Microstructures and mechanical properties of ternary Ti–Si–Sn alloys

Titanium based alloys are one of the important structural materials with applications ranging from aerospace to biomedical industries. Several ternary Ti–Si–Sn alloys were explored in this study to design the microstructure comprising of binary and ternary eutectics corresponding to Ti–Si, Ti–Sn and Ti–Si–Sn system. The microstructural evolution in these alloys was studied using a combination of characterization techniques and thermodynamic calculations. The predicted solidification path from thermodynamic calculations well supported the experimental microstructural data. In addition, mechanical property and microstructure relationship were determined by performing hardness measurements and evaluating stress-strain curves under compression.