The Effect of Solution Treatment Temperature on Plastic Deformation and Fracture Mechanisms of Beta-Titanium Alloy

Abstract:

The beta-titanium alloys are used mainly in bioapplications for artificial joints and other implants. They posses interesting properties such as, high corrosion resistance, low Young’s modulus, good plasticity or superelasticity etc. In this work the effect of solution treatment temperature on deformation and fracture properties has been studied. The alloy Ti-35Nb-2Zr was processed via powder metallurgy process (cold isostatic pressing, sintering and subsequent swaging). Swaged alloy was annealed at 800, 850, 900, 950 and 1000 °C. Tensile tests have been performed on such heat treated specimens and the fracture surface has been studied in correlation with microstructure. With increasing annealing temperature both tensile strength (from 925 MPa to 990 MPa) and elongation (from 13 to 25 %) increased where the maximum values were obtained for 900 °C annealed specimens and subsequently slight decrease has been observed. The simultaneous increase of strength and elongation was attached to change of deformation mechanisms which was described by studying fracture surfaces and microstructure of deformed (tensile tested) specimens.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 270)
• Pages: 218-223
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.270.218
• Online since: November 2017
• Authors: Jaroslav Malek*, František Hnilica, Sonia Bartáková, Jaroslav Veselý
• Keywords: Annealing, Beta-Titanium Alloys, Deformation Mechanism, Fracture

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