Evolution of distance between ω particles in metastable β-Ti alloy determined from in-situ small angle neutron scattering

Abstract

The evolution of distance between ω particles in metastable β Ti- 15Mo alloy (8.1 in at. %) was determined from in-situ small angle neutron scat- tering (SANS). SANS data were recorded during heating of the material from room temperature to 600 ◦C with the heating rate of 1 ◦C/min. The results agree with previously determined ordering of ω particles in a cubic three-dimensional array with the axes along the cubic axes ⟨100⟩β of the host lattice. The distance between particles, which increases with temperature, was investigated in three orientations with the incident beam parallel to [100]β, [110]β and [111]β.