A comparative study has been made of the room-and elevated-temperature tensile properties, roomtemperature fracture toughness, fatigue-crack propagation rates, and 650 ЊC creep properties of Ti24Al-14Nb-3V-0.5Mo with and without 0.9 at. pct Si. Both alloys have microstructures consisting of the ␣ 2 , B2, and the orthorhombic O phase, with different proportions of the ␣ 2 phase relative to the (O ϩ B2) mixtures, depending on solution-treatment temperature. The alloy with a Si addition contains additional primary -Ti 5 Si 3 particles distributed in the (O ϩ B2) matrix. Tests of mechanical properties showed that the incorporation of a small fraction (about 0.03 by volume) of the Ti 5 Si 3 phase leads to greater room-temperature and elevated-temperature strengths, but lower room-temperature elongations and fracture toughness as compared with the base alloy. Alloys containing greater volume fractions of the ␣ 2 phase exhibited better tensile ductility, and this was attributed to the concurrent stabilization of the B2 phase. Examination of tensile-tested and fatigued specimens indicates that the primary failure mode of the alloys, regardless of Si addition, was due to the brittleness of the ␣ 2 phase; the silicide particles that debonded from the matrix also contribute to cracking in the monotonic loading mode. Up to a 20 pct improvement in creep-rupture life was observed in the Si-containing alloys, and this was interpreted in terms of the solute-strengthening effect of Si. While the incorporated Ti 5 Si 3 phase has an unfavorable effect on ductility and room-temperature fracture toughness, the difference in fatigue-crack propagation rates between the alloys with and without Si is minimal. It is concluded that the controlling factor for the fatigue failure in orthorhombic alloys is related to the (␣ 2 ϩ O ϩ B2) microstructure, instead of the Ti 5 Si 3 particles.