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Cyclic Oxidation Behavior of the Ti–6Al–4V Alloy

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The cyclic oxidation behavior of the Ti–6Al–4V alloy has been studied under heating and cooling conditions within a temperature range from 550 to 850 °C in air for up to 12 cycles. The mass changes, phase, surface morphologies, cross-sectional morphologies and element distribution of the oxide scales after cyclic oxidation were investigated using electronic microbalance, X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The results show that the rate of oxidation was close to zero at 550 °C, obeyed parabolic and linear law at 650 and 850 °C, respectively, while at 750 °C, parabolic—linear law dominated. The double oxide scales formed on surface of the Ti–6Al–4V alloy consisted of an inner layer of TiO2 and an outer layer of Al2O3, and the thickness of oxide scales increased with an increasing oxidation temperature. At 750 and 850 °C, the cyclic oxidation resistance deteriorated owing to the formation of voids, cracks and the spallation of the oxide scales.

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  1. Engineering Research Institute, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Shangwu Zeng, Aimin Zhao, Haitao Jiang, Xiang Fan, Xiaoge Duan & Xiaoqian Yan

  2. Beijing Lab for Modern Transportation Metal Material and Processing Technology, Beijing, 100083, China

    Shangwu Zeng & Aimin Zhao

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Zeng, S., Zhao, A., Jiang, H. et al. Cyclic Oxidation Behavior of the Ti–6Al–4V Alloy. Oxid Met 81, 467–476 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-013-9458-z

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