Effect of different crystalline directions on the mechanical properties and processing maps of Zr-Nb alloy for orthopedic applications

In the current study, the effect of direction on the hot compression behavior, processing map, and microstructure of Zr-Nb alloy after bidirectional hot forging was studied. Accordingly, the alloy billet was hot-forged and samples at different directions were extracted. Phase changes and microstruct...

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Main Authors: Ali Rajaee, Mohsen Asadi Asadabad, Behrooz Shayegh Boroujeny
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description In the current study, the effect of direction on the hot compression behavior, processing map, and microstructure of Zr-Nb alloy after bidirectional hot forging was studied. Accordingly, the alloy billet was hot-forged and samples at different directions were extracted. Phase changes and microstructure of the samples were characterized. Additionally, hot compression tests were carried out on the samples in the temperature and strain rate ranges of 800–900 °C and 0.001–1 s−1, respectively. Microstructure examinations revealed that the forging resulted in the formation of various alpha spherical grains elongated along the forging direction. Along the directions of 30 and 60°, the high strain rate during forging caused the formation of secondary recrystallized grains in addition to grains elongated in the forging direction. Hardness measurement results showed that the highest hardness was related to the zero-degree direction due to the high fraction, refinement, and morphology of the alpha phase formed during the hot forging process. Full recrystallization of hot-compression samples was evident at 850 °C. Processing maps suggested the optimum deformation of the alloy to be within the strain rates 0.01–0.001 at 850 °C. Consequently, deformation within this range results in the desired dynamic recrystallization phenomenon.
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spelling doaj-art-581ea8b3270a4323a33a937500f045aa2025-02-02T05:28:20ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01112e41834Effect of different crystalline directions on the mechanical properties and processing maps of Zr-Nb alloy for orthopedic applicationsAli Rajaee0Mohsen Asadi Asadabad1Behrooz Shayegh Boroujeny2Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, IranNuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran; Corresponding author.Materials Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, IranIn the current study, the effect of direction on the hot compression behavior, processing map, and microstructure of Zr-Nb alloy after bidirectional hot forging was studied. Accordingly, the alloy billet was hot-forged and samples at different directions were extracted. Phase changes and microstructure of the samples were characterized. Additionally, hot compression tests were carried out on the samples in the temperature and strain rate ranges of 800–900 °C and 0.001–1 s−1, respectively. Microstructure examinations revealed that the forging resulted in the formation of various alpha spherical grains elongated along the forging direction. Along the directions of 30 and 60°, the high strain rate during forging caused the formation of secondary recrystallized grains in addition to grains elongated in the forging direction. Hardness measurement results showed that the highest hardness was related to the zero-degree direction due to the high fraction, refinement, and morphology of the alpha phase formed during the hot forging process. Full recrystallization of hot-compression samples was evident at 850 °C. Processing maps suggested the optimum deformation of the alloy to be within the strain rates 0.01–0.001 at 850 °C. Consequently, deformation within this range results in the desired dynamic recrystallization phenomenon.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025002142Zr alloysMicrostructureProcessing mapsMechanical propertiesConstitutive equations
spellingShingle Ali Rajaee
Mohsen Asadi Asadabad
Behrooz Shayegh Boroujeny
Effect of different crystalline directions on the mechanical properties and processing maps of Zr-Nb alloy for orthopedic applications
Heliyon
Zr alloys
Microstructure
Processing maps
Mechanical properties
Constitutive equations
title Effect of different crystalline directions on the mechanical properties and processing maps of Zr-Nb alloy for orthopedic applications
title_full Effect of different crystalline directions on the mechanical properties and processing maps of Zr-Nb alloy for orthopedic applications
title_fullStr Effect of different crystalline directions on the mechanical properties and processing maps of Zr-Nb alloy for orthopedic applications
title_full_unstemmed Effect of different crystalline directions on the mechanical properties and processing maps of Zr-Nb alloy for orthopedic applications
title_short Effect of different crystalline directions on the mechanical properties and processing maps of Zr-Nb alloy for orthopedic applications
title_sort effect of different crystalline directions on the mechanical properties and processing maps of zr nb alloy for orthopedic applications
topic Zr alloys
Microstructure
Processing maps
Mechanical properties
Constitutive equations
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025002142
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