Low Temperature Tensile Properties of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tube/Pipe

Form d or δ/mm State θ/℃ σb/MPa σ8/MPa δ25/%
Tubes 13 x 1.3 650℃, 1h, Air cooling 20 703 551 19
-195 1179 986 20
-253 1510 1386 2
-268 1392 1365 4

Mechanical properties of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tube/Pipe

Properties of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) tube
Form d or δ/mm State Sampling direction Room temperature
σb/MPa σp0.2/MPa δ50/% ψ5/% ψ/% αku/kJ·m-2
Tubes  (Φ6~50) x (0.5~2.0) annealing L ≥620 ≥515 ≥15 - - -

Room temperature bending angle of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tubes
Form d or δ/mm State Sampling direction α(D=6d)/(º) α(D=3δ)/(º)
Tubes 6~25  Annealing L 180 -

Room temperature and low temperature notched tensile properties of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tubes
Form State Kt θ/℃ σbH/MPa σbHb
Tubes 650℃, 1h, furnace cooling 6.3 20 758 1.12
-195 1255 1.09
-253 1420 1.16

Hardness of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tubes

The room temperature hardness of the annealed pipe is 15~27HRC

Tensile properties of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tubes

High temperature tensile properties of pipes
Form Tubes
State 650℃, 30min, vacuum annealing
Spec. Φ12mmx0.9mm Φ22mmx0.5mm
θ/℃ σb/MPa σ8/MPa δ5/% σb/MPa σ8/MPa δ5/%
100 660 521 20.9 565 485 44.1
150 592 479 24 550 472 41.5
200 598 481 17.4 532 448 41.9
300 542 427 17.4 497 413 39.5
400 503 - 16 461 - 30.3
470 424 - 27 399 - 42.6
500 400 - 26.9 387 - 51.3

Thermal stability of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tubes

Room temperature tensile properties of annealed tubing specimens after thermal exposure
Heat exposure conditions Tubes d or δ/mm
650℃,30min, furnace cooling
12x0.9 22x0.5
θ/℃ t/h σb/MPa σp0.2/MPa δ5/% σb/MPa σp0.2/MPa δ5/%
Not exposed 726 598 18.2 659 561 29.6
400 500 739 609 16.2 673 608 27.1
1000 736 608 16.2 653 564 29.1
1500 729 607 18 682 587 26.7
2000 706 601 18.1 664 577 28.3
470 400 720 596 17.4 686 600 27.7

High Temperature Creep Properties of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tubes
Form State θ/℃ σ1.0/1000/MPa
Tubes Annealing 250 400

Fatigue properties of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tubes

Axial loading fatigue limit of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tubes
Form d or δ/mm State Sampling direction θ/℃ Kt R f N σD/MPa
Tubes 9.5x0.7 Annealing L 20 1 -1 30 107 320

Elastic properties of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tubes

The dynamic modulus of elasticity of tubes at different temperatures
Form State d or δ/mm E/GPa
20℃ 100℃ 200℃ 300℃ 400℃ 500℃
Tubes 650℃, 30min, furnace cooling 6x0.6 96.3 - - - - -
10x0.75 99 - - - - -
12x0.9 96 - - - - -

Formability of Ti-3Al-2.5V(Grade 9) Tubes

Flattening and flattening properties of tubes
Form d or δ/mm State Flatten Flattening pitch
Tubes 6 x 0.6 650℃, 1h, furnace cooling -
8 x 0.75 700℃, 1h, furnace cooling crack -
10 x 0.75 700℃, 1h, furnace cooling not crack
22 x 0.5 650℃, 1h, furnace cooling - ≤6δ
30 x 0.5 700℃, 1h, furnace cooling not crack -
36 x 0.5 650℃, 1h, furnace cooling not crack ≤6δ
12 x 0.9 380℃, 1h, furnace cooling -
22 x 0.5 380℃, 1h, furnace cooling -

① The half pipe split along the axial direction is gradually pressed between two parallel plates until the distance between the plates is equal to the nominal wall thickness of the tubes
② Tubes wall thickness

The flaring performance of tubes
Form d or δ/mm State Expansion rate/%
Tubes 6 x 0.6 650℃, 30min, furnace cooling 41.6
10 x 0.75 700℃, 1h, furnace cooling 44.9
12 x 0.9 650℃, 30min, furnace cooling 40.2
20 x 0.75 700℃, 1h, furnace cooling 42.5
22 x 0.5 650℃, 30min, furnace cooling >35.1
30 x 0.9 700℃, 1h, furnace cooling 51.7
36 x 0.5 650℃, 30min, furnace cooling >34.4
44 x 0.9 700℃, 1h, furnace cooling 44.3
52 x 1.0 700℃, 1h, furnace cooling 45.2
12 x 0.9 cold deformation + 380℃, 30min, furnace coolin >20
22 x 0.5 >20

① Flaring adopts a top core with a taper of 74°, and the flaring rate is calculated by the following formula: Expansion rate= df-do/do x 100%
In the formula, dfis the maximum outer diameter of the flared area after flaring; do is the outer diameter of the pipe.

Bending performance of tubes
Form State d or δ/mm Bend core diameter Bending angle/(°) Rebound angle/(°)  The maximum reduction of wall thickness at the bend/%
Tubes Annealing 6 x 0.6 4d 180 8 8
10 x 0.75 4d 180 12 8.5
12 x 0.9 4d 180 22 9.5
10 x 0.75 6d 180 69 5
12 x 0.75 6d 180 74 8

①When bending, the tube is filled with soft steel rods
②The tube is filled with rosin when bent