ELECTRON BEAM WELDING OF TI6AL4V ALLOY

1 FORET Rudolf
Co-authors:
1 HAVLÍK Petr
Institution:
1 Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic, EU, e-mail: foret@fme.vutbr.cz
Conference:
25th Anniversary International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials, Hotel Voronez I, Brno, Czech Republic, EU, May 25th - 27th 2016
Proceedings:
Proceedings 25th Anniversary International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials
Pages:
1266-1271
ISBN:
978-80-87294-67-3
ISSN:
2694-9296
Published:
14th December 2016
Proceedings of the conference were published in Web of Science and Scopus.
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Abstract

Titanium alloys and their weld joints find wide application, in particular in aircraft, automotive and chemical industries, because of their outstanding specific strength and corrosion resistance. The high reactivity of these alloys and the strong degradation effect of elements contained in the atmosphere (H, N and O) make it necessary for these alloys to be welded in protective atmospheres or in vacuum. From this viewpoint, Electron Beam Welding (EBW) is an advantageous welding technology, in large series production. In the paper, the effect is studied of the spot diameter and beam focusing on the penetration depth and the weld shape in the Ti6Al4V alloy. The results obtained are complemented with an analysis of the microstructure and mechanical properties (microhardness, tensile tests) measurements across the welds.

Keywords: Electron beam welding, Ti6Al4V alloy, shape and dimension of weld, microstructure, mechanical properties

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