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Title: Post-processing to Modify the α Phase Micro-Texture and β Phase Grain Morphology in Ti-6Al-4V Fabricated by Powder Bed Electron Beam Melting

Journal Article · · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

Additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V has columnar β grains along the build direction with a ⟨001⟩ fiber texture. Due to Burgers Orientation Relationship, the resulting α phase becomes textured albeit less strongly than the β phase. Microtexture zones have been identified in the α phase in laser-based systems. There have been limited studies on α phase texture and its impact on mechanical behavior of Ti-6Al-4V fabricated via electron beam melting (EBM) powder bed additive manufacturing along with the use of super-transus heat treatments to modify the resulting α phase texture. We present the role of texture on influencing the tensile behavior of EBM Ti-6Al-4V. We observed that super-transus heat treatment of the alloy also results in columnar to equiaxed transition of β grains with a subsequent change in α phase texture. Possible mechanisms for the formation of equiaxed β are reported on.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1546541
Journal Information:
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol. 50, Issue 7; ISSN 1073-5623
Publisher:
ASM InternationalCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 18 works
Citation information provided by
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