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Effect of hydrogen on internal friction of several Ti alloys. Technical report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7348076

A resonant bar apparatus employing a three-component piezoelectric composite oscillator system was used to make internal friction and modulus measurements in several titanium alloys in the range of 80 to 400/sup 0/K. Emphasis was placed on the alpha plus beta alloy, Ti-6Al-4V, but the study also included pure Ti, Ti-Al alloys (1, 3 and 10 at.%), Ti-6Al-6V-2Sn, Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V and Ti-17.5Mo alloys. The effect of hydrogen impurities on internal friction was investigated, and a Snoek-type relaxation peak was observed in beta-containing alloys. In the case of Ti-6Al-4V, the peak was found at 144/sup 0/K in the kilohertz frequency range with a relaxation strength of 0.0035/at.% hydrogen. The peak was absent in pure Ti, Ti-Al alloys or quenched Ti-6Al-4V alloy, indicating the need of bcc lattice. The peak was also observed using 10MHz pulse-echo internal friction measurements at 195/sup 0/K. (GRA)

Research Organization:
California Univ., Los Angeles (USA). Dept. of Materials
OSTI ID:
7348076
Report Number(s):
AD-A-015546
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English