The deformation characteristics of Ti–6Al–4V have been established by torsion testing in the temperature range 800–1150°C. Constitutive equations are proposed for both the β-region and the α+β-region which, it is suggested, may have some practical applications. Extensive optical and electron microscopy have established that dynamic recovery is the operative deformation mode in the β-region, while dynamic recrystallisation predominates in the α+β-region.
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