Tensile Properties of Thermal Cycled Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V)

The effect of thermal cycling on tensile properties and microstructural characterization of Titanium (Ti-6Al-4V) alloy which were subjected to various types of thermomechanical treatments especially stress relief annealing and solution treated aging were studied and results presented. The specimens were thermally treated at a temperature of 427 degrees C for up to 1500 cycles. The test setup used for thermal treatment of the specimens was a specially designed experimental setup. After thermal treatment the specimens, were prepared for a tensile test to get the desired tensile properties. It was noticed that the maximum tensile strength of the specimen was observed when reached at 250 cycles and thereafter marginally increasing up to 1000 cycles. After 1000 cycles the tensile strength of the specimen decreases. Similarly, the hardness of the specimen increases up to 1000 cycles and then decreases after 1000 cycles, while elongation increases marginally when the cycle increases. Solution-treated aged specimen attains greater strength and hardness when compared to stress relief annealed specimen. With the increased number of cycles, the strength of the specimen when treated with stress relief annealing and solution-treated aging specimen increases. It was observed that the hardness and strength values decrease after 1000 cycles. With an increasing number of cycles, the tensile elongation increased. When compared with both the treatment processes the solution-treated aged specimen shows better results after thermal cycling.