Atomized,pre-alloyedTi—24Nb—4Zr—7.9Sn(wt%)powderwasusedtofabricatesolid,prototypecomponentsbyelectronbeammelting(EBM).Vickersmicroindentationhardnessvalueswereobservedtoaverage2GPafortheprecursorpowderand2.5GPaforthesolid,EBM-fabricatedproducts.Thepowderandsolidproductmicrostructureswereexaminedbyopticalandelectronmicroscopy.X-raydiffractionanalysesshowedthattheyhadbccβ-phasemicrostructure.However,itwasfoundbytransmissionelectronmicroscopythattheEBM-fabricatedproducthadplatemorphologywithspace~100—200nm.Althoughthecorrespondingselectedareadiffractionpatternscanbeindexedbyβ-phaseplusα'-martensitewithorthorhombiccrystalstructure,thedark-fieldanalysesfailedtoobservethea'-martensite.Suchphenomenonwasalsofoundindeformedgummetalsandexplainedbystress-induceddiffusionscatteringduetophononsoftening.
