Rapid synthesis of Ti alloy with B addition by spark plasma sintering

The in situ TiB/Ti–4.0Fe–7.3Mo composites were fabricated by plasma spark sintering (SPS) technique using mechanical alloying of Ti, Fe65Mo and B powder. The effects of sintering temperature on densification of the composites and microstructure of the in situ synthesized TiB were investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). A dense composite was obtained after sintering at 1000 °C for 5 min. Under proper ball milling and SPS conditions in situ TiB reinforced Ti–4.0Fe–7.3Mo composites have been prepared. The in situ TiB showed a typical needle shape grow along [0 1 0] direction. The transverse cross-section of TiB grain is a hexagonal shape with the planes of (1 0 0), (1 0 1) and ( 1   0   1 ¯ ) . The stacking faults in the (1 0 0) plane were observed in the TiB needles.