Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Micro-mechanical Behavior of Quenched Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

Xinkai Ma, Fuguo Li, Jinghui Li, Jun Cao, Pan Li, Junzhe Dong

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Abstract

To determine the influence of the solution treatment temperature and holding time on the microstructure and micro-mechanical behavior of Ti-6Al-4V alloys, micro-indentation experiments were conducted at maximum loads of 3000, 3500, 4500, 4600, 4700, 4800, and 4900 mN. A microstructure examination was also performed with an optical microscope. Based on the test data, the micro-hardness H, Young’s modulus E, yield strength σy, ultimate tensile strength σb, and strain-hardening exponent n were obtained by the Oliver-Pharr method. It was found that the solution treatment temperature and holding time had a significant influence on the morphology, size, and volume fraction of the α and β phases. The equiaxed microstructure (obtained at 950 °C) exhibits a higher H, E, and σb. In contrast, σy shows a downward trend over the entire range of solution treatment temperatures. The influences of holding time on H, E, σb, and σy were also significant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3761-3772
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Materials Engineering and Performance
Volume24
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2015

Keywords

  • micro-indentation test
  • micro-mechanical properties
  • microstructure
  • Ti-6Al-4V
  • α phase

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