摘要

We report on the formation of ultrafine-grained Ti66Nb13Cu8Ni6.8Al6.2 Composites with in situ precipitated micrometer-sized beta-Ti(Nb) phase by spark plasma sintering with crystallization. Microstructure analysis indicated that all alloys consisted of soft (Cu, Ni)Ti-2, regions surrounded by hard beta-Ti(Nb) regions but displayed different microstructures. The alloys exhibited high fracture strength of more than 2200 Mpa and remarkable plasticity of similar to 25%. The results provided a promising method for fabricating large-sized bulk composites with excellent mechanical properties by powder metallurgy.