Abstract
This paper presents an experimental study of the mechanical and thermal behavior of titanium samples (Grade 2 and Grade 4) with different grain sizes under cyclic loading. The self-heating test demonstrates that the structure of the material has a strong effect on the dissipation ability of titanium. The threshold of energy dissipation corresponding to the transition through the fatigue limit is shown for coarse-grained titanium. On contrary, submicrocrystalline samples exhibit the dependence of continuous energy dissipation on the applied stress amplitude. Analysis of the fatigue properties of titanium in a gigacyclic regime provides evidence that grain grinding improves substantially the fatigue properties of the material.
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