{"title":"In-situ high modulus steel strengthened with Ni3Ti nano-precipitation","authors":"Cainv Ma, Yizhuang Li, Jialin Chen, Hongshuang Di, Wei Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148355","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The low yield strength of high modulus steels (HMSs) hampers their practical applications as high-rigid structural materials in key sectors such as construction and transportation. To address this challenge, we introduce a small amount of nickel into the Fe-Ti-B alloy system, leveraging the strengthening concept of maraging steels without significantly increasing alloying costs. The resulting Ni-added HMS, in its as-hot-rolled state and reinforced with TiB<sub>2</sub>, contains dense Ni<sub>3</sub>Ti nanoprecipitates within the ferrite matrix. These nanoprecipitates effectively shorten dislocation segments, thereby increasing the flow stress required for the continuous dislocation movement. Meanwhile, this new HMS maintains a high Young's modulus and low density, comparable to existing Fe-TiB<sub>2</sub> steel. This work offers a viable approach to producing cost-effective high modulus steels with enhanced strength levels suitable for structural applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"935 ","pages":"Article 148355"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921509325005799","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The low yield strength of high modulus steels (HMSs) hampers their practical applications as high-rigid structural materials in key sectors such as construction and transportation. To address this challenge, we introduce a small amount of nickel into the Fe-Ti-B alloy system, leveraging the strengthening concept of maraging steels without significantly increasing alloying costs. The resulting Ni-added HMS, in its as-hot-rolled state and reinforced with TiB2, contains dense Ni3Ti nanoprecipitates within the ferrite matrix. These nanoprecipitates effectively shorten dislocation segments, thereby increasing the flow stress required for the continuous dislocation movement. Meanwhile, this new HMS maintains a high Young's modulus and low density, comparable to existing Fe-TiB2 steel. This work offers a viable approach to producing cost-effective high modulus steels with enhanced strength levels suitable for structural applications.
期刊介绍:
Materials Science and Engineering A provides an international medium for the publication of theoretical and experimental studies related to the load-bearing capacity of materials as influenced by their basic properties, processing history, microstructure and operating environment. Appropriate submissions to Materials Science and Engineering A should include scientific and/or engineering factors which affect the microstructure - strength relationships of materials and report the changes to mechanical behavior.