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The isothermal decomposition of metastable β-phase in Ti-14 wt pct Mo-6 wt pct Al and Ti-11.6 wt pct Mo alloys has been studied by electron microscopy. Two distinct types of α-phase are observed as decomposition products. Type 1 α obeys the well-known Burgers orientation with respect to the β-phase matrix. Type 2 α, which is characterized by arced reflections in the electron diffraction patterns, does not obey the Burgers orientation relation, but rather can be described as being in a {10–12} 〈10–11〉 twin orientation with respect to Burgers orientation α. The Type 1 α forms initially at aging temperatures in the range of 400°C to 650°C, and is replaced ty Type 2 α after longer holding times at the aging temperature. The Type 1 α precipitates form as monolithic plates in the ternary alloy and as monolithic needles in the binary. The Type 2 precipitates in the ternary alloy occur as very fine, contiguous particles in a colony-like arrangement wherein the colony has a plate morphology. The Type 2 precipitates in the binary alloy form as a peripheral shell around the Type 1 needle. Two possible mechanisms describing the formation of Type 2 α from Type 1 α are considered. The first of these is mechanical twinning of Type 1 α plates, and the second is a nucleation and growth mechanism which is driven by a composition difference between Types 1 and 2. The former is concluded to be less likelv than the latter.
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JAMES C.WILLIAMS, formerly with Science Center, Rockwell International, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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Rhodes, C.G., Williams, J.C. The precipitation of α-phase in metastable β -phase Ti alloys. Metall Trans A 6, 2103–2114 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03161837
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