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arxiv: 2604.05725 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-07 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci

The effect of Nb and O on the martensitic transformation in the Ti-Nb-O alloys

Kristi\'an \v{S}alata , Dalibor Preisler , Josef Str\'ask\'y , Ji\v{r}\'i Kozl\'ik , Luk\'a\v{s} Hor\'ak , V\'aclav Hol\'y This is my paper

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keywords Ti-Nb-O alloysmartensitic transformationalpha double primebeta stabilityshuffle parameter yoxygen effectsX-ray diffractionphase stability
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The pith

Niobium primarily controls the alpha double prime martensite structure and beta phase stability in Ti-Nb-O alloys, with oxygen playing a secondary Nb-dependent role.

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The paper examines how niobium and oxygen additions influence phase stability and the martensitic transformation from beta to alpha double prime in titanium alloys. Through experiments on alloys with 8-28 at.% Nb and 0-3 at.% O, using X-ray diffraction and a 2D simulation method to track all martensite variants, it maps the changes in lattice parameters and the atomic shuffle. A sympathetic reader would care because this reveals the main levers for tuning the crystal structure and transformation pathways in these alloys. The central finding is that niobium drives the main changes toward higher symmetry and beta stability, while oxygen alters the path in ways that depend on how much niobium is present.

Core claim

The results demonstrate that Nb primarily governs α'' martensite evolution. Increasing Nb stabilizes the β phase and shifts the α'' structure toward higher symmetry, as reflected by systematic changes in lattice parameters and increasing shuffle parameter y, indicating suppression of transformation toward the hexagonal α' phase. Oxygen modifies transformation pathways in a Nb-dependent manner: at lower Nb it suppresses ω and promotes α'', at higher Nb it inhibits martensite leading to retained β or ω.

What carries the argument

The atomic shuffle parameter y that quantifies the β to α'' transformation, determined through a 2D-XRD orientation simulation that identifies all 12 crystallographically equivalent α'' variants from a single β grain.

If this is right

  • Increasing niobium content leads to stabilization of the beta phase and a shift of alpha double prime toward higher symmetry.
  • Oxygen suppresses omega phase and promotes alpha double prime at low niobium but inhibits martensitic transformation at high niobium.
  • The shuffle parameter y increases with niobium content, reducing the distortion toward hexagonal alpha prime.
  • Local lattice distortions from interstitial oxygen are responsible for the observed modifications to transformation paths.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the Nb-dependent oxygen effects hold, alloy designers could use oxygen to fine-tune transformation behavior only within specific niobium ranges.
  • The variant simulation technique could extend to analyzing martensite in other beta titanium alloy systems.
  • Testing under applied stress or different temperatures might reveal how these composition effects influence mechanical properties.

Load-bearing premise

That the differences in measured lattice parameters, shuffle parameter y, and phase amounts are due to the niobium and oxygen contents rather than unaccounted processing variables or limitations in the diffraction simulation method.

What would settle it

Observing no systematic change in lattice parameters or y when varying Nb and O, or finding that the variant simulation cannot reliably quantify y would falsify the central claims about Nb and O effects.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.05725 by Dalibor Preisler, Ji\v{r}\'i Kozl\'ik, Josef Str\'ask\'y, Kristi\'an \v{S}alata, Luk\'a\v{s} Hor\'ak, V\'aclav Hol\'y.

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Figure 7. Figure 7: Change in the lattice parameters of martensite due to increasing content of Nb. Ratio b’/a’ is meant to be without units. Colored lines represent linear fit [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_7.png] view at source ↗
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This study examines the influence of niobium and oxygen on phase stability, crystal structure, and martensitic transformation pathways in Ti-Nb-O alloys. A series of Ti-(8-28)Nb-(0-3)O (at.%) alloys were prepared and solution-treated in the $\beta$-phase field. Microstructure and crystallography were characterized by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and reciprocal-space mapping. A 2D-XRD orientation simulation approach was applied to distinguish all 12 crystallographically equivalent $\alpha"$ martensitic variants originating from a single prior $\beta$ grain, enabling detailed diffraction analysis. This method further allowed quantitative evaluation of the atomic shuffle parameter y, describing the $\beta\rightarrow\alpha"$ transformation. The results demonstrate that Nb primarily governs $\alpha"$ martensite evolution. Increasing Nb stabilizes the $\beta$ phase and shifts the $\alpha"$ structure toward higher symmetry, as reflected by systematic changes in lattice parameters and increasing shuffle parameter y, indicating suppression of transformation toward the hexagonal $\alpha'$ phase. Oxygen, in contrast, modifies transformation pathways. At lower Nb contents, it suppresses the $\omega$ phase formation and promotes $\beta\rightarrow\alpha"$ transformation, while at higher Nb levels it inhibits long-range martensitic transformation, resulting in retained $\beta$ or competing $\omega$ phase. These effects are attributed to local lattice distortions induced by interstitial oxygen.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper examines the influence of Nb and O on phase stability, crystal structure, and martensitic transformation pathways in Ti-Nb-O alloys. Alloys in the range Ti-(8-28)Nb-(0-3)O (at.%) were solution-treated in the β-phase field and characterized via XRD, electron microscopy, and reciprocal-space mapping. A 2D-XRD orientation simulation is used to resolve all 12 α'' variants from a single prior β grain and to extract the atomic shuffle parameter y. The central claims are that Nb primarily stabilizes β, shifts α'' toward higher symmetry (via lattice-parameter changes and increasing y), and suppresses the path to α', while O modifies pathways in a Nb-dependent manner (suppressing ω at low Nb, inhibiting long-range martensite at high Nb), with effects attributed to interstitial-induced local lattice distortions.

Significance. If the reported trends in lattice parameters, y, and phase fractions are robustly attributable to composition rather than processing variables, the work would provide useful experimental guidance for controlling martensitic transformations in Ti-Nb-based biomedical and shape-memory alloys. The 2D-XRD variant-simulation method is a potentially reusable technical contribution for quantitative crystallography of multi-variant martensite.

major comments (4)
  1. [Abstract / Experimental section] The abstract states that alloys were “solution-treated in the β-phase field” but supplies no cooling-rate or quench data. Because quench rate directly affects Ms, variant selection, and retained β fraction, the absence of this information prevents confident attribution of the observed lattice-parameter trends, increasing y, and phase-fraction changes to Nb and O alone.
  2. [Results (lattice parameters and y)] No error bars, standard deviations, or uncertainty estimates are reported for the extracted lattice parameters or the shuffle parameter y. Without these, the claimed “systematic changes” and “increasing y” cannot be assessed for statistical significance, undermining the quantitative support for the Nb-primary-governance conclusion.
  3. [Methods (2D-XRD simulation)] The 2D-XRD simulation used to distinguish the 12 α'' variants and to obtain y is central to the quantitative claims, yet the manuscript provides no validation against independent techniques (TEM, neutron diffraction, or 3D-XRD). Potential orientation or fitting assumptions in the simulation could bias y extraction and therefore the interpretation that increasing y indicates suppression toward α'.
  4. [Discussion] The mechanistic attribution of O’s Nb-dependent effects to “local lattice distortions induced by interstitial oxygen” is stated without direct supporting measurements (e.g., local strain mapping, EXAFS, or DFT). This leaves the interpretation of pathway modification as an untested hypothesis rather than a data-driven conclusion.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract mentions reciprocal-space mapping but does not clarify how it was combined with the 2D-XRD simulation or what additional information it provided.
  2. [Experimental methods] Details on how the specific Nb and O compositions were chosen and whether any post-hoc variant selection criteria were applied should be added to the experimental section for reproducibility.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive and detailed comments. We address each major comment below, indicating where revisions will be made to strengthen the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract / Experimental section] The abstract states that alloys were “solution-treated in the β-phase field” but supplies no cooling-rate or quench data. Because quench rate directly affects Ms, variant selection, and retained β fraction, the absence of this information prevents confident attribution of the observed lattice-parameter trends, increasing y, and phase-fraction changes to Nb and O alone.

    Authors: We agree that quench-rate details are necessary for confident interpretation. In the revised manuscript we will expand the Experimental section to state that all alloys were held in the β-phase field at 900 °C for 1 h and water-quenched to room temperature. This information will be added to the abstract as well, allowing clearer attribution of trends to composition. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Results (lattice parameters and y)] No error bars, standard deviations, or uncertainty estimates are reported for the extracted lattice parameters or the shuffle parameter y. Without these, the claimed “systematic changes” and “increasing y” cannot be assessed for statistical significance, undermining the quantitative support for the Nb-primary-governance conclusion.

    Authors: We acknowledge the omission of uncertainty estimates. In the revised version we will add error bars (derived from multiple peak-fitting runs and replicate measurements) to all lattice-parameter figures and report standard deviations for the extracted y values. These additions will permit direct evaluation of the statistical significance of the reported trends. revision: yes

  3. Referee: [Methods (2D-XRD simulation)] The 2D-XRD simulation used to distinguish the 12 α'' variants and to obtain y is central to the quantitative claims, yet the manuscript provides no validation against independent techniques (TEM, neutron diffraction, or 3D-XRD). Potential orientation or fitting assumptions in the simulation could bias y extraction and therefore the interpretation that increasing y indicates suppression toward α'.

    Authors: The simulation is grounded in the established β–α'' orientation relationship and the 12-variant geometry. While independent cross-validation (TEM or neutron diffraction) was not performed in this study, the extracted variant populations and y values are consistent with reciprocal-space maps and with literature reports for comparable Ti-Nb compositions. In the revised Methods section we will add an explicit discussion of the simulation assumptions, potential sources of bias, and consistency checks against the measured diffraction data. This will clarify the reliability of the y extraction without requiring new experiments. revision: partial

  4. Referee: [Discussion] The mechanistic attribution of O’s Nb-dependent effects to “local lattice distortions induced by interstitial oxygen” is stated without direct supporting measurements (e.g., local strain mapping, EXAFS, or DFT). This leaves the interpretation of pathway modification as an untested hypothesis rather than a data-driven conclusion.

    Authors: We accept that the proposed mechanism is inferential. The Nb-dependent influence of oxygen is directly evidenced by the measured phase fractions, lattice-parameter shifts, and suppression of long-range martensite at high Nb. In the revised Discussion we will rephrase the attribution to present it explicitly as a hypothesis supported by the composition-dependent observations and by known interstitial-strain effects in Ti alloys, while noting that direct local-probe confirmation lies beyond the scope of the present work. revision: yes

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The paper contains no mathematical derivations, fitted models, or predictions that reduce to inputs by construction. All claims rest on direct experimental characterization (XRD, SEM, reciprocal-space mapping) of prepared Ti-Nb-O alloys after solution treatment, with trends in lattice parameters, phase fractions, and the shuffle parameter y extracted from diffraction data. No self-citations, ansatzes, or uniqueness theorems are invoked to justify the central attribution of effects to Nb and O content. The 2D-XRD simulation is a data-analysis tool, not a load-bearing derivation. This is a standard experimental materials paper whose conclusions are falsifiable against independent measurements.

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Experimental characterization study with no mathematical model, free parameters in a derivation, or newly postulated entities. Relies on standard assumptions of crystallography and phase identification in metals.

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  • standard math Standard assumptions of crystallography and martensitic transformation theory in titanium alloys
    Invoked to interpret XRD patterns, identify 12 equivalent variants, and assign the shuffle parameter y.

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