Full Text Available

Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
_version_ 1867613483526258688
access_status_str Open Access
author2 Siyasiya, Charles Witness
author_browse Siyasiya, Charles Witness
author_facet Siyasiya, Charles Witness
collection Thesis
dc_rights_str_mv © 2020 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
description Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
format Thesis
id oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/79641
institution University of Pretoria (South Africa)
language English
last_indexed 2026-06-10T12:36:52.135Z
license_str Other — see source repository
provenance_str_mv Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository
publishDate 2021
publishDateRange 2021
publishDateSort 2021
publisher University of Pretoria
publisherStr University of Pretoria
record_format dspace
source_str UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository
spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/79641 The effect of ternary alloying on the shape memory properties of titanium-platinum alloys Siyasiya, Charles Witness u04413571@tuks.co.za Chikosha, S. Daswa, Pfarelo UCTD Titanium-platinum alloys Shape memory properties Ternary alloying High-temperature alloys Shape memory effect Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-07 SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2020. Among many shape memory alloys, Ti-Pt alloys have potential as a high temperature shape memory alloy. The alloy undergoes a reversible martensitic transformation at temperatures above 1000 oC. However, the alloy’s negligible shape memory effect could limit its application. Solid solution strengthening has been suggested as an alternative to improve the shape memory properties of Ti-Pt. In this study, the effect of partially substituting either platinum (Pt) or titanium (Ti) with vanadium (V) on the shape memory properties of Ti-Pt was investigated in the as-cast and solution heat treated conditions. The study focused on investigating the effect of V on the structure, phase transformation, mechanical properties and shape memory behaviour of Ti-Pt alloy using scanning electron microscope with an energy dispersive spectrometer (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), compression tests and a macro Vickers hardness tester. Ti-Pt50-x-Vx and Ti50-x-Vx-Pt (x = 0, 6.25, and 12.5 at.%) alloys were produced by an arc melting method using elemental powders of Ti, Pt and V. Solution heat treatment (SHT) was carried out at a temperature 1250 oC for 72 hours, followed by ice water quenching. The SEM-EDX revealed that the addition of V to Ti-Pt resulted in multiple phase microstructures in both the as-cast and solution heat treated conditions. The partial substitution of Pt with V did not occur, since the alloy composition was within in a three-phase region of the Ti-Pt-V ternary phase diagram with increasing V content. Solution heat treatment increased the amounts and size of the other phases with increasing V content. The partial substitution of Ti with V resulted in alloy compositions that were in a single TiPt phase region. The addition of 6.25 and 12.5 at.% V did not change the structure of B19 martensite phase and this phase was the major matrix phase in all compositions. The partial substitution of Pt with V decreased the transformation temperatures of the Ti(Pt,V) phase with increasing V content, while the partial substitution of Ti with V increased the transformation temperatures of (Ti,V)Pt phase with increasing V content. Both substitutions widened the thermal hysteresis compared to TiPt, with Ti(Pt,V) exhibiting the highest. For mechanical properties, the addition of V to Ti-Pt exhibited a single yielding behaviour and, the yield strength and hardness of Ti-Pt were significantly increased with the increasing V content. Ternary alloying with V degraded the ductility and plastic strain of Ti-Pt-V with increasing V content. The partial substitution of Pt with V did not improve the shape memory effect and shape recovery of Ti-Pt-V in the as-cast condition. However, the partial substitution of Ti with 6.25 at.% V improved the shape memory effect and shape recovery of Ti-V-Pt in the as-cast condition. The SHT improved the shape recovery of Ti-Pt-V and Ti-V-Pt alloys with increasing V content, but were still lower than in the as-cast condition. mi2025 Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering MEng Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy 2021-04-22T10:33:24Z 2021-04-22T10:33:24Z 2020/09/29 2020 Dissertation Daswa, P 2020, The effect of ternary alloying on the shape memory properties of titanium-platinum alloys, MEng Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79641> S2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79641 en © 2020 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Titanium-platinum alloys
Shape memory properties
Ternary alloying
High-temperature alloys
Shape memory effect
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-03
SDG-03: Good health and well-being
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04
SDG-04: Quality education
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09
SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12
SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-07
SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy
The effect of ternary alloying on the shape memory properties of titanium-platinum alloys
title The effect of ternary alloying on the shape memory properties of titanium-platinum alloys
title_full The effect of ternary alloying on the shape memory properties of titanium-platinum alloys
title_fullStr The effect of ternary alloying on the shape memory properties of titanium-platinum alloys
title_full_unstemmed The effect of ternary alloying on the shape memory properties of titanium-platinum alloys
title_short The effect of ternary alloying on the shape memory properties of titanium-platinum alloys
title_sort effect of ternary alloying on the shape memory properties of titanium platinum alloys
topic UCTD
Titanium-platinum alloys
Shape memory properties
Ternary alloying
High-temperature alloys
Shape memory effect
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-03
SDG-03: Good health and well-being
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04
SDG-04: Quality education
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09
SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12
SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-07
SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79641