Shock synthesis and microstructure of Ti–Al alloy

High-temperature solid-state synthesis was for the first time performed with the use of explosion energy combined with shock compression. The composition and structure of the alloy obtained by synthesis of the stoichiometric Ti+Al mixture using this method are studied. The microstructure of the double-phase $(\gamma +\alpha_2)$ intermetallic alloy differs from the structure of the alloys produced by hot explosive pressing at close temperatures of preheating and shock pressure and from the structures produced by powder metallurgy methods. A considerable increase in the yield of the $\gamma$ phase is obtained.