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Differential scanning calorimetry study and computer modeling of β ⇒ α phase transformation in a Ti-6Al-4V alloy

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The relationship between heat-treatment parameters and microstructure in titanium alloys has so far been mainly studied empirically, using characterization techniques such as microscopy. Calculation and modeling of the kinetics of phase transformation have not yet been widely used for these alloys. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) has been widely used for the study of a variety of phase transformations. There has been much work done on the calculation and modeling of the kinetics of phase transformations for different systems based on the results from DSC study. In the present work, the kinetics of the β ⇒ α transformation in a Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy were studied using DSC, at continuous cooling conditions with constant cooling rates of 5 °C, 10 °C, 20 °C, 30 °C, 40 °C, and 50 °C/min. The results from calorimetry were then used to trace and model the transformation kinetics in continuous cooling conditions. Based on suitably interpreted DSC results, continuous cooling-transformation (CCT) diagrams were calculated with lines of isotransformed fraction. The kinetics of transformation were modeled using the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami (JMA) theory and by applying the “concept of additivity.” The JMA kinetic parameters were derived. Good agreement between the calculated and experimental transformed fractions is demonstrated. Using the derived kinetic parameters, the β ⇒ α transformation in a Ti-6Al-4V alloy can be described for any cooling path and condition. An interpretation of the results from the point of view of activation energy for nucleation is also presented.

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    S. Malinov (Research Assistant), Z. Guo (Research Assistant) & W. Sha (University Reader)

  2. the Quality and Technology Department, TIMET Ltd., B6 7UR, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    A. Wilson (Metallurgist)

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Malinov, S., Guo, Z., Sha, W. et al. Differential scanning calorimetry study and computer modeling of β ⇒ α phase transformation in a Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Metall Mater Trans A 32, 879–887 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-001-0345-x

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