The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title The Effect of Al and V on Microstructure and Transformation of β Phase during Solution Treatments of Cast Ti-6Al-4V Alloy
Authors (Seong-tak Oh); (Kee-do Woo); (Jae-hwang Kim); (Seung-mi Kwak)
DOI https://doi.org/10.3365/KJMM.2017.55.3.150
Page pp.150-155
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords metals; annealing; microstructure; hardness test; stabilizer
Abstract In this study, the effect of α and β those stabilizers on the microstructure and phase transformation of cast Ti-6wt%Al-4wt%V alloy at various solution treatment temperatures was investigated. The dependence of the transformation behavior of the β phase during the solution treatment and its dependence was determined by the partitioning of α and β stabilizing elements. Solution treatments were conducted at 850 ~ 1050 ℃ for 0.5 h and, followed by water quenching. Aging treatments at 550 ℃ for 24 h were then performed. The α` martensite was transformed from the β phase when the concentration of vanadium in the β phase was less than 4.27 at%, while the metastable β phase did not transform to α` martensite when the concentration of vanadium in the β phase was over 5.14 at%. (Received May 24, 2016; Accepted September 8, 2016)