Study on Non-Isothermal Transformation of Ti-6Al-4V in Solution Heating Stage
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Theoretical Model of Non-Isothermal Transformation
4. Results and Analysis
4.1. Microstructure Analysis
4.2. Phase Transformation Kinetics during the Heating Process
4.3. Transformation Mechanism during the Heating Process
5. Conclusions
- (1)
- The thermal dilatometry test is an effective method to study the phase transformation process. The expansion curve and its first derivative curve can directly reflect the starting, developing and finishing of phase transformation.
- (2)
- The phase transformation kinetics curve of Ti-6Al-4V during the continuous heating process presents a typical “S” pattern, indicating that the phase transformation mechanism is the nucleation and growth of grains controlled by elemental diffusion. The activation energy Q of the diffusion transformation during the continuous heating process is 445.5 kJ·mol−1.
- (3)
- The phase transformation process of Ti-6Al-4V in the continuous heating stage is mainly divided into three stages: (1) Three-dimensional nucleation and growth, and the rate of nucleation increases. (2) Consumption of β stable element leads to a decrease in the nucleation rate. (3) Nucleation saturation and β grains growth.
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Heating Rate (°C/s) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
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Starting temperature (°C) | 873 | 885 | 893 | 902 |
Finishing temperature (°C) | 1072 | 1086 | 1095 | 1103 |
Heating Rate (°C/s) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
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Tβ (°C) | 925 | 951 | 970 | 975 |
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Yu, H.; Li, W.; Zou, H.; Li, S.; Zhai, T.; Liu, L. Study on Non-Isothermal Transformation of Ti-6Al-4V in Solution Heating Stage. Metals 2019, 9, 968. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9090968
Yu H, Li W, Zou H, Li S, Zhai T, Liu L. Study on Non-Isothermal Transformation of Ti-6Al-4V in Solution Heating Stage. Metals. 2019; 9(9):968. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9090968
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu, Hui, Wei Li, Haibei Zou, Songsong Li, Tongguang Zhai, and Ligang Liu. 2019. "Study on Non-Isothermal Transformation of Ti-6Al-4V in Solution Heating Stage" Metals 9, no. 9: 968. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9090968