Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 46, Issue 10, 1002011(2019)

Effects of Multiple Laser Repairs on Microstructure and Hardness of ZTC4 Titanium Alloy

Bo Pan, Yichen Huang, Liqun Li*, and Wang Tao
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Advanced Welding and Joining, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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    Area to be repaired
    Morphologies of TC4 powder. (a) Microscopic morphology of powder; (b) surface morphology of powder
    Diagram of repair progress
    Path planning diagrams. (a) Front view; (b) top view
    Macroscopic morphology of the sample after repair
    Microstructure of α+β in base metal. (a) Metallographic image, ×300; (b) metallographic image, ×1000
    Basketweave structure in HAZ
    Colonies structure in HAZ
    Martensite with α phase in HAZ
    β columnar crystal in AM
    Widmanstatten structure in AM
    Widmanstatten structures at different positions in AM. (a) Bottom; (b) middle; (c) top
    Distribution diagrams after multiple repairs. (a) First repair; (b) second repair; (c) third repair
    Hardness distributions after multiple repairs. (a) First repair; (b) second repair; (c) third repair
    • Table 1. Chemical composition of ZTC4 titanium alloy

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      Table 1. Chemical composition of ZTC4 titanium alloy

      ElementAlVFeCONHTi
      Mass fraction /%6.14.050.300.010.020.030.005Bal.
    • Table 2. Experimental parameters

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      Table 2. Experimental parameters

      ParameterLaserpower /WScanningspeed /(m·min-1)Powder feedingspeed /(g·min-1)Layerheight /mmCarrier gasflow /(L·min-1)Protective gasflow /(L·min-1)
      Value11000.650.6813
    • Table 3. HAZ widths after multiple repairs

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      Table 3. HAZ widths after multiple repairs

      Repair timeHAZ width /mm
      First repair0.66
      Second repair0.98
      Third repair1.50
    • Table 4. Hardness distributions after multiple repairs

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      Table 4. Hardness distributions after multiple repairs

      Repair timeHardness /HV
      AMHAZBM
      First repair386.26409.02349.99
      Second repair389.87414.58359.88
      Third repair388.34425.33350.76
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    Paper Information

    Category: laser manufacturing

    Received: May. 6, 2019

    Accepted: Jun. 13, 2019

    Published Online: Oct. 25, 2019

    The Author Email: Li Liqun (liliqun@hit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL201946.1002011

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