Constitutive analysis on superplastic deformation mechanisms of two-phase Ti3Al-xNb alloy

Ji Sik Kim, Dong Hyuck Shin, Young Won Chang, Chong Soo Lee

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Abstract

In this study, superplastic deformation mechanisms of two-phase Ti3Al-xNb alloys were investigated in the context of inelastic deformation theory, which consists of grain matrix deformation (GMD) and grain boundary sliding (GBS). Flow stress-strain rate curves of the alloy were obtained by the load relaxation test as well as the strain rate change test at 950, 970 and 990 °C. The results showed that GMD and GBS of three specimens containing different amounts (21, 50 and 77%) of β were well described by the plastic deformation equation and viscous flow equation of the theory, respectively. Accommodation of deformation strains was found to occur in both α2 and β phase. The sliding resistance was analyzed for the different types of boundaries, which revealed the lowest resistance in the α22 boundary and increased in the following order; α2/ α2 ≪ α2/β < β/β.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-125
Number of pages9
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume394
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 2005

Keywords

  • Grain boundary sliding
  • Grain matrix deformation
  • Inelastic deformation theory
  • Intermetallic alloy
  • Superplasticity

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