DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES FOR WELDING 2-INCH-THICK TITANIUM-ALLOY PLATE

Abstract

Weld cracking tests were made and the properties of welds in 2-in.- thick A-70 base plate were obtained for welds made with A-55 filler wire. The impact properties for the weld made in A-70 base plate were about 5 ft-lb higher than those of the base metal, and the weld-metal yield strength was about 11, 000 psi lower than that of the base plate. In the weld made in Ti-6Al-4V plate with Ti-5Al-2.5Sn filler wire, the notch toughness and yield strength were similar to those of welds made with Ti-6Al-4V filler wire; however, the ductility of the weld made with the Ti-5Al-2.5Sn filler wire was considerably higher. In the weld made in Ti-6Al-4V with A-55 filler wire, the notch toughness was better than that of the weld made with matching filler wire. However, the strength of the weld made with A-55 filler wire was low and transverse tension specimens failed in the weld metal at a joint efficiency of only 75%.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1961
Accession Number
AD0258856

Entities

People

  • G. E. Faulkner
  • P. J. Rieppel.
  • R. L. Koppenhofer
  • W. J. Lewis

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Base Metal
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Metallurgy
  • Notch Toughness
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tensile Properties
  • Titanium Alloys
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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