Cooling process during Ti-6 Al-4 V alloy investment casting has been simulated to make clear the relationship between cooling rate, microstructure and hardness of the alloy, and also to investigate the performance of it. Furthermore, cooling rate on the inside face of mold during investment casting has been measured to estimate cooling behaviour of Ti-6 Al-4 V alloy, because direct measurement of cooling rate of Ti-6 Al-4 V alloy poured into the mold may well be impossible. Martensitic transformation, accompanied with diffusion of solute elements, is considered to be produced in Ti-6 Al-4 V alloy castings when cooled from 1273 to 1073 K at the cooling rate of more than about 20 K/s. Microstructure of as-cast Ti-6 Al-4 V alloy is determined by the cooling rate of 1273 to 1073 K during casting and as-cast microstructure of Ti-6 Al-4 V alloy can be classified into three types by the cooling rate ranging 1273 and 1073 K. Within the cooling rate presenting martensitic microstructure an increase in the cooling rate greatly increases the tensile strength and the hardness, and decreases the toughness of Ti-6 Al-4 V alloy.
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