“…The DSC results (see Figure1, #4) show that the alloy phase transformations took place at 821, 932, and 976 • C. Figure3shows the corresponding microstructures and XRD patterns of this alloy after annealing at 800, 900 and 1000 • C. The alloy is composed of three phases: the dark α 2 phase, the gray O phase and the white β phase at 800 and 900 • C. When the temperature reaches 1000 • C, the gray O phase disappears, whereas the dark α 2 and the white β phases remain.At 800 • C, the α 2 and the O phases are formed as a small litter of ellipsoids and fine needles, respectively, and are homogeneously dispersed across the β matrix. They exhibit the classic microstructures of α 2 -based titanium alloys[31]. After annealing at 900 • C, the α 2 phase gathers in a lamellar shape at the grain boundaries.…”