Regev, M.; Santoni, A.; Spigarelli, S. Oxidation Effects on Short-Term Creep Response in Air of Commercially Pure Titanium (CP-2 Ti). Metals2023, 13, 1275.
Regev, M.; Santoni, A.; Spigarelli, S. Oxidation Effects on Short-Term Creep Response in Air of Commercially Pure Titanium (CP-2 Ti). Metals 2023, 13, 1275.
Regev, M.; Santoni, A.; Spigarelli, S. Oxidation Effects on Short-Term Creep Response in Air of Commercially Pure Titanium (CP-2 Ti). Metals2023, 13, 1275.
Regev, M.; Santoni, A.; Spigarelli, S. Oxidation Effects on Short-Term Creep Response in Air of Commercially Pure Titanium (CP-2 Ti). Metals 2023, 13, 1275.
Abstract
The creep response of commercially pure titanium was investigated in air at 550, 600 and 650°C, to assess the effect of oxidation on the mechanical response. Experiments demonstrated that exposure at high temperature produced a marked reduction of the minimum creep rate under a given applied stress. Microhardness measurements showed that a hardened zone forms in proximity of the surface, due to oxygen penetration into metal. A simplified composite-model was then used to describe the creep response. In this model, the sample consisted of two zones, the hard case, enriched in oxygen, and the soft pure-titanium core, both creeping with similar strain rates. Calculation led to an estimation of the dependence of the minimum creep rate on stress and temperature for the hard high-oxygen zone. The simplified composite-model here presented gave an excellent description of experimental creep data for pure titanium tested in air and also provided a reliable picture of the effect of oxidation on complex Ti-alloys.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Metals, Alloys and Metallurgy
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