{001}〈101〉 Texture Evolution by Preferential Dynamic Grain Growth in Ti–37 mol%Nb Alloy under Plane Strain Compression at High Temperatures

Abstract

{001}〈101〉 texture evolution in Ti–37 mol%Nb (Nb–46.5 mass%Ti) alloy was determined under plane strain compression at the temperatures of 800°C, 950°C, and 1100°C, in which preferential dynamic grain growth (PDGG) took place. At lower temperature and higher strain rate such as 800°C–10⁻²/s, almost no grain growth occurred in the transverse direction (TD), and the α-fiber + near {111}〈110〉 in the γ-fiber texture was developed, which was a stable orientation as deformation texture. At higher temperature and lower strain rate such as 1100°C–10⁻³/s, the grain growth along the TD remarkably appeared by grain boundary bulging, and an extremely high pole density of the texture near the α-fiber, especially the rotated cube {001}〈101〉, evolved. A planar dislocation structure with pile-ups appeared and individual dislocations were uniformly distributed in the grains. The rotated cube texture fulfills the conditions of the deformation stability and the low Taylor factor in accordance with the PDGG mechanism. The essential aspect of the mechanism is the preferential growth of grains with a stable orientation for deformation and a low Taylor factor in the given deformation mode.

Fig. 13 Schematic illustration of deformation stability (a) and Taylor factor distribution (b)⁶⁾ given by the φ₂ = 45° section of the Euler space.