Factors affecting the tensile ductility of a metastable beta titanium alloy

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Table I. Composition and Heat Treatment

Element (Wt Pet) Alloy

AI

V

Mo

Fe

Sn Cu

Ti-8Mo-8V-2Fe-3Al 3.08 8.08 7.80 2.07 (Ti.8823)

C

O

H

N

0.035 0.133 0.006 0.010

Alloy

Condition

Solutionizing Temperature and Time Prior to WQ

Aging Temperature and Time Prior to AC

Ti-8823

STA Direct Age

1475~ (1075 K ) - 1 8 9 -

lO00~ K) 8 h 950~ (783 K)--8 h

Heat Amountof Treatment Hot Work 84% 9 DirectAge 84% 9 STA

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R. CHAIT It has b e e n o b s e r v e d that with m e t a s t a b l e Ti a l l o y s a l a r g e g r a i n s i z e l e a d s to r e d u c e d t e n s i l e d u c t i l i t y , z The p r o b l e m of l a r g e g r a i n s i z e h a s p l a g u e d h e a v y s e c t i o n m e t a s t a b l e b e t a Ti a l l o y s b e c a u s e it h a s b e e n difficult to i m p a r t an amount of continuous hot w o r k i n g that is l a r g e enough to effect r e c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n . F o r e x a m p l e , f o r g i n g a h e a v y s e c t i o n of the m e t a s t a b l e Ti a l l o y , T i - 8 M o - 8 V - 2 F e - 3 A I (Ti-8823), with an a c c u m u l a t e d r e d u c t i o n of 90 p c t did not s i g n i f i c a n t l y r e d u c e the b e t a g r a i n s i z e . 2 As a r e s u l t , the d e s i r e d i m p r o v e m e n t in d u c t i l i t y was not r e a l i z e d . R e c e n t l y , a h e a v y s e c t i o n of Ti-8823 h a s b e e n e x t r u d e d , e f f e c