Abstract
The presence of porosity inherited from a fusion welding operation degrades the mechanical properties of components during performance such as fatigue life. In this study, a physic s-based model including heat transfer, fluid flow, interfacial processes and microstructure prediction via cellular automata has been developed and used to simulate porosity formation during laser welding of Ti-6Al -4V titanium alloy. The model results are compared with: measurements of porosity from welded samples using X-ray tomography ; optical images; texture measurement via EBSD and neutron diffraction. These are used to provide a better understanding of the relationship between process parameters, component microstructure and weld integrity.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Titanium |
Editors | Vasisht Venkatesh, Adam L. Pilchak, John E. Allison, Sreeramamurthy Ankem, Rodney Boyer, Julie Christodoulou, Hamish L. Fraser, M. Ashraf Imam, Yoji Kosaka, Henry J. Rack, Amit Chatterjee, Andy Woodfield |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 1897-1900 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119296126 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781119293668 |
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Publication status | Published - 6 May 2016 |