Journal
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 442-447Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1179/174329306X120750
Keywords
Ti-6Al-4V; TIG weldment; alpha platelet width; Prior beta grain size; PWHT
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The present study has investigated the influence of current pulsing on the structure and mechanical properties of Ti - 6Al - 4V tungsten inert gas (TIG) weldments. Autogenous full penetration bead on plate TIG welds were made with and without direct current pulsing. Microstructural observations and evaluation of hardness, tensile and fatigue properties of the weldments were made in different conditions: as welded and post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) conditions ( PWHT was done at 700 and 900 degrees C). Current pulsing resulted in slight refinement of prior beta grains, leading to better tensile strength, ductility and fatigue lives of weldments in the as welded condition. In the case of weldments subjected to PWHTs, the pulsed weldments exhibited inferior fatigue lives compared with the unpulsed weldments. The PWHT done at 900 degrees C resulted in inferior fatigue lives of weldments compared with that done at 700 degrees C.
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