Beta grain growth behaviour of TG6 and Ti17 titanium alloys

The grain growth kinetics of TG6 and Ti17 alloys in the beta phase have been studied. The grain size parameters have been obtained by means of the image analysis software for different heat treatment temperatures and times. The growth time exponents and activation energies have also been determined. The activation energies for grain growth of both alloys increase with the increase in soaking time. This trend might be due to the different solute drag effect. The uniformity of grain size under each heat treatment has also been studied and the variations resulted from the combined action of nucleation rate of beta phase and beta grain growth velocity. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.