In this experiment, an annealing treatment was carried out for a rolled Zr–Ti–8V alloy, and the toughening mechanism of the material was thoroughly analyzed by combining advanced material characterization and other testing methods. The phase composition of the Zr–Ti–8V alloy was sensitive to the applied annealing temperature, while a series of changes in the phase composition of the alloy were induced by enforcing bigger thermal budgets. Implementing a temperature value of 450 °C led to a higher α-phase content, in striking contrast with the case where a lower annealing temperature of 400 °C was applied. The β grains that were stretched in the alloy’s rolling direction and annealed at 600 °C to 800 °C were recrystallized. As a result, the acquired configuration was equiaxed with β grains. The extracted results revealed that the alloy annealed at 450 °C showed a good strong–plastic ratio, with tensile strength and elongation of 1040 MPa and 8.2%, respectively. In addition, the alloy annealed at 700–800 °C showed good plasticity properties. From the hardness tests and friction wear experiments on all the experimental alloys, it was demonstrated that the dual-phase alloy with α + β had higher hardness and wear resistance, whereas the opposite trend was observed for the single β-phase alloy.

The effect of Si addition on the interfacial stability of Al-10Ti-5Cu-xSi (x = 0, 5, 10, 15) alloy/SiC is investigated. SiC and the Al-10Ti-5Cu-xSi alloys were compacted to obtain a stable interface with 10 wt% Si. Analysis of the processing conditions and the microstructures indicated that an excellent Ti₃SiC₂ phase had been formed and the deleterious Al₄C₃ phase had been eliminated successfully by the addition of 10 wt% Si to the Al-10Ti-5Cu alloy. Formation of Ti₃SiC₂ increased at first and then decreased, while the formation of Al₄C₃ was gradually inhibited with increasing Si content. Ti₃SiC₂ possesses good chemical stability, and flexibility. However, Al₄C₃ degrades within few days, in composites exposed to ambient conditions. The presence of Ti₃SiC₂ at the interface and the elimination of Al₄C₃ together ameliorate the bonding of Al-10Ti-5Cu-xSi alloy to SiC, thereby improving the interfacial stability of Al-10Ti-5Cu-xSi/SiC.

Aiming to improve the formability of a HSAS Docol 1500 Bor, hot processing maps were obtained based on Prasad, Babu and Murty instability criteria. The hot processing maps based on the above instability criteria are similar and the explanation of its similarity is given. Recrystallization and misorientation in typical quenched specimens were observed by using SEM with a EBSD system. It was found that the fraction values of HAGBs in quenched martensite are all below 0.4 under experimental conditions. The textures in martensite mainly include //ND and //RD components. Based on N-W OR, the textures in deformed austenite are mostly //ND and //RD> components. Prasad and Babu instability criteria are more conservative than Murty instability criterion in obtaining the processing maps of the tested steel. To reduce the anisotropy of quenched workpieces because of the textures at room temperature, the quenching temperature in the stamping process of the tested steel should be lower.