Abstract
The relationships between the inertia friction welding process parameters (initial angular velocity, ωₒ, and moment of inertia, I, of the flywheel and the axial compression force, P) and welding behavior (welding time, sample upset and flash formation, efficiency and kinetics of friction-induced sample heating) of dissimilar superalloys were determined. The results showed that the initial kinetic energy of the flywheel, Eo=Iωₒ2/2, should not be considered as a key parameter for the design of the IFW process. Only a fraction of this energy (denoted as ‘sample energy’, ES), which is process-parameters dependent, is used to heat the workpieces at the weld interface. Together with I and P, ES controls the upset length, the duration of the welding process, temperature profiles near the weld interface and the weld quality. Optimization of the inertia friction welding for better quality, reduced energy consumption and materials saving requires information about the process efficiency η=ES/Eo and its dependence on the process parameters. Critical sample energy per unit surface area (≈79MJ/m2) was identified above which good quality metallurgical bonds were produced between LSHR and Mar-M247 alloys.
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