Precipitation in a near Beta Titanium Alloy on Ageing: Influence of Heating Rate and Chemical Composition of the Beta-Metastable Phase

Abstract:

In the present study we focus on the precipitation processes during heating and ageing of β-metastable phase in the near β Ti-5553 alloy. Transformation processes have been studied using continuous high energy X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and electrical resistivity for two different states of the β-metastable phase. Microstructures have been observed by electron microscopy. Different transformation sequences are highlighted depending on both heating rate and chemical composition of the β-metastable phase. At low temperatures and low heating rates, the hexagonal ω_iso phase is first formed as generally mentioned in the literature. Increasing the temperature, XRD evidences the formation of an orthorhombic phase (α’’), which evolves toward the hexagonal pseudo compact α phase. For higher heating rates or for richer composition in β-stabilizing elements of the β-metastable phase, ω phase may not form and α’’ forms directly and again transforms into α phase. A direct transformation from β-metastable to a phase is observed for the highest heating rate. The formation of the metastable ω_iso and α’’ phases clearly influences the final morphology of α.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volumes 172-174)
• Pages: 760-765
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.172-174.760
• Online since: June 2011
• Authors: Amico Settefrati, Elisabeth Aeby-Gautier, Moukrane Dehmas, Guillaume Geandier, Benoît Appolaire, Sylvain Audion, Jerôme Delfosse
• Keywords: High Energy Time Resolved XRD, Phase Transformation, Titanium Alloy Ti-5553

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