| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 321, 2020
The 14th World Conference on Titanium (Ti 2019)
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| Article Number | 12013 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Microstructure Evolution | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202032112013 | |
| Published online | 12 October 2020 | |
In-situ measurement of the β to α phase transformation kinetics in a Ti-5553 alloy using laser ultrasonics
a The Centre for Metallurgical Process Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 309-6350 Stores Rd., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
b Tecnar Automation Ltée, 1321 Rue Hocquart, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC, Canada J3V 6B5
* mariana.rodrigues@alumni.ubc.ca
Ti-5553 alloy (Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr wt.%) is one of the newest high strength metastable β-titanium alloys to be used in large section components of aircraft structures. Like other Ti-alloys, Ti-5553 can be strengthened by precipitation of the α-phase during aging heat treatments. In the present study, we explored the potential of laser ultrasonics for metallurgy (LUMet) as an in-situ tool to measure the α precipitation kinetics during high temperature isothermal aging in a Ti-5553 alloy. The observed change in longitudinal ultrasound velocity was seen to be linearly correlated with the α-phase fraction measured via post-mortem electron microscopy. The results are promising for a wider use of LUMet to design optimized heat treatment schedules for commercial Tialloys. Laser ultrasonics offers the potential for real-time monitoring of microstructure evolution in industrial production lines.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2020
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