In this paper, electron backscatter diffraction and various other characterization and analysis techniques mclucilng X-raydiffraction, electron channeling contrast imaging and energy-dispersive spectrometry were joint...In this paper, electron backscatter diffraction and various other characterization and analysis techniques mclucilng X-raydiffraction, electron channeling contrast imaging and energy-dispersive spectrometry were jointly employed to investigatemicrostructural and textural changes of a hot-rolled Ti-6A1-4V （TC4） sheet after annealing at 800 ℃ for 5 h. In addition,the hardness variation induced by the annealing treatment is rationalized based on revealed microstructural and texturalcharacteristics. Results show that the TC4 sheet presents a typical dual-phase （α＋β） microstructure, with α-Ti as themajor phase and short-rod-shaped β-Ti （minority） uniformly distributed throughout the α matrix. Most of α grains cor-respond to the un-recrystallized structures with a typical rolling texture （c//TD and 〈11-20〉//ND） and dense low angleboundaries （LABs）. After the annealing, the stored energy in the as-received specimen is significantly reduced, along withgreatly decreased LABs density. Also, the annealing allows recrystallization and grain growth to occur, leading toweakening of the initial texture. Furthermore, the water quenching immediately after the annealing triggers martensitictransformation, which makes the high-temperature β phases be transformed into submicron α plates. The hardness of theannealed specimen is 320.5 HV, lower than that （367.0 HV） of the as-received specimen, which could be attributed toreduced LABs, grain growth and weakened texture. Nevertheless, the hardening effect from the fine martensitic platescould help to suppress a drastic hardness drop.展开更多
基金supported by the Fundamental and Cutting-Edge Research Plan of Chongqing(cstc2017jcyjAX0114and cstc2015jcyjBX0048)the Scientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(KJ1600924)the Education Reform Project for Professional Degree Graduate of Chongqing University of Technology(ZSSD103)
文摘In this paper, electron backscatter diffraction and various other characterization and analysis techniques mclucilng X-raydiffraction, electron channeling contrast imaging and energy-dispersive spectrometry were jointly employed to investigatemicrostructural and textural changes of a hot-rolled Ti-6A1-4V （TC4） sheet after annealing at 800 ℃ for 5 h. In addition,the hardness variation induced by the annealing treatment is rationalized based on revealed microstructural and texturalcharacteristics. Results show that the TC4 sheet presents a typical dual-phase （α＋β） microstructure, with α-Ti as themajor phase and short-rod-shaped β-Ti （minority） uniformly distributed throughout the α matrix. Most of α grains cor-respond to the un-recrystallized structures with a typical rolling texture （c//TD and 〈11-20〉//ND） and dense low angleboundaries （LABs）. After the annealing, the stored energy in the as-received specimen is significantly reduced, along withgreatly decreased LABs density. Also, the annealing allows recrystallization and grain growth to occur, leading toweakening of the initial texture. Furthermore, the water quenching immediately after the annealing triggers martensitictransformation, which makes the high-temperature β phases be transformed into submicron α plates. The hardness of theannealed specimen is 320.5 HV, lower than that （367.0 HV） of the as-received specimen, which could be attributed toreduced LABs, grain growth and weakened texture. Nevertheless, the hardening effect from the fine martensitic platescould help to suppress a drastic hardness drop.
