A Numerical and Experimental Model for P-TIG Welded CpTi/V/Inconel 718 Joint Incorporating Represented Volume Elements (RVEs) and Nanoindentation

Abstract:

Titanium is widely used in aerospace and medical industries for its high strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance, while Inconel 718 is favored in aerospace and power generation for its exceptional mechanical strength and oxidation resistance at high temperatures. It’s challenging to directly combine the Inconel 718 and the titanium, so the interlayer of vanadium is used which causes the strengthening of the bond by the formation of inter-metallics (TiaNib, NixVy). In this study, the RVE model was developed in order to examine the mechanical properties (i.e. Modulus, Poisson ratio) of the inter-metallics, by examining their microstructures. Furthermore, nanoindentation techniques are employed across different zones of the weldment to determine the modulus and hardness values. At the vanadium-Inconel interface, hardness and modulus values were observed to range from 2 to 8.5GPa and 130 to 205GPa respectively. The maximum error in hardness between the experimental and simulation was 3.75%. The pile up behavior was also examined in the simulation setup to determine the amount of plastic zone in the indent.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1164)
• Pages: 37-45
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-BjXvM2
• Online since: November 2025
• Authors: Muhammad Akif*, Massab Junaid, Tauheed Shehbaz, Fahd Nawaz Khan, Fazail Bangash
• Keywords: Diffusion, Microstructure Modelling, Welding

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