Evaluation of residual stresses in titanium alloy welded by tig using ultrasonic method and effect of the microstructure on the lcr elastic wave

Type : Article de conférence
Auteur(s) :  I. Hadji, R. Badji, S. Gachi
Année :  2014
Domaine : Génie mécanique
Conférence: The Second International Workshop on Fracture Mechanics FRACT
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Mots clés :  Titanium alloy, welding, residual stresses, Ultrasonic, microstructure

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This study consists to determine the superficial residual stresses on Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy sheets (e = 2 mm) welded by Tingsten Inert Gaz (TIG) process. The residual stresses can increase the fatigue cracks propagation. We will focus in the method of measurements based on ultrasonic using longitudinal critically refracted (Lcr) waves. This method is based on the acoustoelastic effect, which measure the velocity variation of the elastic waves according to the stress state of the material. This can be achieved through a calibration test to determinate the acoustoelastic coefficient (K).The results show a tensile stresses in the melted zone (MZ), heat affected zone (HAZ) and compression stresses in base metal (BM). The microstructure effect acts on the acoustoelastic constant K. The correction of t0 corrects the overestimated residual stresses in the (HAZ) and (MZ).