Abstract
β-Ti alloy Gum metals were defined as Ti–24(Nb + Ta + V)–(Zr,Hf)–O (at.%) by Saito et al. [T. Saito et al., Science 300 (2003) 464]. Previous work has focused on compositions near Ti–23Nb–0.7Ta–2Zr–O. Here, Ti–24V–28Zr–2O was examined; similar single-crystal elastic constants were observed. However, the alloy was found to be brittle and did not form α″ during loading, unlike the Ti–Nb alloy. V-rich body-centred cubic precipitates were also observed. Therefore the β stability parameters e/a, Bo and Md alone are insufficient to define the compositional range of Gum metals.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1000-1003 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 11 |
Early online date | 27 Feb 2009 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2009 |
Keywords
- Gum metal
- Martensitic phase transformation
- Titanium alloys
- Synchrotron radiation
- Ab initio electron theory