Microstructure and Properties of Deformation Processed Polycrystalline Ni_(47)Ti_(44)Nb_9 Shape Memory Alloy

摘要

The objective of this work was to investigate the relationships between process and microstructure and property in polycrystalline Ni_(47)Ti_(44)Nb_9 alloy. Three processes: (1) hot-forged, (2) cold-drawn, and (3) cold-rolled were investigated. The microstructure was tested by means of optical microscope, x-ray diffraction, and electron backscatter diffraction, and then crystalline orientation distribution functions and inverse pole figures were measured. The results indicated that hot-forging eliminated dendritic microstructure and fined the eutectic structure. It also induced a <113> fiber texture, which paralleled to the axial direction. The cold drawing and cold-rolling had a further effect in grain refinement. And the cold-drawn specimens contained a strong <111> fiber texture paralleling to the deformation direction, while the cold-rolled tubes formed <111> crystalline directions paralleling the axial direction and <110> crystalline directions of crystalline arranged along the circumferential direction. The notably distinctive recoverability of different processed materials was observed and discussed.