The elastic moduli and acoustic loss behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V (wt.%) in the temperature range 5-298 K have been studied using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy. A peak in the acoustic dissipation was observed at 160 K within the frequency range 250-1000 kHz. Analysis of the data acquired in this study, coupled with complementary data from the literature, showed that this was consistent with a Snoeklike relaxation process with an associated activation energy of 23 ± 3 kJ mol −1 . However, the loss peak was broader than would be expected for a Snoek-like relaxation, and the underlying process was shown to have a spread of relaxation times. It is suggested that this effect arises as a result of variations in the strain experienced by the β phase due to different local microstructural constraint by the bounding secondary α phase.
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