S. RhaipuM. L.H. WiseP. S. BateMahidol UniversityUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of Manchester2018-07-242018-07-242002-01-01Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science. Vol.33, No.1 (2002), 93-100107356232-s2.0-0036129221https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/20164The effect of microstructural gradients, introduced by local induction heating, on the behavior of a Ti-6Al-4V sheet in superplastic forming has been investigated. Heat treatment led to a change in the morphology of the α phase present at the start of superplastic deformation, which caused an increase in initial flow stress. This has a significant effect on the strain distribution. Trials using two axially symmetric shapes showed that the effect of microstructural gradients can be adequately predicted-via numerical modeling-and controlled. The technique has the potential to control the thickness distribution in formed parts.Mahidol UniversityEngineeringMaterials SciencePhysics and AstronomyArticleSCOPUS10.1007/s11661-002-0008-6