Dislocation density model for the effect of grain size on the flow stress of a Ti–15.2 at.% Mo β-alloy at 4.2–650 K

Abstract

Hall–Petch (H–P) plots of the effect of grain size d = 4.6–22 μm on the flow stress σ at 4.2–650 K of a β-Ti–15.2 at.% Mo alloy gave that the parameter σ i increased with strain ɛ and with decrease in temperature T. In contrast, the parameter K H–P was relatively independent of ɛ and T. The corresponding dislocation density ρ increased with ɛ and with decrease in d, giving the well-known relation σ/ M ≈0.5 μbρ 1/2, where M is the Taylor factor. The magnitudes of σ i and K H–P calculated from ρ were in reasonable agreement with those obtained from the H–P plots. The grain size dependence of σ was in accord with Li's grain boundary ledge mechanism.