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TiAl alloys: progress, properties, and challenges
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Hailiang JIN1, Shaohua LIU2, 3, Wei LI1, Chunling ZHAO1, Zhilai CHEN1, Xiankun JI1, Chao ZHANG2
Journal of Materials Engineering | 2026, 54(8) : 180 - 196
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Journal of Materials Engineering | 2026, 54(8): 180-196
TiAl alloys: progress, properties, and challenges
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Hailiang JIN1, Shaohua LIU2, 3, Wei LI1, Chunling ZHAO1, Zhilai CHEN1, Xiankun JI1, Chao ZHANG2
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  • 1.AECC Hunan Aviation Powerplant Research Institute,Zhuzhou 412002,Hunan,China
  • 2.School of Civil Aviation,Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi’an 710072,China
  • 3.NPU Yangtze River Delta Research Institute,Taicang 215400,Jiangsu,China
Published: 2026-08-20 doi: 10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2026.000126
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TiAl alloys have become key materials for weight reduction and performance enhancement in aero-engines due to their low density, excellent high-temperature strength, and oxidation resistance. However, their room-temperature brittleness and low damage tolerance have long constrained their engineering applications. This paper systematically reviews the development history of TiAl alloys since the 1970s, covering the evolution of material characteristics, major scientific research programs, and progress in engineering applications. Through successive fundamental research projects, the United States and Europe have systematically addressed critical scientific issues such as casting processes, microstructural control, and property evaluation, laying the foundation for the application of GEnx engine blades. Since the 12th Five-Year Plan period, through systematic development under national science and technology programs such as the National Basic Research Program and the National Key Research and Development Program, China has overcome key technological bottlenecks, including the independent development of high-Nb alloy systems and the near-net shaping of full-scale blades, thereby establishing a complete full-chain technological system. Although TiAl alloy design has now evolved to the third generation, achieving fine-grained microstructures and compatibility with conventional forging, persistent challenges include low room-temperature ductility, high sensitivity of fatigue life to micro-defects and stress concentrations, high fatigue crack growth rate, and high creep elastic elongation. Furthermore, this paper identifies a series of critical challenges facing TiAl alloys from the perspectives of manufacturing processes and engineering service. Addressing these issues will lay the foundation for the reliable application of TiAl alloys in high thrust-to-weight ratio aero-engines.

aero-engine  /  TiAl alloy  /  blade  /  condition-based maintenance  /  life prediction
金海良, 刘少华, 李维, 赵春玲, 陈芝来, 季显坤, 张超. TiAl合金的发展、特性与挑战. 材料工程, 2026 , 54 (8) : 180 -196 . DOI: 10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2026.000126
Hailiang JIN, Shaohua LIU, Wei LI, Chunling ZHAO, Zhilai CHEN, Xiankun JI, Chao ZHANG. TiAl alloys: progress, properties, and challenges[J]. Journal of Materials Engineering, 2026 , 54 (8) : 180 -196 . DOI: 10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2026.000126
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doi: 10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2026.000126
  • Receive Date:2026-03-05
  • Online Date:2026-10-28
  • Published:2026-08-20
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  • Received:2026-03-05
  • Accepted:2026-05-19
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    1.AECC Hunan Aviation Powerplant Research Institute,Zhuzhou 412002,Hunan,China
    2.School of Civil Aviation,Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi’an 710072,China
    3.NPU Yangtze River Delta Research Institute,Taicang 215400,Jiangsu,China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
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Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
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鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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