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A novel phenomenon recently observed in the tempering of Ti-4Fe-7Al alloy, has attracted considerable attention. This phenomenon is induced by the beta ->alpha '' transformation during tempering, and its noteworthy features are rapid hardening and a shape change in a U-shaped specimen. It is of interest whether this phenomenon occurs in other alloy systems. In this study, Ti-10Mo-7Al alloy, which contains a quantity of molybdenum corresponding to the lower beta limit, was prepared and its microstructure, aging behavior, and shape change during tempering were investigated. An acicular alpha '' martensites were observed preferentially at the beta grain boundaries in the quenched specimen, but it became invisible at the optical microscope level upon tempering. However, TEM (transmission electron microscopy) observation of the tempered specimen revealed nano size martensites instead of micron-size martensites. The novel phenomenon observed in the tempering of Ti-4Fe-7Al, was also confirmed to occur in Ti-10Mo-7Al alloy. In the heating of a U-shaped specimen, shape recovery occured first, then a shape return into a U-shape followed, and a curvature progressed more with increasing of temperature. As a result, the phenomenon was clarified to be a universal one. The transformation mechanism through tempering is explained as follows: Though aluminum addition to beta-alloy raises the M-S chemically, on the other hand, it causes a remarkable solution strengthening, which increases shear stress required for martensite transformation, and decreases the apparent M-S. Consequently, the beta phase is maintained by a rapid cooling. However, temperature rise decreases the shear stress, and the apparent M-S increases to a chemically intrinsic one. If the M-S increases beyond the tempering temperature, martensite transformation occurs abruptly.
- 出版日期2015-9
