Low temperature relaxation of residual stress in Ti-6Al-4V

J. W. Elmer, T. A. Palmer, S. S. Babu, E. D. Specht

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Abstract

Isothermal tests were performed on Ti-6Al-4V to observe time-dependent changes in the lattice parameter of the α (hexagonal close-packed) and β (body-centered cubic) phases. Synchrotron-based experiments show contraction in β at temperatures below 550 °C, and expansion at higher temperatures. Contraction results from annealing of preexisting residual stresses, while expansion results from V diffusion when the α → β phase transformation becomes kinetically active.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1051-1056
Number of pages6
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume52
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2005

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys

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