Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 45, Issue 11, 1102010(2018)

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Laser Welded Ti/Al Alloys

Shun Guo1、*, Yong Peng1、*, Jun Zhu2, Qiong Gao1, Qi Zhou1、*, and Chong Cui1
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  • 1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology,Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, China
  • 2 School of Materials Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211167, China
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    The welding of TC4 Ti alloy and 6082 Al alloy is realized by 3 kW fiber laser offset welding on Al sheets. The macro- and micro-structures and mechanical properties of joints are tested. The temperature field distribution of joints and the thermal cycling curves at Ti/Al interfaces are simulated by the finite element method. The results show that the joints without cracks and porosity and with good tensile strength can be obtained by Ti/Al laser offset welding. During the welding process, the Ti substrate is partially melted and its surface becomes uneven. In the solidification process, there occurs a thin intermetallic compound layer at the Ti/Al bonding interface, whose main phase is TiAl3. The tensile test show that the maximum tensile strength of joints is 153 MPa, 72.9% that of Al substrate. The fracture mode of joints is a brittle cleavage one. The fractures occur in the intermetallic compound layer, and brittle phases which cause the fracture are TiAl and TiAl3.

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    Shun Guo, Yong Peng, Jun Zhu, Qiong Gao, Qi Zhou, Chong Cui. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Laser Welded Ti/Al Alloys[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2018, 45(11): 1102010

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    Category: laser manufacturing

    Received: May. 22, 2018

    Accepted: Jul. 26, 2018

    Published Online: May. 9, 2019

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    DOI:10.3788/CJL201845.1102010

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