Impact of Equal Channel Angular Pressing on Mechanical Behavior and Corrosion Resistance of Hot-Rolled Ti-2Fe-0.1B
Yanhuai Wang1,2,3, Xin Li4, I V Alexandrov5
1College of Materials Science and Engineering/Tech Institute for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
Abstract:
In the present study, the unique bimodal grain size distribution microstructure with the ultrafine substrate and embedded macro grains was fabricated by a traditional hot-rolling process in a novel low-cost Ti-2Fe-0.1B titanium alloy, which possesses a good combination of strength (around 663 MPa) and ductility (around 30%) without any post heat treatment. Meanwhile, the mechanical behavior and corrosion resistance of hot-rolled Ti-2Fe-0.1B alloy after equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) deformation were studied. Results indicated that the average grain size decreased to 0.24 μm after 4 passes ECAP deformation, which led to the enhancement of tensile strength to around 854 MPa and good ductility to around 15%. In addition, corrosion resistance was also improved after ECAP due to the rapid self-repairing and thicker passivation film. Our study revealed that the novel low-cost titanium alloy after hot-rolling and ECAP could be used instead of Ti-6Al-4V in some industrial applications due to similar mechanical behavior and better corrosion resistance.
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