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MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 46, Issue -, Pages 348-354Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.10.051
Keywords
Friction stir welding; Titanium alloy; Microstructural control; Mechanical properties
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- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Priority Assistance for the Formation of Worldwide Renowned Centers of Research - The Global COE Program (Project: Center of Excellence for Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design)
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The effect of the thermal cycle during friction stir welding (FSW) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy joint was investigated by welding 2-mm-thick alloy plates together under various conditions. When the joints were welded above the beta-transus temperature, the prior beta-grain size in the stir zone depended on the peak temperature, and the size of the lamellar structure depended on the cooling rate. The strength of the joints welded above the beta-transus temperature increased with the welding speed because the lamellar structure was smaller. When the welding was performed below the beta-transus temperature, the stir zone consisted of the fully equiaxed primary alpha phase. The tensile strength of the stir zone obtained below the b-transus temperature exceeded that of the base metal. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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