Laser-welded Ti-6Al-4 V is prone to severe residual stresses,microstructural variation,and structural de-fects which are known detrimental to the mechanical properties of weld joints.Residual stress removal is typical...Laser-welded Ti-6Al-4 V is prone to severe residual stresses,microstructural variation,and structural de-fects which are known detrimental to the mechanical properties of weld joints.Residual stress removal is typically applied to weld joints for engineering purposes via heat treatment,in order to avoid prema-ture failure and performance degradation.In the present work,we found that proper welding residual stresses in laser-welded Ti-6Al-4 V sheets can maintain better ductility during uniaxial tension,as op-posed to the stress-relieved counterparts.A detailed experimental investigation has been performed on the deformation behaviours of Ti-6Al-4 V butt welds,including residual stress distribution characteriza-tions by focused ion beam ring-coring coupled with digital image correlation(FIB-DIC),X-ray comput-erized tomography(CT)for internal voids,and in-situ DIC analysis of the subregional strain evolutions.It was found that the pores preferentially distributed near the fusion zone(FZ)boundary,where the compressive residual stress was up to-330 MPa.The removal of residual stress resulted in a changed failure initiation site from the base material to the FZ boundary,the former with ductile and the latter with brittle fracture characteristics under tensile deformation.The combined effects of residual stresses,microstructures,and internal pores on the mechanical responses are discussed in detail.This work high-lights the importance of inevitable residual stress and pores in laser weld pieces,leading to key insights for post-welding treatment and service performance evaluations.展开更多
Quantifying the residual stress at micron-scale is crucial for comprehending the trans-and inter-granular deformation mechanisms and the influence of heat treatment,but remains technically challenging.This study utili...Quantifying the residual stress at micron-scale is crucial for comprehending the trans-and inter-granular deformation mechanisms and the influence of heat treatment,but remains technically challenging.This study utilized focused ion beam and digital image correlation(FIB-DIC)techniques to assess residual stress within the dendrite stem and arm of nickel-based single-crystal superalloys.The influence of hot isostatic pressing(HIP)on the microstructure and residual stress was also elucidated.Our results revealed that the residual stresses in the dendrite stem and arm regions manifest as tensile stress along the x-axis and compressive stress along the y-axis,with a range of−720 MPa to 680 MPa.HIP treatment effectively improved microstructure and regulated residual stress in nickel-based single-crystal superalloys,leading to a rapid reduction in residual stress levels.The present study lays a solid theoretical groundwork for optimizing processing strategies to regulate residual stress and enhance mechanical properties in next-generation single-crystal superalloys.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Re-search&Development Plan of China(No.2020YFA0405900)the Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Founda-tion of China(No.92263201)Y.P.Xia would like to thank the support by the Jiangsu Funding Program for Excellent Postdoctoral Talent.All authors thank the Advanced Material Research Institute of Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute(JITRI,Suzhou,China)for the experimental support.
文摘Laser-welded Ti-6Al-4 V is prone to severe residual stresses,microstructural variation,and structural de-fects which are known detrimental to the mechanical properties of weld joints.Residual stress removal is typically applied to weld joints for engineering purposes via heat treatment,in order to avoid prema-ture failure and performance degradation.In the present work,we found that proper welding residual stresses in laser-welded Ti-6Al-4 V sheets can maintain better ductility during uniaxial tension,as op-posed to the stress-relieved counterparts.A detailed experimental investigation has been performed on the deformation behaviours of Ti-6Al-4 V butt welds,including residual stress distribution characteriza-tions by focused ion beam ring-coring coupled with digital image correlation(FIB-DIC),X-ray comput-erized tomography(CT)for internal voids,and in-situ DIC analysis of the subregional strain evolutions.It was found that the pores preferentially distributed near the fusion zone(FZ)boundary,where the compressive residual stress was up to-330 MPa.The removal of residual stress resulted in a changed failure initiation site from the base material to the FZ boundary,the former with ductile and the latter with brittle fracture characteristics under tensile deformation.The combined effects of residual stresses,microstructures,and internal pores on the mechanical responses are discussed in detail.This work high-lights the importance of inevitable residual stress and pores in laser weld pieces,leading to key insights for post-welding treatment and service performance evaluations.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research&Development Plan(No.2020YFA0405900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52171117,52371113,and 92263201)+1 种基金the Tuoyuan Project of Nanjing Tech University(No.20230113)the Technological Projects from CRCC Qishuyan Institute Co.,LTD(No.BS24125).
文摘Quantifying the residual stress at micron-scale is crucial for comprehending the trans-and inter-granular deformation mechanisms and the influence of heat treatment,but remains technically challenging.This study utilized focused ion beam and digital image correlation(FIB-DIC)techniques to assess residual stress within the dendrite stem and arm of nickel-based single-crystal superalloys.The influence of hot isostatic pressing(HIP)on the microstructure and residual stress was also elucidated.Our results revealed that the residual stresses in the dendrite stem and arm regions manifest as tensile stress along the x-axis and compressive stress along the y-axis,with a range of−720 MPa to 680 MPa.HIP treatment effectively improved microstructure and regulated residual stress in nickel-based single-crystal superalloys,leading to a rapid reduction in residual stress levels.The present study lays a solid theoretical groundwork for optimizing processing strategies to regulate residual stress and enhance mechanical properties in next-generation single-crystal superalloys.
