The mechanical properties of commercially pure (CP) Ti at room temperature
were investigated. The decreasing grain size in CP Ti leads to significant
increases in its hardness and/or strength. A combination of severe plastic
deformation by high pressure torsion at 5 GPa followed by short annealing a
t low temperatures allows one to obtain a high strength (more than 1200 MPa
) in pure material that is comparable in strength to alloyed Ti. (C) 2001 A
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