Abstract
Laser welding would be a suitable joining technique for NiTi shape memory alloy if the mechanical properties of laser weld were improved. With this purpose, effects of additive on mechanical properties of laser-welded NiTi alloy have been experimentally studied. Welding specimens used in this study were 2 mm thick hot-rolled plates with a chemical composition of Ni50.9Ti49.1. (Ni50.9Ti49.1)-Ce2 (at.%) alloy foil or Ni47Ti44Nb9 plate was used as filler metal to add Ce or Nb element into NiTi laser weld metal. Both tensile strength and the toughness of additive-welding specimens were improved significantly compared with non-additive-welding specimen. The mechanical property improvement was attributed to the fine solidification NiTi grains and good grain-linking in weld center. The microstructure control mechanisms of these two additive welds were discussed.
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