1. Shi-changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China;
2. AECC Shenyang Engine Research Institute, Shenyang 110015, China;
3. University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, China
Ti2AlNb pre-alloyed powders were prepared by plasma rotating electrode process (PREP) and electrode induction melting gas atomization (EIGA) respectively, and the pre-alloyed powders were characterized. Ti2AlNb alloy was prepared by hot isostatic pressing (HIP) process, and the effects of powder preparing process on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti2AlNb alloy were investigated. The experimental results show that the compaction density of Ti2AlNb powder prepared by EIGA method is higher than that of PREP method. The forming research of Ti2AlNb impeller was carried out under the regime of 1030 ℃/140 MPa/3 h based on the powder metallurgy HIP near net shape technology. The finite element simulation results show that the higher the powder compaction density, the smaller the deformation degree of the HIPed component. Ti2AlNb pre-alloyed powder prepared by EIGA with higher compaction density is preferred to prepare powder metallurgy complex components.