Aluminium alloy AA 2219 is used in aerospace applications because of its good weldability, stress corrosion resistance, and mechanical properties over a wide temperature range of + 250 to - 250 ° C. The elastic-plastic fracture toughness JIc has been measured on 7.4 mm thickness autogenous alternating current tungsten inert gas welded plates of 2219-T87 alloy in the as welded condition, using a single specimen technique. The present paper elucidates the variation of JIc across the weld joint. The toughness was evaluated at three different locations across the weld, namely, in the weld, fusion boundary, and heat affected zones, and compared with parent metal toughness. It was found that the fracture toughness across the weld was higher than the parent metal toughness. The fusion boundary had the lowest toughness among the three zones across the weld joint. The variation of toughness among the different zones is explained with reference to fractographic observations.

A method for the production of Inconel 718 (IN-718) hemispherical domes by closed die hammer forging is proposed. Different combination of operations employed for production are as follows: (i) preforging + final forging + air cooling, (ii) preforging + final forging + controlled cooling, (iii) direct forging + controlled cooling, and (iv) direct forging + air cooling. Last three combinations yielded a crack free hemispherical dome. The forged hemispherical domes were solution annealed at 980°C for 1 h and air cooled. The grain size of the domes at all locations was finer than ASTM No 4. Mechanical properties of the forged dome in solution treated and aged condition (STA) were better than feedstock used.

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