Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and microhardness of spot welds in Ti26Al11Nb

Autor: R. D. Griffin, B. Radhakrishnan, V. L. Acoff, R. G. Thompson
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Materials Science and Engineering: A. 152:304-309
ISSN: 0921-5093
DOI: 10.1016/0921-5093(92)90083-d
Popis: The gas tungsten arc welded fusion zone of Ti26Al11Nb (atomic per cent) was investigated to determined the effect that postweld heat treatment (PWHT) had on its microhardness and microstructure. The as-welded fusion zone consisted of an ω-type, “tweed-like” microstructure with a microhardness that was higher than the base metal by as much as 100 VHN. Two PWHT temperatures were chosen which represented the upper (980°C) and lower (650°C) limits of the α 2 + β region of the Ti 3 AlNb pseudo-binary phase diagram. Short times at 650°C resulted in secondary hardening above that of the as-welded condition while longer times resulted in hardness values near that of the base metal. heavily faulted α 2 was detected in the 650°C PWHTs. The 980°C, 1 min PWHT had a microhardness and microstructure similar to the 650°C, 50 h PWHT. All other PWHTs at 980°C had microhardeness values near that of the base metal. There were two distinct microstructures for these PWHTs. One consisted of α 2 subgrains with a high dislocation density and B2 precipitates. The other consisted of clear α 2 grains with B2 at grain boundaries.
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