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The paper deals with the study on the impact of grain refinement by severe plastic deformation upon the microstructure, as well as deformation and fracture behavior under tensile loading of technical grade titanium. The microstructure of coarse- and ultra-fine grain technical grade titanium was investigated by optical, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. In situ monitoring of deformation behavior was conducted by means of acoustic emission and digital image correlation. Scanning electron microscopy was employed for fracture surface observation. The results of the tensile tests have revealed significant growth in ultimate strength and decrease of ductility due to grain-boundary strengthening. The experimental data obtained allow one to get the appropriate understanding of the mechanisms responsible for variation of mechanical properties and fracture patterns as well as to attain quantitative estimation of strain localization induced by the grain refinement.

The paper presents the results of studies of the kinetics of accumulation of fatigue damages in titanium VT1-0 and titanium alloy OT4 by acoustic emission method (AE). Identification of the sources of acoustic emission (dislocations, micro- and macro-cracks) is based on the methodology developed by the authors. According to the activity of various types of acoustic emission sources, the stages of fatigue are identified in conditions of flat cantilever bending. The data of the acoustic emission analysis were experimentally confirmed by the results of microstructural studies.The paper presents the results of studies of the kinetics of accumulation of fatigue damages in titanium VT1-0 and titanium alloy OT4 by acoustic emission method (AE). Identification of the sources of acoustic emission (dislocations, micro- and macro-cracks) is based on the methodology developed by the authors. According to the activity of various types of acoustic emission sources, the stages of fatigue are identified in conditions of flat cantilever bending. The data of the acoustic emission analysis were experimentally confirmed by the results of microstructural studies.

The paper studies the kinetics of fatigue damage accumulation in VT1-0 titanium by the acoustic emission (AE) method. Technical grade titanium VT1-0 in various structural states was tested under cyclic bending. Submicrocrystalline Ti-specimens (SMC, with subgrain size of 200–300 nm) were fabricated by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) from polycrystalline titanium. Ingots with ultrafine grain structure (UFG, with structure element size of 1–2 µm) and coarse grain structure (CG, with structure element size of 20–30 µm) were prepared by annealing at different temperatures. Fatigue stages were identified by analyzing the AE signal parameters with their classification by the source type (dislocations, micro-and macrocracks). It was revealed that the specimens with a smaller grain size are of higher fatigue durability, while AE signals at the stages of yielding and microcracking are detected later because of their low energy.

The structure of Ti-40Nb alloy prototype obtained by selective laser melting (SLM) on “VARISKAF 100MV” installation was considered by the methods of optical metallography, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. It was revealed that the most of the specimens’ surface is uniform flowed surface with typical banded structure formed by laying-on molten pools. The process of the individual layer formation was followed by drop formation. This leads to the porosity formation on the specimen’s surface. The structure of entire specimen is not homogeneous throughout the transverse section. The porosity of three kinds is observed. They are cavities of not full contact and melting of the layers, drawholes, gas pores. The porosity optimization requires more careful SLM modes selection. The alloy has a grain structure with anisotropy from small (2–8 µm) to medium (8–20 µm) grain size. The anisotropy of the specimen is formed in each layer and is retained during building of the specimen. The grains of microstruct...