Microstructure–texture–mechanical properties relationship in multi-pass warm rolled Ti–6Al–4V Alloy

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In the present study, high strength bulk ultrafine-grained titanium alloy Ti–6Al–4V bars were successfully processed using multi-pass warm rolling. Ti–6Al–4V bars of 12mm diameter and several metres long were processed by multi-pass warm rolling at 650°C, 700°C and 750°C. The highest achieved mechanical properties for Ti–6Al–4V in as rolled condition were yield strength 1191MPa, ultimate tensile strength of 1299MPa having an elongation of 10% when the rolling temperature was 650°C. The concurrent evolution of microstructure and texture has been studied using optical microscopy, electron back scattered diffraction and x-ray diffraction. The significant improvement in mechanical properties has been attributed to the ultrafine-grained microstructure as well as the morphology of α and β phases in the warm rolled specimens. The warm rolling of Ti–6Al–4V leads to formation of 〈101¯0〉α//RD fibre texture. This study shows that multi-pass warm rolling has potential to eliminate the costly and time consuming heat treatment steps for small diameter bar products, as the solution treated and aged (STA) properties are achievable in the as rolled condition itself.