The invention discloses a gradient structure
titanium-based
composite material and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: performing high-energy ball milling and mixing on
titanium powder and reinforced phase
powder (at least one of TiB, TiC or TiB with the particle size of 0.5-5 microns) according to different
mass fractions (5-30 wt%); preparing a core wire with low content (5-10 wt%) of composite
powder through cold isostatic pressing and hot
extrusion; a double-
barrel powder feeding
system (respectively loaded with high-content composite powder and pure
titanium powder) is adopted for coaxial
laser cladding, and the powder feeding speed is dynamically regulated and controlled to realize gradient distribution of a reinforced phase; and then
hot isostatic pressing interface strengthening, multi-pass equal-channel angular pressing refining and high-energy
shot peening surface strengthening are carried out. Optionally,
laser shock
peening and
chemical vapor deposition of a
TiN coating can also be carried out. The obtained material has a gradient structure of a core part (low-content reinforced phase), a
transition layer (gradient change) and a
surface layer (high-content reinforced phase), and the
microstructure has the characteristics of nanocrystalline (
surface layer), ultra-fine
crystal (
transition layer) and isometric
crystal (core part). The room-temperature tensile strength of the material is not less than 1200 MPa, the
ductility is not less than 8%, and the surface
hardness is not less than 600 HV; the tensile strength at the high temperature of 600 DEG C is larger than or equal to 800 MPa, the
creep life is larger than or equal to 500 h (under the load of 300 MPa), the
interface bonding strength is high (larger than or equal to 350 MPa), and the
alloy is suitable for the fields of aero-engine blades,
spacecraft structural parts, biomedical implants and the like.