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The Effect of Post-weld Heat Treatment on the Corrosion Behavior of Different Weld Zones of Titanium Ti-6Al-4V Alloy by Friction Stir Welding

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This study aims to investigate the effect of post-weld heat treatment on the corrosion behavior of different weld zones of titanium Ti-6Al-4V alloy by friction stir welding. Thus, the friction stir welding was used to join 3-mm-thick sheets of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy. Then, the welded sample from the optimal conditions underwent normalized heat treatment at 950 °C for 1 h in an argon inert gas environment. Next, the microstructures of different weld zones were examined using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), elemental analysis via EDS, phase analysis by XRD, and corrosion behavior through potentiostat equipment in HCl 5% solution. The results obtained from post-weld heat treatment also indicated that these operations significantly enhance the potential and converge the corrosion rate of different weld zones. Specifically, if the corrosion rate of the transition zone before heat operations is around 3.5 times that of the friction stir zone and 10 times that of the base metal, this difference will be less than 2.5 times that of the friction and 4 times that of the base metal following post-weld heat treatment. The post-weld heat treatment has reduced the difference in corrosion rate across various weld zones, but it has not made any changes in the corrosion rate of welds obtained at different traverse speeds.

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Nasresfahani, A., Soltanipur, A.R., Farmanesh, K. et al. The Effect of Post-weld Heat Treatment on the Corrosion Behavior of Different Weld Zones of Titanium Ti-6Al-4V Alloy by Friction Stir Welding. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 6784–6789 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-05115-y

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