The effects of strain rate and temperature on the tensile yield strength and elongation of titanium aluminides are studied. The alloy Ti 45Al 10Nb(at%) has a fully lamellar microstructure. The test results show that the brittle ductile transition(BDT) temperature increases with the increases of strain rate and temperature. The activation energy is 330kJ/mol, which approximates to the self diffusion activation energy of atoms in the TiAl alloy. Fractography and dislocation configuration analyses demonstrate that the brittle ductile transition of the alloy Ti 45Al 10Nb is controlled by dislocation climb.