Influence of hydrogen content on room temperature compressive properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy at high strain rate
(1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China;
2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China)
2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China)
Abstract: Electromagnetic forming tests were done at room temperature to reveal the influence of hydrogen content on the compressive properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy at high strain rate. Microstructure was observed to reveal the mechanism of hydrogen-enhanced compressive properties. The experimental results indicate that hydrogen has favorable effects on the compressive properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy at high strain rate. Compression of Ti-6Al-4V alloy first increases up to a maximum and then decreases with the increase of hydrogen content at the same discharge energy under EMF tests. The compression increases by 47.0% when 0.2% (mass fraction) hydrogen is introduced into Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The optimal hydrogen content for cold formation of Ti-6Al-4V alloy under EMF was determined. The reasons for the hydrogen-induced compressive properties were discussed.
Key words: Ti-6Al-4V alloy; hydrogen content; electromagnetic forming; compressive property; thermohydrogen processing