Research paper

Effect of Hot-Pressing Temperature on the Microstructure and Properties of the Diffusion-Bonded Region of TC4 Alloy

  • ZHANG Mingchuan ,
  • XU Qinsi ,
  • LIU Yi ,
  • CAI Yusheng ,
  • MU Yiqiang ,
  • REN Dechun ,
  • JI Haibin ,
  • LEI Jiafeng
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  • 1.Shi -changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
    2.College of Civil Aviation, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, China
CAI Yusheng, associate professor, Tel: (024)83970131, E-mail: yscai@imr.ac.cn;

Received date: 2023-10-18

  Revised date: 2023-11-29

  Online published: 2024-01-08

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(52205431);Special Foundation for Civil Aircraft Research of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China(MJZ 2-2N21-5)

Abstract

Diffusion bonding has been gaining increasing attention in the manufacturing of precise and intricate structural components in aerospace and other industries. The bonding temperature is a critical factor that affects the performance of the parts produced by diffusion bonding. This study explores the impact of hot-pressing temperature on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and fracture mechanism of TC4 titanium alloy joints formed through diffusion bonding. Samples were prepared using a hot-pressing technique. The findings reveal that dynamic recrystallization occurs at the diffusion bonding interface during the process. At lower temperatures, this recrystallization results in the formation of a fine α-phase at the interface. As the hot-pressing temperature increases, the α-phase progressively coarsens. Notably, there is a substantial disparity between the size of the α-phase formed through dynamic recrystallization at the interface and that in the nondiffusion zone of the base material, leading to a crystallographic mismatch. This mismatch substantially reduces the properties at the diffusion interface and consequently leads to fracture in the diffusion-bonded joints within the bonding zone after hot pressing. In the post-heat treatment, the diffusion zone consists of primary α (αp) phase, needle-like secondary α (αs) phase, and β phase. Elevating the bonding temperature gradually increases the size of the α phase, thereby improving the crystallographic match at the bonding interface and facilitating interface migration. After the heat treatment at 970 oC, the tensile strength and elongation of the 950 oC diffusion-bonded TC4 Alloy joints were measured at 998.7 MPa and 17.5%, respectively, achieving the performance levels of the alloy before diffusion bonding.

Cite this article

ZHANG Mingchuan , XU Qinsi , LIU Yi , CAI Yusheng , MU Yiqiang , REN Dechun , JI Haibin , LEI Jiafeng . Effect of Hot-Pressing Temperature on the Microstructure and Properties of the Diffusion-Bonded Region of TC4 Alloy[J]. Acta Metall Sin, 2025 , 61(8) : 1183 -1192 . DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2023.00414

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