1. The Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TA1-Low Alloy Steel Composite Plate Manufactured by Explosive Welding
- Author
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Fan Mingyu, Chen Dan, Sun Lixin, Di Liu, Guangping Deng, Zhang Yang, Zhang Zhongwu, and Cui Ye
- Subjects
lcsh:TN1-997 ,Materials science ,titanium alloy ,Alloy steel ,Alloy ,02 engineering and technology ,engineering.material ,mechanical properties ,01 natural sciences ,Diffusion layer ,composite plate ,Composite plate ,0103 physical sciences ,General Materials Science ,steel ,Composite material ,lcsh:Mining engineering. Metallurgy ,010302 applied physics ,Delamination ,Metals and Alloys ,Fracture mechanics ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Microstructure ,Explosion welding ,explosive welding ,engineering ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
A TA1 (Ti alloy)/low alloy steel (LAS) composite plate was manufactured by explosive welding. The effects of the bonding interface microstructure on the mechanical properties and fracture behavior of the composite plate were investigated. The results show that the interface has a wavy structure with intermetallic compounds (IMCs) enclosed by a steel matrix. The metallurgical bonding interface was achieved by local diffusion, with a several micrometer-thick diffusion layer. Two kinds of microcracks were formed in the IMC region and the diffusion interface. Microcracks in the IMC region propagate with difficulty due to the impediment of the IMC/steel interface. The microcracks initiated at the interface need to propagate into the fine-grain steel matrix before crack connection and delamination. The shear strength of the TA1/LAS composite plate was over 350 MPa. The composite plate could be bent up to the equipment limit (135 degrees). Excellent mechanical properties were obtained since the crack propagation was hindered by the refined or elongated steel grains induced during explosive welding.
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- 2020