JOINING OF TiAl BASEDALLOYS BY HOT PRESSING

By hot pressing in an inert atmosphere, the joining interface between coarse lamellar structures and that between a coarse lamellar structure and a fine duplex structure of a Ti 33Al 3Cr(%, mass fraction) alloy, and the effect of heat treatment on the microstructure at the interfaces have been studied. The results showed that the microstructure at the interface between two coarse lamellar structures depends on the orientations of lamellae. And microcavities are found at such interfaces. After heat treatment at 1 250 ℃, the recrystallization structure widened. As to the interface between a coarse lamellar structure and a fine duplex structure, a new duplex structure formed within the original duplex structure at the interface and further widened after subsequent heat treatment at 1 250 ℃ for 4 h. Microcavities are rare at such interfaces, and the joining appears better than that between two coarse lamellar structures.