Physically Based Constitutive Model of Ti-6Al-4V for Arbitrary Phase Composition

The principal challenge in producing aerospace components using Ti-6Al-4V alloy is to employ the optimum process window of deformation rate and temperature to achieve desired material properties. Qualitatively understanding the microstructure-property relationship is not enough to accomplish this goal. Developing advanced material models to be used in manufacturing process simulation is the key to compute and optimize the process iteratively. The focus in this work is on physically based flow stress models coupled with microstructure evolution models. Such a model can be used to simulate processes involving complex and cyclic thermo-mechanical loading