Microstructural evolution and numerical simulation of laser-welded Ti2AlNb joints under different heat inputs

• 作者: Ke-Zhao Zhang Zheng-Long Lei Yan-Bin Chen Ke Yang Ye-Feng Bao
• 来源期刊: 稀有金属（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（8）
• 所属期刊栏目: ORIGINAL ARTICLES
• 页码范围: 2143-2153
• 页数: 11页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

The influence of heat input on the microstruc-tural evolution of laser-welded Ti2A1Nb joints was inves-tigated in this study.The thermal cycles during welding process were analyzed by numerical simulation.In the heat affected zone (HAZ),the amount of α2 and O phases decreased with laser power increasing.During the heating period,α2 → B2 and O → B2 transformations occurred,but the decomposition of the B2 phase into αt2 and O phases was suppressed during the cooling period.The heat transfer in the HAZ generated more equiaxed B2 grains,fewer LAGBs and a weaker {001 } <1(1)0> texture due to recov-ery,recrystallization and grain growth.The phase compo-sition of the fusion zone remained single with only the B2 phase with the increase in heat input,but the mode of grain growth transformed from cellular growth into cellular dendritic growth.A finite element model was established to simulate the thermal cycles during the welding process.Higher heat input induced higher peak temperature,leading to higher temperatures in the HAZ for longer periods of time,which was beneficial for the α2 → B2 and O → B2 transformations.The calculated cooling rates in both the HAZ and in the fusion zone were faster than the critical cooling rate for B2 → α2 and B2 → O transformations.