Infrared Thermography and Generation of Heat under Deformation of Bioinert Titanium- and Zirconium-Based Alloys

Abstract: The evolution of temperature fields and the deformation behavior of samples of VT1-0 titanium and zirconium Zr–1 wt % Nb alloys in coarse-grained and ultrafine-grained states is investigated under quasistatic stretching using infrared thermography. It is shown that the nature of the evolution of the temperature field in the process of deformation and the dependence of the maximum temperature on the strain in the working area differ for VT1-0 titanium and Zr–1 wt % Nb and depend on their structural and phase states, mechanical characteristics, and thermal diffusivity. It has been established that upon transition to the ultrafine-grained state, thermal diffusivity decreases by 6.5 and 9.3% for VT1-0 titanium and Zr–1 wt % Nb alloy, respectively. Differences in the deformation behavior of samples of VT1-0 titanium and Zr–1 wt % Nb alloy in the coarse-grained and ultrafine-grained states are associated with substructural hardening of the matrix phases of α-Ti and α-Zr and solid-solution hardening caused by the dissolution of β-Nb particles as the alloys under study are transferred into the ultrafine-grained state by severe plastic deformation.