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Young’s modulus and mechanical properties of Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr in relation to α″ martensite

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An investigation on the formation of α″ martensite and its influence on Young’s modulus and mechanical properties of forged Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr (wt pct) alloy is reported in this article. For ice-water-quenched specimens after solution treatment at 1023, 1123, and 1223 K in the single β-phase field for 1.8, 3.6, 14.4, and 28.8 ks, X-ray diffraction and internal friction measurements showed that the volume fraction of the α″ martensite changes with both solution temperature and time. This effect has been attributed mainly to the influence of grain size of the β-parent phase on the stability of the β phase and, consequently, on the martensitic start (M s) temperature. A critical grain size of 40 µm was identified for the β phase, below which the martensitic transformation is largely suppressed because of low M S temperature. With the β grain size increasing above this critical value, the volume fraction of the α″ martensite increases significantly at first and then decreases gradually with further grain growth. The α″ martensite was shown to possess good ductility and, compared to the β phase, lower strength and hardness but nearly identical Young’s modulus in the studied alloy.

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  1. the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 110016, Shenyang, P.R. China

    Y. L. Hao (Associate Professor) & R. Yang (Professor and Deputy Director)

  2. the Department of Production Systems Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, 441-8580, Toyohashi, Japan

    M. Niinomi (Professor), D. Kuroda (Research Student), Y. L. Zhou (Research Student) & K. Fukunaga (Research Assistant)

  3. the Corrosion/Heat-Resistant Alloy Research Section, Research and Development Division, Daido Steel Co. Ltd., 457-8545, Nagoya, Japan

    A. Suzuki (Senior Research Engineer)

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Hao, Y.L., Yang, R., Niinomi, M. et al. Young’s modulus and mechanical properties of Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr in relation to α″ martensite. Metall Mater Trans A 33, 3137–3144 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-002-0299-7

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