The impact of rolling temperature and the crystallographic orientation
of α-colonies on the globularization
behavior of lamellar α+β microstructure in
Ti−6Al−4V alloy was investigated. Firstly, the lamellar structure was heavily
rolled at 600, 700, 800 and 900 °C, respectively. Heavy rolling from
temperatures of 600 to 900 °C resulted in an increased volume fraction and
thickness of β lamellae, while the
corresponding parameters for α lamellae decreased. Then, these rolled α+β lamellar microstructures were
spheroidized into equiaxed grains upon subsequent annealing. The results
demonstrate that the globularization fraction of the lamellar structures
diminishes as the rolling temperature increases. Additionally, the
globularization fraction for α-colonies
with hard crystallographic orientations, such as <0001>//ND and <0001>//TD, is considerably
lower compared to those with softer orientations, positioned at certain angles
to ND, RD, and TD during annealing process. This results in heterogeneous
globularization of α lamellae,
leading to the development of pronounced sharp micro-texture. Furthermore, the
slipping deformations of α-colonies with
varying crystallographic orientations during rolling were meticulously analyzed.
Xiao-feng WU, Li-ming FU, Shuo MA, Ai-dang SHAN
. Heterogeneous globularization in lamellar-structured Ti−6Al−4V alloy by
heavy warm rolling and annealing treatment[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2025
, 35(11)
: 3714
-3733
.
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(25)66908-1