Abstract
In this study, we investigated the microstructure, hardness, Young's modulus, and tensile behavior of binary Ti-4~9 mass% Mo alloys, quenched from a temperature of 1223 K. Among the solution-treated binary Ti-Mo alloys, the lowest Young's modulus was observed in the case of the Ti-6Mo alloy, which was the border composition of α′/α″. When the rolling deformation of 2% reduction was carried out, the Young's modulus of Ti-Mo alloys having less than 6 mass% Mo increased, whereas that of higher than 6 mass% Mo reduced. The Young's modulus of the 6Mo alloy hardly changed with the rolling deformation. Ti-6Mo-X-(Y) alloys, where X and Y are 1 mass% of Al, Sn, Cr, and Fe, were prepared in order to investigate the influence of additional elements on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the 6Mo alloy. The phase constitution of quenched Ti-6Mo-X-Y alloys mostly corresponded with the value of the Mo equivalency (Moeq); however, Ti-6Mo-1Al-1Fe (MAF) and Ti-6Mo-1Fe (MF) exhibited slightly more β-rich structures for their respective Moeq values. The lattice parameters “a” and “b” of the α″-structure in the Ti-6Mo-X-Y alloys changed with Moeq in a manner similar to that in the Ti-Mo alloy; however, “c” exhibited a different behavior. The mechanical properties of Ti-6Mo-X-Y alloys except for the MF alloy were similar to those of Ti-Mo alloys corresponding Moeq. However, the Young's modulus of the Ti-6Mo-X-Y alloys was greater than that of the 6Mo alloy. The tensile properties of the MF alloy having β+ω structure were extremely unstable with respect to the fracture elongation. This peculiar behavior is attributed to the occurrence of deformation-induced β+ω→α″ transformation. The formation of the α″ structure caused significant softening and local intense deformation in the α″ phase resulted in a brittle fracture. On the other hand, a successive α″ formation induced by work hardening would result in good ductility. It was suggested that the unstable elongation in the MF alloy resulted from competition between the reverse effects.
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