Abstract
In the Present Study, the Effects of the Microstructural Morphologies of a Ti-6Al-4V (Ti-64) Alloy on its Fatigue Behavior Were Investigated. Ti-64 Bars Were Subjected to Two Different Thermo-Mechanical Processing Methods. The First Sample, Referred to as Material-A, Had a Forged Microstructure with the Average Primary α Volume Fraction of 44%. The Second One, Referred to as Material-B, Had a Hot-Rolled Microstructure with the Average Primary α Volume Fraction of 43%. Fatigue Tests Were Performed on each Sample to Obtain S-N Curves. The Microstructure of each Sample Was Observed Using an Optical Microscopy in Order to Measure the Grain Sizes of the Primary α and Secondary α Phases. The Results of the Fatigue Tests Indicated that Material-B Demonstrates Better Fatigue Strength than Material-A. The Microstructure of the Longitudinal Section of each Material Was Also Observed to Analyze the Results of the Fatigue Tests. The Measured Diameters and Volume Fractions of the Primary α Phases of the Two Types of Materials Are Similar. On the other Hand, the Secondary α Width of each Material Is Different. It Is Found that Fatigue Strength Is Related to the Width of the Secondary α Phase.
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