Rev.Adv.Mater.Sci. (RAMS)
No 2, Vol. 25, 2010, pages 142-147

SOLID-PHASE JOINT FORMATION IN Ti-6Al-4V ALLOY UNDER CONDITIONS
OF LOW TEMPERATURE SUPERPLASTICITY

R.Ya. Lutfullin and M.Kh. Mukhametrakhimov

Abstract

The actual problem of modern aeronautical engineering is an urgent necessity in decreasing (by 150 œC and more) temperature of solid-phase welding for producing articles out of titanium alloys.

The experiments on solid-phase joining of bulk nanostructured semi-finished products out of Ti-6Al-4V alloy performed under conditions of low temperature superplasticity allowed establishing that the process of joining is of a deformation origin mainly. It has been established that under conditions of low temperature superplasticity (SP) the quality of a solid-phase joint of bulk nanostructured Ti-6Al-4V alloy parts depends on a strain value, and the strain required for processing a joint with strength and plasticity values of a basis material increases with decreasing temperature. The obtained result testifies a governing role of deformation and can be basic for developing a model of solid-phase joining under conditions of low temperature superplasticity.

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