Authors: Sivaprasad, K.; Raman, S. G. S.; Murthy, C. V. S.; Reddy, G. M.

Source: Science and Technology of Welding & Joining, Volume 11, Number 1, February 2006 , pp. 127-134(8)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

Abstract:

Autogenous full penetration electron beam welds were made on alloy 718 with and without beam oscillation technique. Weldments were subjected to two types of post-weld heat treatments: direct aging (DA) and solution treatment at 980°C followed by aging (STA). When the welds were prepared using different heat inputs in the welding processes with and without beam oscillation, the influence of beam oscillation could not be studied in isolation but the coupled effect of heat input and beam oscillation was studied. Laves particles were finer in size and lower in amount in unoscillated welds compared with those in beam oscillated welds subjected to DA condition. δ phase needles were observed around Laves particles in the welds subjected to STA condition. The amount of Laves particles was less and that of δ phase was more in unoscillated welds compared with those in beam oscillated welds subjected to STA condition. Unoscillated weldments exhibited longer fatigue lives compared with beam oscillated weldments in both DA and STA conditions owing to less amount of Laves in the former. Weldments in STA condition had longer lives compared with those in DA condition. The role of δ phase needles in fatigue life could not be identified.

Keywords: DELTA PHASE; LAVES; BEAM OSCILLATION; ALLOY 718; ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; FATIGUE LIFE

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174329306X84337

Publication date: 2006-02-01

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