Microstructure and Mechanical Behaviuor of Rotary Friction Welded Titanium Alloys

Ti-6Al-4V alloy has demonstrated a high strength to weight ratio as well as good properties at high temperature. The successful application of the alloy in some important areas depends on suitable joining techniques. Friction welding has many advantageous features to be chosen for joining Titanium alloys. The present work investigates the feasibility of producing similar metal joints of this Titanium alloy by rotary friction welding method. The joints are produced at three different speeds and the performances of the welded joints are evaluated by conducting microstructure studies, Vickers Hardness and tensile tests at the joints. It is found that the weld joints produced are sound and the ductile fractures in the tensile weld specimens occur at locations away from the welded joints. It is also found that a rotational speed of 1500 RPM can produce a very good weld, with other parameters kept constant.

Authors:

• M. Avinash
• G. V. K. Chaitanya
• Dhananjay Kumar Giri
• Sarala Upadhya
• B. K. Muralidhara

Keywords:

• Rotary friction weld
• rotational speed
• Ti-6Al-4V
• weld structures.

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