Abstract
ABSTRACTAn industrial Ti-46.5A1–4(CrNb,Ta) alloy, with and without boron additions, has been successfully rolled to sheet 1.5mm thick. The microstructure of the sheet material has been characterised as a function of boron content and subsequent heat treatments. It is observed that rod-like (Ti-Ta)B precipitates are effective in refining the grain structure in both as-rolled and subsequently heat treated material. As-rolled microstructures rapidly cooled from the α + γ phase field contain unstable α2, which transforms to B2 phase on annealing below the α + γ tranus. Annealing in the α-phase field can result in a designed fully lamellar microstructure.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC