Influence of welding processes on microstructure, tensile and impact properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy joints

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1253-1262

  Balasubramanian, T S ^a   Balakrishnan, M ^b   Balasubramanian, V ^b   Manickam, M A Muthu ^a  

^a Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment ^*  (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

electron beam welding; gas tungsten arc welding; laser beam welding; titanium alloy

Indexed keywords

EBW JOINT; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; GTAW PROCESS; HIGH SPECIFIC STRENGTH; HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE; JOINT PROPERTY; PHASE TRANSFORMATION; TENSILE AND IMPACT PROPERTIES; TI-6AL-4V ALLOY; WELD METAL; WELD THERMAL CYCLES; WELDING PROCESS;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; CERIUM ALLOYS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC WELDING; ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; ELECTRON BEAMS; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER BEAMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITANIUM; TUNGSTEN; VANADIUM; WELDS;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 79960553958     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(11)60850-9     Document Type: Article

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