Dissimilar welding of titanium and copper is very difficult by fusion welding because the melting point of the material is very different and intermetallic compound (IMC) with brittle property can be readily produced in melted zone and heat affected z...
Dissimilar welding of titanium and copper is very difficult by fusion welding because the melting point of the material is very different and intermetallic compound (IMC) with brittle property can be readily produced in melted zone and heat affected zone, etc. The fusion welding operated at high temperature over 1700℃ can increase the fusion zone and invite cracking by IMC. In addition, total cost for fusion welding may increase because the fusion welding is performed in inert atmosphere to prevent high temperature oxidation. Friction stir welding (FSW) as a type of solid state welding was applied to Ti-Cu dissimilar welding in order to obtain a sound welded zone and reduce
the total process cost. It is very important to set the optimal conditions because the joint of dissimilar materials by solid state welding may be greatly affected by the process conditions. In this study, it has been investigated how the metal flow of the weld zone changes according to the welding condition of when Ti-Cu plates are welded by FSW.
The microstructural evolution of fusion zone were investigated and the soundness of weld zone and the mechanical properties were evaluated through the microstructural evolution.