Microstructure, Shape Memory Effect and Functional Stability of Ti67Ta33 Thin Films

Motemani, Yahya; Kadletz, Peter M.; Maier, Bernd; Rynko, Ramona; Somsen, Christoph; Paulsen, Alexander; Frenzel, Jan; Schmahl, Wolfgang W.; Eggeler, Gunther und Ludwig, Alfred (2015): Microstructure, Shape Memory Effect and Functional Stability of Ti67Ta33 Thin Films. In: Advanced Engineering Materials, Bd. 17, Nr. 10: S. 1425-1433

Abstract

Ti-Ta based alloys are an interesting class of high-temperature shape memory materials. When fabricated as thin films, they can be used as high-temperature micro-actuators with operation temperatures exceeding 100 degrees C. In this study, microstructure, shape memory effect and thermal cycling stability of room-temperature sputter deposited Ti67Ta33 thin films are investigated. A disordered alpha ‘’ martensite (orthorhombic) phase is formed in the as-deposited Ti67Ta33 films. The films show a columnar morphology with the columns beingoriented perpendicular to the substrate surface. They are approximately 200 nm in width. XRD texture analysis reveals a martensite fiber texture with 51206 and 51026 fiber axes. The XRD results are confirmed by TEM analysis, which also shows columnar grains with long axes perpendicular to the 51206 and 51026 planes of alpha ‘’ martensite. The shape memory effect is analyzed in the temperature range of -10 to 240 degrees C using the cantilever deflection method, with special emphasis placed on cyclic stability. Ti67Ta33 thin films undergo a forward martensitic transformation at M-s approximate to 165 degrees C, with a stress relaxation of approximately 33 MPa during the transformation. The actuation response of the film actuators degrades significantly during thermal cycling. TEM analysis shows that this degradation is related to the formation of nanoscale omega precipitates (5-13 nm) which form above the austenite finish temperature. These precipitates suppress the martensitic transformation, as they act as obstacles for the growth of martensite variants.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Geowissenschaften > Department für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften > Kristallographie und Materialwissenschaft
• Themengebiete: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 550 Geowissenschaften, Geologie
• ISSN: 1438-1656
• Sprache: Englisch