Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2010, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (5): 357-362.DOI: 10.11890/1006-7191-105-357

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TEM investigations on hydrogen induced phasetransformation in Ti-6Al-4V alloys

Zhonggang SUN1, Guoqing CHEN1, Xuesong FU1, Yaoqi WANG2, Hongliang HOU2,Wenlong ZHOU1   

  1. 1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, China
    2 Beijing Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology Research Institute, Beijing 100024, China
  • Received:2010-03-25 Revised:2010-04-22 Online:2010-10-25 Published:2010-10-14
  • Contact: Guoqing CHEN

Abstract: The TEM and HRTEM were utilized to investigate the phase transformation of hydrogenated Ti-6Al-4V alloys (0 wtpct-0.9 wt pct H) treated by annealing and quenching from β field. The results indicate that the orthorhombic α'' martensite and β phase appear progressively with the increase of hydrogen concentration. On the other hand, hydrides with sizes of 2-5 nm are observed in the specimens containing more than 0.6 wt pct hydrogen. The formation of α'' and twins can be attributed to the internal stress caused by solid solution of hydrogen and hydrides precipitation.

Key words: Ti-6Al-4V alloys, Martensitic transformation, Hydrogenation, Hydride