Dissolution Kinetics of Inclusions in Titanium Alloys

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Titanium alloys are employed in a number industries of importance to Canada including, aerospace, medical, marine, chemical processing, oil and gas, food processing and automotive, often in critical applications. Various types of defects have been identified by the titanium industry and understanding the mechanisms by which these defects can be eliminated is therefore critically important in reducing the processing cost and improving the performance of titanium and its alloys. Two of the defects of concern are: 1) the Type-I, high interstitial defect; and 2) the Type II alpha stabilized defect. Both represent localized chemical in-homogeneities that when present can lead to a significant degradation in the mechanical performance of the alloy, particularly in applications involving cyclic loading. Various approaches are used commercially to avoid their occurrence including feedstock control and melt refining. In the melt consolidation processes, their effective removal hinges on sufficient time at temperature to allow chemical homogenization.