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Effect of Pre- and Post-weld Heat Treatments on Linear Friction Welded Ti-5553

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Linear friction welding allows solid-state joining of near-beta (β) titanium alloy Ti-5553 (Ti-5Al-5V-5Mo-3Cr). In the as-welded condition, the weld zone (WZ) exhibits β grain refinement and marked softening as compared with Ti-5553 in the solution heat treated and aged condition. The softening of the weldment is attributed to the depletion of the strengthening alpha (α) phase in the WZ and the adjacent thermo-mechanically affected zone (TMAZ). Specifically, in near-β titanium alloys, the strength of the material mainly depends on the shape, size, distribution, and fraction of the primary α and other decomposition products of the β phase. Hence, a combination of pre- and post-weld heat treatments were applied to determine the conditions that allow mitigating the α phase depletion in the WZ and TMAZ of the welds. The mechanical response of the welded samples to the heat treatments was determined by performing microhardness measurements and tensile testing at room temperature with an automated 3D deformation measurement system. It was found that though the joint efficiency in the as-welded condition was high (96 pct), strain localization and failure occurred in the TMAZ. The application of post-weld solution heat treatment with aging was effective in restoring α, increasing the joint efficiency (97 to 99 pct) and inducing strain localization and failure in the parent material region.

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The authors are grateful to M. Guerin and M. Banu for their technical assistance during this study. The authors are also grateful to R. Ivanov for his support in acquiring the SEM images of the fracture surfaces.

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  1. Elvi Dalgaard (Formerly Ph.D. Student, Senior Analyst)

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  1. Structures, Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory, National Research Council Canada - Aerospace, 5145 Decelles Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3T 2B2, Canada

    Priti Wanjara (Team Leader, Senior Research Officer), Elvi Dalgaard (Formerly Ph.D. Student, Senior Analyst), Javad Gholipour (Senior Research Officer) & Xinjin Cao (Senior Research Officer)

  2. McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B2, Canada

    Elvi Dalgaard (Formerly Ph.D. Student, Senior Analyst) & John J. Jonas (Birks Professor of Metallurgy Emeritus)

  3. Standard Aero Limited, 33 Allen Dyne Road, Winnipeg, MB, R3H 1A1, Canada

    Jonathan Cuddy (Senior Engineer)

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Wanjara, P., Dalgaard, E., Gholipour, J. et al. Effect of Pre- and Post-weld Heat Treatments on Linear Friction Welded Ti-5553. Metall Mater Trans A 45, 5138–5157 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-014-2475-y

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