Microstructural evolution and shear strength of brazing C103 and Ti-6Al-4V using Ti-20Cu-20Ni-20Zr (wt.%) filler metal

Microstructural evolution and shear strength of the brazed C103 and Ti-6Al-4V joint using the Ti-20Cu-20Ni-20Zr (wt.%) filler metal were studied. The shear strength of the joint brazed at 950 degrees C increases with the brazing time. However, the shear strength of the joint brazed at 1000 degrees C decreases with the increasing brazing time, because of the formation of coarse acicular Widmanstatten structure in the joint interface during brazing. In the brazed joint, the width of eutectoid and Widmanstatten regions increase with the increasing brazing time. On the contrary, the thickness of central brazed layer reduces with the increasing brazing time. Additionally, it was found that to obtain a high joint strength of approximately 300 MPa, both the central brazed layer and the coarse Widmanstatten structure should be avoided forming in the brazed joint. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.