HEAT TREATMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL SHEETS OF TITANIUM ALLOY VT22 (Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-1Cr-1Fe)
10.25712/ASTU.1811-1416.2023.01.013
Keywords:
titanium alloys, microstructure, sheet rolling, mechanical properties, heat treatmentAbstract
Heat treatment of metastable β-titanium alloys essentially includes two stages: solid solution treatment in the β- or α+β-region and aging at lower temperatures. It has been experimentally shown that the optimal mechanical properties (ss ~ 1400 MPa, δ ~ 7.4 %) in sheet semi-finished products appears after hardening from a temperature of 780 ºС and subsequent aging at a temperature of 540 ºС for 4 hours. A certain instability of mechanical properties is noted, probably associated with inhomogeneity of hot deformation during rolling in the process of manufacturing sheets. The strength indicators are about 7 % higher for samples from the middle of a sheet, than for ones from other sections. As for the plasticity indicators it has a different pattern: for samples from the edge of the rolled sheet, plasticity is about 35 % higher than ones from other sections.