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Ti-10V-4Cr-1Al wt% (TVCA) is a new grade of titanium alloy, developed to combine twinning induced plasticity (TWIP) and transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) effects. The TVCA alloy exhibits a very high strain-hardening rate and an excellent balance between strength and ductility for great potential in aerospace applications. Deformation mechanisms are investigated using in-situ techniques as synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SXRD) and in-situ electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analysis during

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International audienceWhile ω precipitates in metastable β titanium alloys are typically considered embrittling and consequently deleterious to the mechanical properties, this paper demonstrates that low-temperature aging (LTA) treatments for short time periods can in fact enhance the yield strength while preserving substantial elongation-to-failure in ω containing β titanium alloys. LTA treatments, carried out on a ductile β metastable Ti–12Mo alloy, significantly improve the yield strength of the material (∼55% increase as compared to solution-treated samples) while keeping both TRIP/TWIP effects and a large elongation-to-failure (ϵ = 0.4 in true strain), resulting in a balance of mechanical properties. IMPACT STATEMENT Employing a novel low-temperature annealing strategy, omega precipitates, typically considered embrittling in beta titanium alloys, can effectively increase the yield strength by 50% while preserving 40% tensile ductility. © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor and Francis Group