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In order to verify the correctness of the transition of deformation mechanism with the change in deformation parameters and to reveal the types and mechanism of dynamic recrystallization of γ grains during compression deformation, microstructure characterization of Ti-43.5Al-8Nb-0.2W-0.2B (at. %) alloy after isothermal compression deformation were performed. When the alloy was deformed at 1000 • C/10 −2 s −1 , the initial γ grains are elongated and significantly refined and the fraction of low angle grain boundaries (LAGB) of γ grains is obviously increased and the texture intensity remains unchanged, which indicates that the compression deformation in dislocation creep region is dominated by intragranular deformation and dynamic recrystallization (DRX) of γ grains. Besides, the lattice rotation at grain boundary serrations may be responsible for the nucleation of new recrystallized γ grains, and the following growth process may be achieved by the migration of γ grain boundaries. However, when the alloy deformed at 1050 • C/10 −4 s −1 and 1000 • C/10 −4 s −1 , the γ grains maintain equiaxed shapes and distribute more uniformly and the fraction of LAGB of γ grains is slightly raised and the texture sharpness decreases, which indicates that the compression deformation in grain boundary sliding (GBS) region is mainly controlled by GBS of γ grains and DRX occurs simultaneously within some coarse γ grains.

Thermohydrogen treatment (THT) is an effective way to refine microstructure and improve the mechanical properties of the titanium alloys. In the current work, as-cast Ti-6.5Al-2Zr-Mo-V alloy was hydrogenated with different hydrogen contents and processed solution aging. Accordingly, the microstructure evolution and phase transformation were analyzed. Results show that during solution aging, eutectoid decomposition occurs and the product is a mixture of coarse primary a, fine eutectoid product and undecomposed b H . The size of primary a is closely dependent on the hydrogen content, and large primary a can be obtained at medium hydrogen content. Further, the influence of hydrogen content on the growth of primary a phase was revealed. The primary a is much fine, and the eutectoid product is relatively homogeneous with 0.984 wt% H. After THT, the ultimate strength is beyond 1,100 MPa that has increased by 23.15% compared with that in as-cast state.