Dynamic Globularization of α-Phase in Ti6Al4V Alloy during Hot Compression

Ti6Al4V samples were isothermally compressed using a Gleeble(TM) 1500D thermo-mechanical simulator. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), microstructural analyses, and thermodynamic calculations were used to investigate the sequence of transformation of β into α or vice-versa and the presence of different phases in the compressed Ti6Al4V sample. Globular alpha phase was revealed in the isothermally compressed sample in addition to martensitic and lamellar α/β structures. The transition temperature range of β into α-phase was determined using the DSC thermograms and thermodynamic calculated diagrams. The fraction of α-phase globulized increased as the strain rate decreased from 0.01s-1 to 10-3s-1, and the spheroidization of the α-phase is only possible in a specific range of deformation temperatures.