On the deformation mechanisms and strain rate sensitivity of a metastable β Ti-Nb alloy

Hongyi Zhan, Weidong Zeng, Gui Wang, Damon Kent, Matthew Dargusch

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Abstract

The Ti-25Nb-3Zr-3Mo-2Sn (wt.%) alloy deforms primarily by {3 3 2}(1 1 3) twinning with limited {1 1 2}(1 1 1) twinning and stress-induced phase transformations. For the Ti-25Nb-3Zr-3Mo-2Sn alloy, the yield stress and strain hardening rate are independent of strain rate. It is found that adiabatic heating induced by high strain rate deformations is insufficient to significantly modify the deformation modes. Also the twinning rate and morphologies of {3 3 2}(1 1 3) twins are independent of strain rate (1 × 10-3-1 × 103 s-1) within the strain range in our experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-37
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume107
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2015

Keywords

  • High strain rates
  • Mechanical twinning
  • Metastable β titanium alloys
  • Stress-induced martensitic transformation

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