Abstract
A uniform, well-defined ultrafine-grained structure was attained by equal-channel angular pressing in a metastable Ti67.4Nb24.6Zr5Sn3 β-titanium alloy with low phase stability. In contrast, coarser β grains of several micrometers were yielded upon equivalent plastic strain in a relatively stable Ti73.5Nb19.6Ta4.5Cr2.4 alloy. The pronounced deformation-induced grain refinement is proposed to mainly result both from the stress-assisted β → α″ martensitic and α″ → β backward transformations during severe plastic deformation, and from the interaction between α″ and dislocations in the β phase.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1012-1015 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Scripta Materialia |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- β-titanium alloys
- Equal-channel angular pressing
- Grain refinement
- Ultrafine-grained microstructure
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