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An in situ investigation has been carried out by X-ray diffraction of the evolution of the crystallite size and the microstrain of low-temperature annealed commercially pure titanium grade 2 in the state after machining and polishing. Annealing was performed in vacuum at a temperature of 300, 400 and 500°C, with various dwell times. The results presented here demonstrate that annealing temperatures lead to a significant reduction in microstrain and enhanced crystallite growth. The effect of the dwell time is more pronounced at temperatures above 400°C. The dwell time at a temperature of 300°C affects the crystallite growth but produces no microstrain relaxation. The presented results can be very useful for optimizing the working cycle and cooling during surface modification of titanium or exposed machines parts in order to improve the stability of the microstructure and extend the lifetime of components.
Keywords: Titanium, Annealing, Crystallite, Microstrain, X-ray diffraction© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.