简介:Carbonnanotube(CNT)reinforcedaluminummetalmatrixcompositeswereweldedbyelectronbeamweldingandthemicrostructuresofweldedjointswereinvestigated.TheresultshowedthattheinterfacialreactionhappenedbetweentheCNTsandAlmatrix,whichresultedinproducingbrittleAl_4C_3compoundsinelectronbeamwelds.Theextentofinterfacialreactionvariesgraduallyinthedepthandwidthdirection.ThelengthofthereactantsAl_4C_3becameshortduotothetemperaturegradientinthemoltenpool.ThequantityandsizeofAl_4C_3compoundsincreasedwiththeincreaseofbeamcurrentandthedecreaseofweldingspeedinthemiddlezoneofweld.However,noneedle-likephaseAl_4C_3wasobservedinHAZ.
简介:Electronbeamweldingplaysanimportantroleintheaerospaceindustrywherecomponentslikesensors,gears,actuatorsandairframesusedinaircraftandrocketengineswereweldedusingthistechnique.Weldingisnormallyperformedinavacuumtoavoidthescatterofelectronduetothepresenceofgasmoleculesintheatmosphereandhenceelectronbeamweldingprocessprovidesthegreaterresults.Butstilljoiningofdissimilarmetalsischallenging.Thispaperrepresentsreviewofprocess,generationanddistributionofheatsourcevariousinputparameters,materials,microstructure,mechanicalstrengthandthepossibilitiesofjoiningdissimilarmetalsusingelectronbeamwelding.
简介:Thenormallycenteredelectronbeamandnon-centeredelectronbeamweldingofTiAltoTC4wasinvestigatedinordertoanalyzetheelectronbeamweldabilitybetweenTiAl/TC4dissimilarmaterials.MacroscopiccoldcrackeasilyoccurrednearTiAlsubstrateinthejoints.Theoptimaltensilestrengthwasrelatedtotheweldingheatinput.Theweldstructureswerecomposedofbulkycolumnargrainsandequiaxedgrains.Theisolatedphasesconsistedoflargequantitiesofα2-Ti3Alphase,smallquantityofB2phase,γ-TiAlphaseandYAl2phase.InsufficientmeltingofthebasemetaloccurredintheweldwhenthebeampositionleanedtotheTC4side.Thetensilestrengthcouldbeimprovedwhenthedeflectionwaslimitedintheoptimumrange.Otherwise,non-fusionzonewaseasilygeneratedintheweld,whichledtothelowtensilestrength.
简介:Anewelectronbeamcontrolsystemwasdevelopedinageneralvacuumelectronbeammachinebyassemblingwithindustrialcontrolcomputer,programmablelogiccontrol(PLC),deflectioncoil,dataacquisitioncard,poweramplifier,etc.Inthiscontrolsystem,scanningtrackandenergydistributionofelectronbeamcouldbeeditedoff-line,real-timeadjustedandcontrolledon-line.Ti-Mogradientmaterial(GM)withhightemperatureresistantwasfabricatedusingthetechnologyofelectronbeammelting.Themeltingprocessesincludethreesteps,suchaspreheating,melting,andhomogenizing.TheresultsshowthattheGMpreparedbymeltingtechnologyhasfineappearance,andithasgoodintegratedinterfacewiththeTialloy.MoandTielementsaregraduallydistributedintheinterfaceofthegradientmaterial.ThemicrostructureclosetotheTialloybasemetalisα+βbasket-wavergrain,andthemicrostructureclosetotheGMisasinglephaseofβsolidsolution.
简介:Theelectronbeamwelding-brazingbeingusedtojoin5A06AlalloytoTC4Tialloydecreasestheformationofbrittleintermetalliccompound.Experimentswerecarriedouttostudytheinfluenceofelectronbeamweldingparametersonthetensilestrengthofwelds,basedonanorthogonaltestandanalysismethod.Theweldingparametersincludebeamcurrent,weldingspeed,scanningfigure,scanningfrequency,figuresize,beamoffsetandfocuscurrent.Theoptimumparametersfor3mm5A06Alalloyand2mmTC4alloywereasfollows:accelerationvoltagewas60kV,beamcurrentwas11mA,weldingspeedwas600mm/min,focuscurrentwas0mA,scanfigurewasO,scanningfrequencywas1000Hzandbeamoffsetwas0.5mm.Theresultsshowthatthejointswerewithgoodappearanceandqualityweldedbytheoptimumparameters.ThesuccessfuljointscouldbegainedandthemaximumtensilestrengthofAl/Tidissimilaralloyjointscouldbeupto222.61MPausingelectronbeamwelding-brazing.
简介:Theeffectsoftwopost-weldheattreatmentprocessesonthemicrostructureandfatiguepropertiesoftheelectronbeamweldedjointsof30CrMnSiNi2Asteelwerestudied.Electronbeamlocalpost-weldheattreatment(EBLPWHT),inavacuumchamber,immediatelyafterweldingandatraditionalfurnacewholepost-weldheattreatment(FWPWHT)wereaccepted.Theexperimentalresultsshowthat,afterEBLPWHT,themainmicrostructureofweldischangedfromcoarseacicularmartensiteintolathmartensite,andbasemetalischangedfromferriteandperliteintoupperbainiteandresidualaustenite,howeverthemicrostructuresofdifferentzonesofjointsinFWPWHTconditionsaretemperedsorbite.Thefatiguecrackgrowthrateda/dNofweldsandbasemetalarenotobviouslychangedamongEBLPWHT,FWPWHTtestandas-welded(AW)test,asthemechanicalpropertiesofmaterialshaveacertainbutnotlargeeffectontheda/dNofweldedjoints.TheresistancetonearthresholdfatiguecrackgrowthdataofweldedjointscanbelargelyimprovedbyEBLPWHTanditisrelatedtomicrostructureandcrackclosureeffect.
简介:Cracksmayeasilyoccurinthefusionweldbetweenvanadiumalloysandstainlesssteelduetothebrittleintermetallicsandweldingstress.Thehighvacuumelectronbeambraze-weldinghasbeensuccessfullyusedtojoinvanadiumalloy(V-5Cr-5Ti)tostainlesssteel(HR-2)withelectroplatedCuandAgcoating.Toinvestigatetheeffectsofelectroplatedcoatingontheweldability,thejointappearance,themicrostructureandthemechanicalpropertiesofthejointshavebeenthoroughlyanalyzed.Theresultsshowthatthejointsurfaceconfigurationwasgoodandrootreinforcementwasfullandsmooth.Areactionzone(RZ)wasgainedontheinterfacebetweentheVSCrSTialloyandHR-2stainlesssteelbasemetals.Thewidthofreactionzoneatthetopofthejointwasupto0.65mm,widerthanthatinthebottomofthejoint(0.46mm).Thereactionzoneconsistedofconsiderablysmallerdendriticstructureswithanaveragegrainsizeoflessthan10μm.ElementAgandCualmostenrichedtheinterfacebetweenV-5Cr-5TialloysubstrateandRZ,servingasaphysicalbarrierwhichdecreasesoravoidstheformationofintermetallics.Themaximumtensilestrengthofvanadiumalloy/stainlesssteeldissimilaralloyjointwasmorethan300MPa.Thejointwasdefectsfree.
简介:Somepartswithcapillarytoplatejointhaveimportantapplicationinaerocraft.Vacuumelectronbeambrazing(VEBB)technologyisusedtorealizethisjointingwithcapillaries.Firstly3Dfiniteelementanalysismodelisbuiltinthispaperaccordingtothisspecialstructure.AndthenANSYSfiniteelementanalysissoftwareisusedtoanalyzebrazingtemperaturefieldatdifferentbrazingparameters.Thecalculationresultsshowthatthetemperaturefieldofsimulationhasgoodagreementwiththatmeasuredbyexperiment,whichprovesdependenceofthemodelbuiltinthispaper.Andalsoreferenceparameterscouldbeprovidedforrealbrazingprocessthroughcalculationinthismodel.BrazedjointofcapillarytoplatewithgoodperformanceisachievedusingVEBBtechnology.Theachievementofthestudywillbeappliedinaerocraftinthefuture.
简介:TheanalysisofthemicrostructuralcharacterizationandphasecompositionofelectronbeamweldedjointzonesofTi-43Al-9V-0.3Yalloyhasbeendoneinthisstudy.TheweldedseamismainlycomposedofB2phase,thepartialγ+α2two-phaselamellarstructureandgranularγmphase.AndthelanthanonYexistedasYAl2phaseandservedasgrainrefined.Theimpactofdifferentcoolingratesonjointmicrostructure,fracturecharacteristicandtensilestrengthwereinvestigated.Thehighcoolingraterestrainedthestructuraltransformationandresultedintheorderingstructure.Thefractureofthejointwasbrittlecleavagefracturebecausetheorderingstructurewentagainstrestrainingthecrackpropagation.Withthedecreaseofcoolingrate,thetransformationamountsoflamellarstructureincreased,andthefracturepresentedthelayeredandcross-layeredcharacteristic.
简介:Ni-basedsuperalloyK465isbrazedwithBNi-2fillermetalbyvacuumelectronbeambrazing(VEBB).InprocessofVEBB,effectsofprocessingprimaryparametersonshearstrengthofjointsareinvestigated.MicrostructureofthebrazedjointwithBNi-2fillermetalisstudiedbymeansofscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),energydispersivespectroscopy(EDS)andX-raydiffraction(XRD).TheresultsshowthatthestructureofbrazedseamconsistsofalargeamountofNi-basedγsolidsolution,Ni3Al(γ′),Ni3B,WB,CrB,andasmallquantityofWC,NbC.Themaximumshearstrengthofthejointis398MPawhenthebeamcurrentofweldingis2.6mA,heatingtimeis480sandfocusedcurrentis1800mA.
简介:ButtjointsofQCrO.8/1Cr2lNiSTiequal-thicknessdissimilarmaterialswereobtainedbyelectronbeamweldingwithfixedacceleratingvoltage60kVandfocuscurrent1.99A,changedelectronbeamcurrentandweldingvelocity.MicrostructureandcompositionoftheEBWjointwereinvestigatedbymeansofopticalmicrographyandEDXanalysis,mechanicalpropertiesofthejointwerealsotested.Theresultsshowthatjoint'smacrostructurewasdividedintothreezones:topweldzonenearQCrO.8andbottomweldzoneconsistingofCu(ss.Fe)withacertainamountofdispersedlydistributed(α+ε)mixedmicrostructure,middleweldzoneconsistingof(α+ε)microstracturewithasmallamountofCu(ss.Fe)particles.MorphologicalinhomogeneousmacrostructureandunevenchemicalcompostionofQCrO.8/1Cr21NiSTijointbyEBWarethemostimportantfactortoresultindecreasingjoiningstrength.