Study of the Metallurgy of a Dissimilar Ti-6Al-4V – Stainless Steel Linear Fiction Welded Joints

Abstract:

This paper deals with the investigation of the metallurgy of a dissimilar Ti-6Al-4V-stainless steel joint linear friction welded. In particular two different stainless steel were considered: AISI 304 and AISI 316. These two alloys differs in the Molybdemun content. Metallographic observations, EDS analysis and Vickers Microhardness measurements were carried out, particular attention was focused on the study of the intermetallic compounds and on the microstructures of the different zones produced by the process. As usual for solid state welding processes, three different zones can be identified: the parent material, the heat affected zone (HAZ) and the thermo-mechanical affected zone (TMAZ), furthermore a very thin joining line, rich of intermetallic compounds, was also observed. In this zone diffusive phenomena also occurred resulting in a variation of the alpha phase content on the titanium side.In the TMAZ, the bimodal microstructure of the parent material was deformed and the presence of elongated alpha grains with broken beta-phase particles was established. Moreover it was observed that in the weld region, exposure to supertransus temperatures (995°C) combined with hot-deformation working and rapid cooling after joining induced the recrystallization of a martensitic beta grain structure. Concerning the joint between Ti-6Al-4V and AISI 316 some cracks were observed within the weld line, this due to the presence of brittle intermetallics compounds in this zone. The formation of these intermetallics was promoted by the presence of Molybdenum.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 651-653)
• Pages: 1427-1432
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.651-653.1427
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Filomena Impero*, Fabio Scherillo, Antonello Astarita, Kathryn A. Beamish, Michele Curioni, Antonino Squillace, Xiao Rong Zhou
• Keywords: AISI 304, AISI 316, LFW, Microstructure, Ti-6Al-4V

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