Transformations of Phases in Titanium Alloy after High Temperature Hydrogen Treatment

Abstract:

Positive nature of the effects of hydrogen on the properties of titanium alloys is manifested in the high temperature hydrogen treatment (HTM - Hydrogen Treatment of Materials), where hydrogen is temporary alloying component. The paper presents the results of the possibilities of hydrogen using as a temporary alloying element in Ti-6Al-4V alloy and titanium Grade 3. Treatment of hydrogen alloy consisted of three stages: hydrogenation in hydrogen gas atmosphere at 650°C, a cyclic hydrogen-treatment (3 cycles 850 °C to 250 °C) and a dehydrogenation in vacuum (550°C). It was shown that hydrogen affects appreciably changes the microstructure of surface layer of the tested titanium alloy. The aim of this work is to determine the effect of hydrogen on the two-phase microstructure in Ti-6Al-4V alloy and Grade 3 titanium and hardness after high temperature hydrogen treatment.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 197)
• Pages: 168-173
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.197.168
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Maria Sozańska
• Keywords: Grade 3, High-Temperature Hydrogen Treatment, Image Analysis, Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

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