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The welding parameters of TA2/1060/5083 were calculated accurately through a combination of explosive welding weldability window and numerical simulation, based on which explosion welding experiments were conducted using these parameters obtained. Then, a test was carried out on the mechanical properties of the composite plates obtained from the experiments and microstructure characterization was performed. As suggested by the results, TA2/1060 was a excellent straight bond, and the interface of 1060/5083 was a sine-wave featuring both vortex structure and splashing molten block structure, with an average wavelength of 700 μm and a wave height of 100 μm. The tensile strength and shear strength of the composite materials reached 354 MPa and 110 MPa, respectively, while the material showed the signs of ductile fracture. Moreover, work hardening and fine grain strengthening occurred at the interface, as did the element diffusion of Ti-Al, with a maximum diffusion depth of 32 μm.

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The current work focuses on the effect of explosive ratio R on the comprehensive properties of Ti/Al clads manufactured via explosive welding. The lower and upper limits of explosive ratio, namely R1 and R2, were determined according to the R–δf (flyer plate thickness) welding window. Two TA2/1060 explosive cladding plates were successfully manufactured at the different explosive ratios. Microstructure investigation was conducted by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The small wave bonding interface was observed at R1, where the vortex structure containing the ingot structure appeared periodically. The bonding interface presented a big wave bonding morphology and a locally continuous melting layer at R2. Many prolonged grains and adiabatic shear bands (ASBs) were found near the interface for a greater explosive load. Intermetallic compounds were formed in the bonding zones of the two plates. The thickness of element diffusion area increased with an increasing explosive ratio. Comparative tests of mechanical properties indicated that the tensile shear strength at R1 was higher. The microhardness, tensile strength, and bending performance of the two plates are similar and acceptable. Tensile fracture analysis indicated the fracture mode at R1 was ductile fracture, while the explosive cladding plate at R2 had mainly ductile fracture with quasi-cleavage fracture as the supplement.