Superplasticity of ultra-fine grained (UFG) Ti-6A1-4V alloy processed by equal channel angular (ECA) pressing was investigated with the variation of strain rate and temperature. Initial coarse equiaxed grains (11 μm in diameter) were significantly re...
Superplasticity of ultra-fine grained (UFG) Ti-6A1-4V alloy processed by equal channel angular (ECA) pressing was investigated with the variation of strain rate and temperature. Initial coarse equiaxed grains (11 μm in diameter) were significantly refined to =0.3 μm without changing volume fraction after 4 times of isothermal ECA pressing at 600℃. Tensile tests of both coarse grained specimens and UFG specimens were performed at temperatures of 600℃, 650℃ and 700℃, respectively, and at strain rates of 10^(-4)/s to 10^(-2)/s. UFG structures exhibited considerably higher elongations than those of coarse grained specimens at the same conditions of temperatures and strain rates. The results indicated low-temperature superplasticity (LTS) could be achieved by using UFG structures. Also, it was found in this study that, in spite of non-equilibrium state due to intense plastic straining, grain size were found to be an important factor in controlling overall superplasticity of UFG structure. A plastic instability during superplastic deformation of UFG Ti-6A1-4V alloy was discussed in relation to Hart's criterion.
(Received June 2, 2004)