Materials for engineering, 3rd Edition - (Malestrom)

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Materials for engineering
RT = room temperature
Temperature
α
β
M s
α + β
M f
RT
Aged
Strength
Anneal
Rapid quench
from β-field
Alloy content
3.13 Schematic diagram for the heat-treatment of titanium alloys
(after P. H. Morton).
then aged to cause decomposition of the retained metastable β, a moderate
increase in strength is observed, as indicated in Fig. 3.13.
Table 3.5 lists typical mechanical properties of some titanium alloys.
3.2.4 Copper alloys
Copper and its alloys are widely used because of their high electrical and
thermal conductivity, corrosion resistance and ease of fabrication. Certain
compositions for wrought products have counterparts among the cast alloys,