Some mechanical properties of titanium-silver-iron alloys have been studied principally by measuring the
Kb values of canti-levered specimens. In titanium-silver alloys, the
Kb value was increased considerably with the addition of silver and reached the value of about 90 kg/mm
2 for the titanium-10% silver alloy,but in the two phase range it was reduced. In titanium-silver, titanium-silver-0.5% iron and titanium-silver-1% iron alloys, the values of
Kb of the water quenched specimens, which consisted mainly of martensitic structure, were rather lower than the fully annealed and slowly cooled specimens. But the above was not true for the titanium-silver-2% iron and titanium-silver-4% iron alloys. The retained beta-solid solution had very higher
Kb value. The Vickers’ pyramid hardness number and tensile strength showed corresponding relationship each other but there was no correspondence between
Kb and Vickers’ pyramid hardness number or tensile strength. Elongations of the water quenched specimens were generally worse than the slowly cooled specimens.
Kb value was considerably lowered by the cold working but by the subsequent annealing it was restored.
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