Abstract: During the solution treatment of TC18 titanium alloy in the single β phase region, the black fleck formed and acted as a heterogeneous microstructure. Many characterization methods, such as optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), electron back-scattered diffraction (EBSD), and so on, were used to make a precise characterization on the black fleck. Meanwhile, some additional heat treatments were carried out for revealing the formation mechanism of black fleck. The results showed that the massive precipitation of acicular α phase made the β grain exhibit as a black fleck morphology, and the black fleck existed as a large and accumulated morphology. During solution treatment, accompanying a slow cooling rate in the center region of the TC18 titanium alloy bar, the formation of subgrain and remnant dislocation in the non-completed recrystallized β grain promoted the precipitation of acicular α phase.
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