Low-temperature anatase-to-rutile phase transformation and unusual grain coarsening in titanium oxide nanopowders by high-pressure torsion straining

Kaveh Edalati, Qing Wang, Hadi Razavi-Khosroshahi, Hoda Emami, Masayoshi Fuji, Zenji Horita

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Abstract

Simultaneous effect of pressure, temperature and plastic strain on structural evolution of titania ceramic nanopowder was investigated using the high-pressure torsion (HPT) method. Unlike static annealing, in which the anatase-to-rutile phase transformation occurred at 1173 K, the transformation was observed at low temperatures as 473–573 K by HPT processing. The formation of rutile phase accompanied with dynamic recrystallization and an unusual grain growth, indicating that severe plastic deformation at low homologous temperatures does not necessarily result in grain refinement of metastable nanoceramics. Besides the coarsened grains of rutile phase, a high-pressure TiO2-II columbite phase was also detected in small nanograins.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)341-344
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume162
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 15 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys

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