Abstract
The use of friction stir welding (FSW) process in welding the β-titanium alloy, Timetal 21S, was studied. The Timetal 21S, belongs to the meta-stable β family of alloys. It was shown that a shear texture was observed in all of the welds at the nugget center. It was observed that by suitable processing, the alloy can be produced with a single phase BCC crystal structure.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 491-494 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Scripta Materialia |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Mar 2005 |
Funding
This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research under grant #N000140310637, Dr J. Christodoulou, Program Manager, and by Lockheed-Martin/MAF and MTS Systems Inc.
Keywords
- Friction stir welding
- Texture
- Titanium