The objective of this study is to examine the effects of cryogenic and aging treatments on the impact strength andmechanical properties of Ti?6Al?4V alloy.To accomplish that objective,cryogenic treatment(CT),aging tre...The objective of this study is to examine the effects of cryogenic and aging treatments on the impact strength andmechanical properties of Ti?6Al?4V alloy.To accomplish that objective,cryogenic treatment(CT),aging treatment(AT)andcryogenic treatment followed by aging treatment(CAT)were conducted on Ti?6Al?4V alloy.Impact tests were performed onheat-treated and untreated samples using different impactor nose geometries(hemispherical,60°and90°conical)to determine theeffect of impactor nose geometry on the damage characteristic.The findings showed that energy absorption increased and areas ofdamage decreased as a result of heat treatment in all treated samples.The highest energy absorption was observed in the CATsamples,due to the increase in energy absorption,the smallest damaged area occurred in the CAT sample,and the largestdeformation was seen in the untreated samples.Additionally,it was seen that the damaged area and deflection were stronglydependent on impactor nose geometry.The maximum deflection and narrowest deformation area were seen with60o conical nosegeometry.The deformation area increased with increasing impactor nose angle.展开更多
文摘The objective of this study is to examine the effects of cryogenic and aging treatments on the impact strength andmechanical properties of Ti?6Al?4V alloy.To accomplish that objective,cryogenic treatment(CT),aging treatment(AT)andcryogenic treatment followed by aging treatment(CAT)were conducted on Ti?6Al?4V alloy.Impact tests were performed onheat-treated and untreated samples using different impactor nose geometries(hemispherical,60°and90°conical)to determine theeffect of impactor nose geometry on the damage characteristic.The findings showed that energy absorption increased and areas ofdamage decreased as a result of heat treatment in all treated samples.The highest energy absorption was observed in the CATsamples,due to the increase in energy absorption,the smallest damaged area occurred in the CAT sample,and the largestdeformation was seen in the untreated samples.Additionally,it was seen that the damaged area and deflection were stronglydependent on impactor nose geometry.The maximum deflection and narrowest deformation area were seen with60o conical nosegeometry.The deformation area increased with increasing impactor nose angle.