Microhardness
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