Superplasticity of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Processed by Hydrogenation
Abstract:
Influence of deformation temperature and strain rate on superplastic formation (SPF) of Ti-6Al-4V alloy processed by hydrogenation was studied by using Gleeble-1500D thermal simulator.Mechanism of improving superplasticity of titanium alloy by thermo-hydrogen treatment was analyzed with X-ray diffraction (XRD) , scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) .The results showed that thermo-hydrogen treatment could not only decrease the superplastic flow stress and deformation temperature, but also increase strain rate and the value of strain rate sensitivity index represented by 'm'.There was optimal hydrogen content for improving the superplasticity of titanium alloy.Though the deformation temperature decreased to 800 C and the deformation rate was 3×10-3 s-1, TC4 titanium alloy with 0.35% (mass fraction) hydrogen had superplastic ability to a certain extent and the mechanism of superplastic formation (SPF) was the combined effect of crystal grain rotating, grain boundary sliding supplied with dislocation gliding and twinning deformation.
图1 3×10-3 s-1下超塑性变形Fig.1 Superplastic formation (SPF) at strain rates of 3×10-3 s-1
(a) Relationship between tensile strengthσand hydrogen content cH&temperature T; (b) Relationship between tensile m value and hydrogen content cH&temperature T; (c) Relationship between compressive strengthσand hydrogen content cH&temperature T; (d) Relationship between compressive m value and hydrogen content cH&temperature T
图2 880℃下, 超塑性变形Fig.2 Superplastic formation at 880℃
(a) Relationship between compressive strengthσand stain rateε·&hydrogen content cH; (b) Relationship between compressive m value and stain rateε·&hydrogen content cH; (c) Relationship between tensile strengthσand stain rateε·&hydrogen content cH; (d) Relationship between tensile m value and stain rateε·&hydrogen content cH
图3 不同置氢量TC4钛合金X射线衍射图
Fig.3 X-ray diffraction patterns of TC4 titanium alloy containing various hydrogen concentrations