Impurity and texture driven HCP-to-FCC transformations in Ti-X thin films during in situ TEM annealing and FIB milling

A hexagonal close-packed (HCP) to face-centered cubic (FCC) phase transition has been observed in freestanding alpha-titanium (α-Ti) thin foils under two separate conditions: (1) after focused ion beam (FIB) irradiation, and (2) during in situ heating in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). The...

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Main Authors: Traylor, R, Zhang, R, Kacher, J, Douglas, JO, Bagot, PAJ, Minor, AM
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019
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author Traylor, R
Zhang, R
Kacher, J
Douglas, JO
Bagot, PAJ
Minor, AM
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Zhang, R
Kacher, J
Douglas, JO
Bagot, PAJ
Minor, AM
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description A hexagonal close-packed (HCP) to face-centered cubic (FCC) phase transition has been observed in freestanding alpha-titanium (α-Ti) thin foils under two separate conditions: (1) after focused ion beam (FIB) irradiation, and (2) during in situ heating in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). The FCC phase is not found on the Ti single-component equilibrium phase diagram, however, both FCC structures were found to be stable after formation under these conditions. Here, we combine analytical TEM and Atom Probe Tomography (APT) investigations into the chemical nature of these anomalous FCC Ti-X phases. Both occurrences of the FCC phase were observed in thin films containing (initial) prismatic HCP surface plane texturing and appear to be facilitated by hydrogen and oxygen impurities. Our results suggest that the FIB-induced FCC Ti-X is a form of titanium hydride (δ-TiH2 and/or γ-TiH), while the thermally-induced FCC Ti-X appears to be tied to the incorporation of oxygen.
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spelling oxford-uuid:11094725-44a4-486a-a685-e1b44e9a5c1f2022-03-26T09:59:54ZImpurity and texture driven HCP-to-FCC transformations in Ti-X thin films during in situ TEM annealing and FIB millingJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:11094725-44a4-486a-a685-e1b44e9a5c1fEnglishSymplectic ElementsElsevier2019Traylor, RZhang, RKacher, JDouglas, JOBagot, PAJMinor, AMA hexagonal close-packed (HCP) to face-centered cubic (FCC) phase transition has been observed in freestanding alpha-titanium (α-Ti) thin foils under two separate conditions: (1) after focused ion beam (FIB) irradiation, and (2) during in situ heating in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). The FCC phase is not found on the Ti single-component equilibrium phase diagram, however, both FCC structures were found to be stable after formation under these conditions. Here, we combine analytical TEM and Atom Probe Tomography (APT) investigations into the chemical nature of these anomalous FCC Ti-X phases. Both occurrences of the FCC phase were observed in thin films containing (initial) prismatic HCP surface plane texturing and appear to be facilitated by hydrogen and oxygen impurities. Our results suggest that the FIB-induced FCC Ti-X is a form of titanium hydride (δ-TiH2 and/or γ-TiH), while the thermally-induced FCC Ti-X appears to be tied to the incorporation of oxygen.
spellingShingle Traylor, R
Zhang, R
Kacher, J
Douglas, JO
Bagot, PAJ
Minor, AM
Impurity and texture driven HCP-to-FCC transformations in Ti-X thin films during in situ TEM annealing and FIB milling
title Impurity and texture driven HCP-to-FCC transformations in Ti-X thin films during in situ TEM annealing and FIB milling
title_full Impurity and texture driven HCP-to-FCC transformations in Ti-X thin films during in situ TEM annealing and FIB milling
title_fullStr Impurity and texture driven HCP-to-FCC transformations in Ti-X thin films during in situ TEM annealing and FIB milling
title_full_unstemmed Impurity and texture driven HCP-to-FCC transformations in Ti-X thin films during in situ TEM annealing and FIB milling
title_short Impurity and texture driven HCP-to-FCC transformations in Ti-X thin films during in situ TEM annealing and FIB milling
title_sort impurity and texture driven hcp to fcc transformations in ti x thin films during in situ tem annealing and fib milling
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