Research Article
Relationships among the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Fatigue Behavior in Thin Ti6Al4V
Table 2
Summary of the study showing absolute values and variance (
%) of properties of AR materials.
| Microstructure | 0.2% proof stress | Elongation | Fatigue strength | (MPa) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (MPa) | (%) |
| As-received (equiaxed grain size = 15–20 m) | 978 | 0 | 13.6 | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| Bimodal (950A) (equiaxed grain size = 15–20 m + lamellar width of 2–4 m) | 1017 | 4.00 | 11.8 | −13.6 | 158 | −12.2 |
| Widmanstätten (1050A) (lamellar width of 10 m + >400 m α grain boundary) | 1041 | 6.42 | 10.3 | −24.4 | 153 | −15 |
| Martensite (1050Q) (200 m grain size with inside acicular ) | 1114 | 13.8 | 7.8 | −42.7 | 135 | −25 |
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