Phase Transformations in the Brazing Joint during Transient Liquid Phase Bonding of a γ-TiAl Alloy Studied with In Situ High-Energy X-Ray Diffraction

Abstract:

TiAl alloys are increasingly used as a lightweight material, for example in aero engines, which also leads to the requirement for suitable repair techniques. Transient liquid phase bonding is a promising method for the closure of cracks (in non-critical or non-highly loaded areas). The brazing solder Ti-24Ni was investigated for brazing the alloy Ti-45Al-5Nb-0.2B-0.2C (in at. %). After brazing, the joint exhibits different microstructures and phase compositions. The transient liquid phase bonding process was investigated in the middle of the joint region in situ to acquire time resolved information of the phases, their development, and thus the brazing process. These investigations were performed using high-energy X-ray diffraction at the “High-Energy Materials Science” beamline HEMS, located at the synchrotron radiation facility PETRA III at DESY in Hamburg, Germany. For this, we used an induction furnace, which is briefly described here. During the analysis of the diffraction data with Rietveld refinement, the amount of liquid was refined with Gaussian peaks and thus could be quantified. Furthermore, while brazing four different phases occurred in the middle of the joint region over time. Additionally, the degree of ordering of the β_o phase was determined with two ideal stoichiometric phases (completely ordered and disordered). Altogether, the phase composition changed clearly over the first six hours of the brazing process.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 941)
• Pages: 943-948
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.941.943
• Online since: December 2018
• Authors: Katja Hauschildt*, Andreas Stark, Hilmar Burmester, Ursula Tietze, Norbert Schell, Martin Müller, Florian Pyczak
• Keywords: Brazing, High-Energy X-Ray Diffraction, Repair, TiAl Alloys, Transient Liquid Phase Bonding

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