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Microstructure at friction stir lap joint interface of pure titanium and steel

  • Jinsun Liao
  • , Naotsugu Yamamoto
  • , Hong Liu
  • , Kazuhiro Nakata

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Abstract

A commercially pure titanium plate was lap joined to a structural steel plate via friction stir welding, and the microstructures at the lap joint interface were intensively examined by means of electron backscatter diffraction analysis and transmission electron microscopy. Swirling-like macro- and micro-intermixing zones of titanium and steel are formed along the interface, where tiny Fe-Ti intermetallic particles are dispersed and mixed with β titanium in layers. The lap joint has high shear tensile strength, which is supposed to result from the dispersion of tiny Fe-Ti intermetallic particles and the formation of β titanium at the joint interface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2317-2320
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume64
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dissimilar lap joint
  • Friction stir welding
  • Intermetallic compound
  • Pure titanium
  • Transmission electron microscopy

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