Abstract: The effect of hydrogen on the deformation behavior of three typical kinds of titanium alloys, pure Ti, Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-15V-3Cr-3Al-3Sn (Ti-15-3), at high temperature has been investigated by short time creep test. XRD and TEM techniques are used to examine the changes in their microstructures. The results show that deformation rutes of pure Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloy can be greatly increased by hydorgen charping due to an increase of β phase volume in their microstructures. β→α transformation is found to occur in unchanged Ti-15-3 alloy during creep process. The addition of 0. 73wt% hydrogen can completely inhibit the deformation-induced transformation and strengthen the metastable β phase in Ti-15-3 alloy, resulting in a dramatic decrease of deformation rate of this alloy at 700° C.

Key words: titanium, hydrogen, thermal deformation