| Mechanical and Bond Testing of Titanium Alloy Bars: Comparison with SteelIdaho State University (2019)Titanium and its alloys have been widely used in aerospace, chemical production, marine engineering, national defense, medical industry and consumer goods manufacturing. In the past few decades, grade 5 titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) has been used incivil infrastructure. However, due to lack of sufficient data on Ti6Al4V, its use in civil engineering is still limited. The properties of titanium such as high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, flexibility, ductility, composite compatibility, and aesthetic quality make it a promising metal in civil engineering. The use of titanium helps to decrease the construction and rehabilitation costs of structures while increasing their durability. To understand the material behavior of Ti6Al4V and its comparison with steel, mechanical and bond tests were performed at Idaho State University (ISU).In this study, the results of five tests of Ti6Al4V performed at ISU are presented. The tests were conducted to characterize the properties of titanium alloy and gather sufficient data for its potential applications in civil infrastructure. The performance of Ti6Al4V is compared with steel. This paper details the tension and CharpyV-notchimpact test of Ti6Al4V and high-strength steel and proposes analytical models forthestress-strain and toughness-temperature relationships. Furthermore, the research contains the procedures and experimental results for the Brinell hardness test, galling test and bond testwith normal weight concretefor titanium alloy and steel specimens.Key Words:Titanium alloy; Ti6Al4V; Mechanical properties; Stress-strain relation; Toughness-temperature relation; Retrofitting; Novel materials; Tension test; Brinell hardnesstest; Charpy V-notch impact test; Galling test; Bond test |