Heterogeneous microstructure of the bonding zone and its dependence on preheating in hybrid manufactured Ti-6Al-4V

Abstract

Hybrid manufacturing (HM) Ti-6Al-4V components combining the advantages of forging and additive manufacturing were achieved. The bonding zone of the HMed component joins the substrate and the additive manufactured zone and its α -α/α /α m -α/β heterogeneous microstructure was attributed to the distinguishing cooling rate and pseudo-isothermal annealing temperature. The phase transformation mechanisms were clarified with a numerical simulation model for thermal analysis. Moreover, preheating manipulate the size, volume fraction and distribution of α /α m /α phases to tailor the heterogeneous microstructure. IMPACT STATEMENTPreheating can serve as an effective way to tailor the heterogeneous microstructure in the bonding zone of HMed Ti-6Al-4V by affecting the cooling rate and pseudo-isothermal annealing temperature.

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