Laser-welded butt joints of Ti2AlNb/42CrMo steel with addition of V interlayer

Welding Ti2AlNb and 42CrMo steel is important in the field of materials engineering. The formation of Ti–Fe intermetallic compounds upon melting makes it a challenging task due to the significant disparities in the physical properties and chemical compositions of these two materials. An orthogonal e...

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Main Authors: Jie Ning, Long-Zheng Pan, Lin-Jie Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423033367
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Long-Zheng Pan
Lin-Jie Zhang
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description Welding Ti2AlNb and 42CrMo steel is important in the field of materials engineering. The formation of Ti–Fe intermetallic compounds upon melting makes it a challenging task due to the significant disparities in the physical properties and chemical compositions of these two materials. An orthogonal experiment was designed and conducted, and crack-free laser-welded butt joints of Ti2AlNb/42CrMo steel were achieved under optimized parameters. The joints exhibited a tensile strength of approximately 162 MPa. Fracture surface analysis revealed substantial amounts of Fe2Ti and FeTi intermetallic compounds within the weld zone. According to the principle of element compatibility, a method is proposed for incorporating a partially melted V interlayer for laser butt welding of Ti2AlNb/V/42CrMo steel. The laser beam was vertically incident on the interface between Ti2AlNb and V, as well as the interface between V and steel. No visible microcracks were observed after welding. Elemental analysis results indicated that the V interlayer prevented the formation of the Fe–Ti mixed zone. Furthermore, the weld zone primarily consisted of (Fe, V) solid solution and (β-Ti, V) solid solution; thus, Ti–Fe intermetallic compounds were not formed. The tensile strength of the joint reached 572 MPa, and the joint fractured within the unmelted V layer, exhibiting a typical ductile fracture morphology.
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spelling doaj.art-d7a41d6a90064479b7837589b2e981b52024-01-31T05:44:22ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542024-01-012834223434Laser-welded butt joints of Ti2AlNb/42CrMo steel with addition of V interlayerJie Ning0Long-Zheng Pan1Lin-Jie Zhang2State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior for Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior for Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, ChinaCorresponding author.; State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior for Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, ChinaWelding Ti2AlNb and 42CrMo steel is important in the field of materials engineering. The formation of Ti–Fe intermetallic compounds upon melting makes it a challenging task due to the significant disparities in the physical properties and chemical compositions of these two materials. An orthogonal experiment was designed and conducted, and crack-free laser-welded butt joints of Ti2AlNb/42CrMo steel were achieved under optimized parameters. The joints exhibited a tensile strength of approximately 162 MPa. Fracture surface analysis revealed substantial amounts of Fe2Ti and FeTi intermetallic compounds within the weld zone. According to the principle of element compatibility, a method is proposed for incorporating a partially melted V interlayer for laser butt welding of Ti2AlNb/V/42CrMo steel. The laser beam was vertically incident on the interface between Ti2AlNb and V, as well as the interface between V and steel. No visible microcracks were observed after welding. Elemental analysis results indicated that the V interlayer prevented the formation of the Fe–Ti mixed zone. Furthermore, the weld zone primarily consisted of (Fe, V) solid solution and (β-Ti, V) solid solution; thus, Ti–Fe intermetallic compounds were not formed. The tensile strength of the joint reached 572 MPa, and the joint fractured within the unmelted V layer, exhibiting a typical ductile fracture morphology.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423033367Ti2AlNb–42CrMo steel dissimilar jointLaser weldingV interlayerTi–Fe intermetallic compounds
spellingShingle Jie Ning
Long-Zheng Pan
Lin-Jie Zhang
Laser-welded butt joints of Ti2AlNb/42CrMo steel with addition of V interlayer
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Ti2AlNb–42CrMo steel dissimilar joint
Laser welding
V interlayer
Ti–Fe intermetallic compounds
title Laser-welded butt joints of Ti2AlNb/42CrMo steel with addition of V interlayer
title_full Laser-welded butt joints of Ti2AlNb/42CrMo steel with addition of V interlayer
title_fullStr Laser-welded butt joints of Ti2AlNb/42CrMo steel with addition of V interlayer
title_full_unstemmed Laser-welded butt joints of Ti2AlNb/42CrMo steel with addition of V interlayer
title_short Laser-welded butt joints of Ti2AlNb/42CrMo steel with addition of V interlayer
title_sort laser welded butt joints of ti2alnb 42crmo steel with addition of v interlayer
topic Ti2AlNb–42CrMo steel dissimilar joint
Laser welding
V interlayer
Ti–Fe intermetallic compounds
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785423033367
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