Texture effects under tension and torsion loading conditions in titanium alloys

The paper derives from a major research programme on texture evolution and characterisation in the titanium alloys Ti-6Al-4V and Ti550. The present publication focuses on the mechanical characterisation of the texture in rolled plate. It focuses specifically on monotonic strengths and strain control fatigue under tension and torsion loading. Dependencies of fatigue performance on specimen orientation are interpreted through EBSD evaluation of basal and prism plane intensities within the present materials. The cyclic deformation and mechanisms of failure are related to the relative magnitude of tensile and shear stress components in the tension and torsion loading modes. Stress relaxation is shown to play an important part in these processes. Its relationship to available slip systems is discussed. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.