Low cycle fatigue improvement of powder metallurgy titanium alloy through thermomechanical treatment
(1. State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;
2. State Key Laboratory of Porous Materials Technology, Xi’an 710016, China)
2. State Key Laboratory of Porous Materials Technology, Xi’an 710016, China)
Abstract: A low-cost β type Ti-1.5Fe-6.8Mo-4.8Al-1.2Nd (mass fraction, %)(T12LCC) alloy was produced by blended elemental powder metallurgy(P/M) method and subsequent thermomechanical treatment. Low cycle fatigue(LCF) behavior of P/M T12LCC alloy before and after thermomechanical treatment was studied. The results show that the LCF resistance of P/M titanium alloy is significantly enhanced through the thermomechanical treatment. The mechanisms for the improvement of LCF behavior are attributed to the elimination of residual pores, the microstructure refining and homogenization.
Key words: titanium alloy; powder metallurgy; low cycle fatigue; thermomechanical treatment