Microstructure and texture evolution during sub-transus thermo-mechanical processing of Ti-6Al-4V-0.1B alloy: part II. static annealing in (alpha plus beta) regime

Roy, Shibayan and Karanth, S and Suwas, Satyam (2013) Microstructure and texture evolution during sub-transus thermo-mechanical processing of Ti-6Al-4V-0.1B alloy: part II. static annealing in (alpha plus beta) regime. In: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 44A (7). pp. 3322-3336.

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Abstract

The first part of this study describes the evolution of microstructure and texture in Ti-6Al-4V-0.1B alloy during sub-transus rolling vis-A -vis the control alloy Ti-6Al-4V. In the second part, the static annealing response of the two alloys at self-same conditions is compared and the principal micromechanisms are analyzed. Faster globularization kinetics has been observed in the Ti-6Al-4V-0.1B alloy for equivalent annealing conditions. This is primarily attributed to the alpha colonies, which leads to easy boundary splitting via multiple slip activation in this alloy. The other mechanisms facilitating lamellar to equiaxed morphological transformations, e.g., termination migration and cylinderization, also start early in the boron-modified alloy due to small alpha colony size, small aspect ratio of the alpha lamellae, and the presence of TiB particles in the microstructure. Both the alloys exhibit weakening of basal fiber (ND||aOE (c) 0001 >) and strengthening of prism fiber (RD||aOE (c) aOE(a)) upon annealing. A close proximity between the orientations of fully globularized primary alpha and secondary alpha phases during alpha -> beta -> alpha transformation has accounted for such a texture modification.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
Publisher:	Springer
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Springer.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	30 Jul 2013 11:59
Last Modified:	30 Jul 2013 11:59
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/46846

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