Plastic anisotropy of laser melting deposited Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–1Cr–1Fe titanium alloy

Tensile tests of laser melting deposited Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–1Cr–1Fe titanium alloy specimens in different orientations were conducted, which indicates significant plastic anisotropy of this material. Digital image correlation method added in-situ-tensile tests were carried out to investigate mechanical properties with respect to specified material structures. The results indicate that the plasticity properties of the thick columnar grain and that of other grains are significant different. Under the same stress level, the thick columnar grain yield firstly and bear the main plastic deformation of the whole specimen. The elasto-plastic Poisson's ratio of the thick columnar grains and that of other grains are also different. Tests on layer bands indicate that the coarser microstructures of the layer bands lead a stronger resistance to tensile plastic deformation, but a weaker resistance to shear plastic deformation. In addition, the direction of primary α laths on both sides of the layer bands may be different, and this has an obviously effect on the tensile plastic deformation of the specimen.