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Influence of the deformation rate on phase stability and mechanical properties of a Ti–29Nb–13Ta–4.6Zr–xO alloy analyzed by in situ high-energy X-ray diffraction during compression tests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2020

Murillo R. da Silva ,
Piter Gargarella ,
Athos H. Plaine ,
Rodrigo J. Contieri ,
Simon Pauly ,
Uta Kühn  and
Claudemiro Bolfarini
Murillo R. da Silva
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP13565-905, Brazil IFW Dresden, Institute for Complex Materials, 01069Dresden, Germany
Piter Gargarella*
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP13565-905, Brazil Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP13565-905, Brazil
Athos H. Plaine
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of Santa Catarina – UDESC, Joinville, SC89223-100, Brazil
Rodrigo J. Contieri
Affiliation:
School of Applied Science, University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Campinas, SP13083-970, Brazil
Simon Pauly
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg, 63743Aschaffenburg, Germany
Uta Kühn
Affiliation:
IFW Dresden, Institute for Complex Materials, 01069Dresden, Germany
Claudemiro Bolfarini
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP13565-905, Brazil Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP13565-905, Brazil
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a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: piter@ufscar.br
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Abstract

In this work, a Ti–29Nb–13Ta–4.6Zr–xO Gum Metal with two significantly different oxygen levels (388 and 3570 ppm) was investigated during deformation. The alloys were compressed during in situ high-energy X-ray diffraction using three different strain rates, 10−4, 10−3, and 10−1 s−1, in order to evaluate their influence on phase stability and mechanical properties. The influence of oxygen on the deformation process was also studied. Deformation takes place by twinning, stress-induced, and reverse martensitic transformation and was observed, for some samples, a spinodal decomposition of the β-phase during elastic deformation. The mechanical properties were similar for the different rates employed when considering the same oxygen level. The alloy with a higher amount of oxygen, however, showed a substantial increase in mechanical strength, with a yield strength of around 680 MPa, which is more than three times higher than for the specimen with 388 ppm of oxygen.

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β-Ti alloysGum Metaloxygenin situ compression testssynchrotronmartensitic transformation

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 35 , Issue 14 , 28 July 2020 , pp. 1777 - 1789
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