J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 372-380.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2015.11.018

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Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Vacuum Brazed Ti3Al/TiAl Joints Using Two Ti-based Filler Metals

H.S. Ren1, 2, H.P. Xiong2, *, B. Chen2, S.J. Pang1, B.Q. Chen2, L. Ye2   

  1. 1 Department of Material Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China;
    2 Welding and Plastic Forming Division, Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing 100095, China
  • Received:2015-02-07 Revised:2015-05-26 Online:2016-04-10
  • Contact: Prof., Ph.D.; Tel.: +86 10 62496680; Fax: +86 10 62456925. (H.P. Xiong).
  • Supported by:
    This work was sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 51405456. The authors also express their appreciations to the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 03H21009 and 99H21013.

Abstract: Vacuum brazing of Ti3Al-based alloy to TiAl was firstly carried out by Ti——15Cu——15Ni (wt%) filler metal. A continuous Ti3Al band, Ti2Ni and Ti2Cu/Cu3Ti phases formed and the joint showed a shear strength of 53.8-112.4 MPa at room temperature. For the improvement of the joint strength, a new Ti——Zr——Cu——Ni——Fe filler alloy was designed, and its wettability on Ti3Al and TiAl substrate was studied with the sessile drop method. After holding for 20 min at 1010 °C the Ti——Zr——Cu——Ni——Fe filler showed a low contact angle of 20° and 21° on Ti3Al and TiAl substrate, respectively. The joint brazed with this novel filler mainly consisted of Ti-rich area, Ti3Al reaction layer and residual filler metal. With the increase of the brazing temperature, the amount of residual filler metal decreased and the Ti3Al reaction layer thickened. The Ti3Al/TiAl joint brazed with Ti——Zr——Cu——Ni——Fe filler exhibited a lower hardness than that brazed with Ti——Cu——Ni filler. The corresponding joints brazed at 950 °C for 5 min presented the shear strength of 257.6 ± 33.6 MPa at room temperature and 304.8 ± 9.9 MPa at 600 °C.

Key words: Brazing, Titanium aluminides, Microstructure, Shear strength