Continuous variable cross-section recycled extrusion of Ti–6Al–4V alloy: microstructure evolution, deformation mechanism and refinement mechanism
摘要
Continuous variable cross-section recycled extrusion (CVCE) is an advanced technique of severe plastic deformation. Ti–6Al–4V alloy was deformed with different processing parameters by CVCE, and then the microstructure characterization, refinement mechanism and deformation mechanism were investigated simultaneously. The results demonstrate that the average size of grain is refined from 14 to 2.78 μm as Ti–6Al–4V alloy is deformed at 800 °C with a speed of 2 mm/s over 6 passes, and the microstructure is equiaxed and distributed homogeneously along the radial direction. Furthermore, in the process of CVCE, basal slip (0001) < 11