Effect of hydrogen on the superplasticity of Ti40 alloy with large grains

Xuemin Zhang, Yongqing Zhao, Weidong Zeng

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Abstract

Thermohydrogen processing (THP) is an attractive approach which uses hydrogen as a temporary element in titanium alloys to modify the microstructure/mechanical properties and workability. In this article, the influence of hydrogen on the superplasticity of single β phase Ti40 (Ti-25V-15Cr-0.2Si) alloy with hydrogenation had been investigated in the temperature range of 840-920°C and strain rate of 5×10-4-1×10-2s-1. The maximum elongation of 478% was obtained at 920°C, 5×10-4s-1 with 0.3wt.% H. A significant refinement of average grain size in Ti40-xH alloys during superplastic deformation was found and the grain sizes became much finer with the increase of hydrogen content. The superplastic deformation mechanism of Ti40-xH alloy with large grains could be explained by dynamic recovery and recrystallization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3489-3492
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume527
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2010

Keywords

  • Dynamic recovery and recrystallization
  • Hydrogenation
  • Superplasticity
  • Titanium alloy

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