Texture in two cold-drawn beta Ti alloys

Abstract

Synchrotron X-ray diffraction was used to measure the textures in two heavily cold-drawn beta Ti alloys (i.e. beta III Ti alloy and Ti–15Mo alloy). Instead of the well-known β texture, the β texture was found in the cold-drawn condition along with a strong ω texture. The cause of the texture in the β phase is possibly related to the stress-induced omega phase transformation during the cold-drawing process.