The Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Dual-Spot Laser Welded-Brazed Ti/Al Butt Joints with Different Groove Shapes

Laser welding-brazing was performed to join Ti and Al together. The dual-spot laser beam mode was selected as the heat source in this study. Ti-6Al-4V and 6061-T6 Al alloys were selected as the experimental materials. Al-12Si welding wire was selected as the filler material. The effect of groove shape on the weld appearance, microstructure, temperature field, and mechanical performance of Ti/Al welded-brazed butt joints was investigated. The interfacial intermetallic compound (IMC) layer at the Ti/Weld brazing interface was inhomogeneous in joints with I-shaped and Y-shaped grooves. In Ti/Al joints with V-shaped grooves, the homogeneity of temperature field and IMC layer was improved, and the maximum thickness difference of IMC layer was only 0.20 μm. Nano-sized granular Ti7Al5Si12, Ti5Si3, and Ti(Al,Si)3 constituted the IMCs. The tensile strength of Ti/Al joints with V-shaped grooves was the highest at 187 MPa. The fracture mode transformed from brittle fractures located in the IMC layer to ductile fractures located in the Al base metal, which could be attributed to the improvement of the IMC layer at the brazing interface.