Influence of grain size and microstructure on oxidation rates in titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V under superplastic forming conditions

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 727-734

  Pitt, Franna ^a   Ramulu, M ^b  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerospace; Alpha case; Diffusion; Grain size; Microhardness; Oxidation; Superplastic forming (SPF); Titanium (Ti); Titanium alloy

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION THEORY; MICROHARDNESS DEPTH; POSTPROCESSING; SUPERPLASTIC FORMING (SPF); TITANIUM SHEETS;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROHARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXIDATION; SUPERPLASTICITY;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 11244296804     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/10599490421394     Document Type: Conference Paper

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