Microstructure and Phase Transformation in Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloy Samples under Flexural Deformation
摘要
Structure and phase transitions in the commercial Ti-6Al-7Nb cylindrical samples were studied after room-temperature 3-point bending. It was found that the Ti-6Al-7Nb commercial samples were bent without fracture up to the maximum test angle. The structure and phase composition of the deformed commercial Ti-6Al-7Nb cannulated screw were studied. A decrease in the volume percentage of the β-phase was observed after deformation in both the cylinder and screw. The molybdenum equivalence and electronic parameters like bond order (Bo) and metal d-orbital energy level (Md) approaches were used to check the stability of the β-phase. The calculation showed that the Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy is more likely to belong to the category of alloys with a metastable beta-phase than to two-phase alpha and beta titanium alloys. We performed a computer simulation of the bend deformation of the Ti-6Al-7Nb cannulated screw and calculated the minimal force provided by the bend deformation of the cannulated screw.