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Acta Metall Sin  2017, Vol. 53 Issue (4): 415-422    DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2016.00424
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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TC16 Titanium Alloy by Room Temperature Roller Die Drawing
Zhiqiang ZHANG,Limin DONG(),Shaoxuan GUAN,Rui YANG
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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Zhiqiang ZHANG,Limin DONG,Shaoxuan GUAN,Rui YANG. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TC16 Titanium Alloy by Room Temperature Roller Die Drawing. Acta Metall Sin, 2017, 53(4): 415-422.

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Abstract  

Grain refinement is a challenging topic to improve mechanical properties of metallic materials, especially for titanium alloys which show great potential in aerospace and medical implants areas due to the low density and good corrosion resistance. However, severe plastic deformation (SPD) technologies which have been commonly used in laboratory in smaller scale are difficult to be realized in industrial. Considerable researches are therefore paying attention to the development of new technologies for improvement of grain refinement at relatively lower strains. In this work, the dual phase TC16 titanium alloy showing excellent room temperature ductility was investigated with emphasis on the feasibility of producing ultrafine grains by roller die drawing at room temperature. The techniques of XRD, SEM, TEM, Vickers hardness test and tensile test were employed to analyze the phase constitutes, microstructure evolutions and preliminary mechanical properties of the alloy deformed at different conditions. Results reveal that TC16 titanium alloy mainly consists of α and β phases after roller die drawing at room temperature, and a small quantity of stress-induced α" martensite can be additionally identified inside β grains. The grain sizes of α phase and β phase decrease with strain increasing, which result to enhanced tensile strength and Vickers hardness. Indeed, the fibrous morphology of both α phase and β phase with 0.3 μm in thickness and a high value of 365 HV in Vickers hardness were revealed at the applied true strain of 2.14. Ultra-fine grains evidenced by a near-ring SAED spots were therefore achieved in the present case.

Key words:  TC16 titanium alloy      roller die drawing      microstructure      mechanical property      grain refinement     
Received:  21 September 2016     
Fund: Supported by Doctoral Scientific Research Starting Foundation of Liaoning Province (No.20141143)

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https://www.ams.org.cn/EN/10.11900/0412.1961.2016.00424     OR     https://www.ams.org.cn/EN/Y2017/V53/I4/415

Fig.1  XRD spectra of TC16 titanium alloy wire at different true strains ε
Fig.2  Detailed XRD patterns corresponding to 55°~58° of TC16 titanium alloy wire at ε =1.05
Fig.3  Transverse section (a, c, e, g) and longitudinal section (b, d, f, h) SEM images of TC16 titanium alloy wire with true strains of 0 (a, b), 0.49 (c, d), 1.05 (e, f) and 2.14 (g, h)
Fig.4  Changes of grain size in transverse section (a) and aspect ratio in longitudinal section (b) of α phase in TC16 titanium alloy wire with the increase of true strain
Fig.5  Transverse section (a) and longitudinal section (b) TEM images and corresponding SAED patterns (insets) in TC16 titanium alloy wire with ε =2.14
Fig.6  Effects of true strain on strength (a) and plasticity (b) of TC16 titanium alloy in roller die drawing
Fig.7  Vickers hardness of longitudinal section of TC16 titanium alloy wire at different ε
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