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Quantitative analysis of microstructure evolution induced by temperature rise during (α + β) deformation of TA15 titanium alloy

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Temperature rise is a significant factor influencing microstructure during (α + β) deformation of TA15 titanium alloy. An experiment was designed to explore microstructure evolution induced by temperature rise due to deformation heat. The experiment was carried out in (α + β) phase field at typical temperature rise rates. The microstructures of the alloy under different temperature rise rates were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It is found that the dissolution rate of primary equiaxed α phase increases with the increase in both temperature and temperature rise rate. In the same temperature range, the higher the temperature rise rate is, the larger the final content and grain size of primary equiaxed α phase are due to less dissolution time. To quantitatively depict the evolution behavior of primary equiaxed α phase under any temperature rise rates, the dissolution kinetics of primary equiaxed α phase were well described by a diffusion model. The model predictions, including content and grain size of primary equiaxed α phase, are in good agreement with experimental observations. The work provides an important basis for the prediction and control of microstructure during hot working of titanium alloy.

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Acknowledgments

This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51175427 and 51205317), the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology of China (No. P2014-005), the Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme within the 7th EC Framework Programme (FP7) (No. 318968), and the Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (No. B08040).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China

    Liang-Gang Guo, Shuai Zhu, He Yang & Xiao-Guang Fan

  2. Beijing Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology Research Institute, Beijing, 100024, China

    Fu-Long Chen

  3. Aeronautical Key Laboratory for Plastic Forming Technologies, Beijing, 100024, China

    Fu-Long Chen

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Guo, LG., Zhu, S., Yang, H. et al. Quantitative analysis of microstructure evolution induced by temperature rise during (α + β) deformation of TA15 titanium alloy. Rare Met. 35, 223–229 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-015-0656-5

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