Mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of vacuum hot-pressed titanium and Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, May 2012, v. 9, p. 91-99, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.01.015
© Elsevier 2012Graphical Abstract > Hot-pressing is used to make almost fully dense titanium and Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy. > Study of the bending properties of elemental titanium and Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy. > Study of the interaction between titanium and processing tools. > Microstructural evolution of the materials with the processing temperature. increases. This is due to the interaction with the BN coated mould and leads to the formation of a reacted layer in the surface, composed by different titanium compounds, which greatly affect the mechanical properties. Nevertheless, the removal of this reacted layer leads to an important improvement of the ductility, especially for elemental titanium.