Ultrasonic Impact Treatment of Fine- and Coarse Grained Commercial Purity Titanium
The grain size effect on surface morphology, microstructure and mechanical properties of commercial purity titanium specimens subjected to ultrasonic impact treatment was studied. It was found by atomic force microscope that ultrasonic impact treatment of titanium specimens resulted in surface corrugation happens due to their severe plastic deformation. The profile height of the corrugated surface depends on the grain size of specimens and varies in a wide range. The thicknesses of a modified surface layer of fine-and coarse grained titanium specimens were studied. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analysis revealed that the plastic deformation was accompanied by twin and low angle boundary formation in the surface layer of titanium specimens. The effect of ultrasonic impact treatment on the microhardness of the surface layer of the specimens under study was investigated.