Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7220829 | Materials & Design (1980-2015) | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Explosive welding is widely applied to joining Ti with steel in recent years. However, joining the explosion-bonded CP-Ti/Q345 bimetallic sheets has not been thoroughly investigated. In this paper, explosion-bonded CP-Ti/Q345 bimetallic sheets were applied as base metal and intermediate materials were employed to join the bimetallic sheets. Based on the element metallurgical compatibility, Cu/V based filler metals (solid wire and flux-cored wire) were designed as intermediate layers for TIG welding method. To determine the feasibility of these filler metals, microstructures were analyzed by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Microhardness tests were used to compare the brittleness of the intermetallics in the weld joints. Tensile strength test was performed to evaluate the strength of the joint. The results showed that the feasibility of the Cu/V based solid wires was poor due to metallurgical incompatibilities. The joint filled with Cu/V solid wires suffered severe cracks. Such defects reduced if a Cu-V flux-cored wire was used. It was attributed to continuously distributed microstructures in weld joint and low heat input with the Cu-V flux-cored wire.
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Authors
Qiao ling Chu, Min Zhang, Ji hong Li, Qiang Jin, Qing yang Fan, Wei wei Xie, Hailong Luo, Zong yue Bi,