Microstructure and deformation behavior of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy during hot forming process

Abstract

The microstructure evolution and formability of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy related to the initial microstructures and processing variables were investigated during hot forming process. The experimental results show that the α-phase growth is controlled by solute diffusion during the heat treatment processes. Four different microstructures were established by combinations of several heat treatments, and Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy shows excellent formability both above and below the β transus temperature. The alloy possesses low deformation resistance and active restoration mechanism during the deformation. A constitutive equation describing the hot deformation behavior of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy was obtained. Higher flow stress was observed for the acicular morphology of α phase in microstructures with large aspect ratios as compared with that of small aspect ratios. Due to the dynamic recovery in soft β phase, and the dynamic recrystallization and breakage of acicular α-phase, flow softening occurred significantly during deformation. Dynamic recrystallization also occurred especially in the severely deformed regions of forged parts.

Keywords

Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy / microstructure evolution / hot forging / constitutive equation / recovery / dynamic recrystallization

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