Twinning transfer in a near β-Ti alloy under high strain rate dynamic loading

The microstructure evolution of near β-Ti alloys with initially lamellar and equiaxed microstructures subjected to dynamic loading was investigated. Results showed that during high strain rate compression, shear failure is more likely to occur in equiaxed microstructure. Owing to temperature rise and stress concentration, the lamellar α phase in adiabatic shear band (ASB) zone was recrystallized and re-melted, while the equiaxed α phase transformed in strip-shaped following the propagating direction of adiabatic shear band. During high strain rate loading, the twinning transfer was observed between β matrix and α phase, which demonstrates that twinning is the dominant deformation mode to accommodate plastic deformation.