Abstract

Abstract Welding of nitinol (NiTi) shape memory alloy (SMA) and titanium-based alloy (Ti6Al4V) finds potential application in aerospace and medical industries. However, joining of these materials poses challenging issues because material properties of each material interacts to give rise to hybrid system performance. In the present study, copper was used as an intermediate layer to restrict the formation of brittle intermetallics during welding of NiTi with Ti6Al4V using laser welding. The formation of Cu4Ti3 and CuNi2Ti complex phases attempts to minimize the formation of brittle phases like Ti2Ni. It was observed that the maximum welding strength of 353 MPa could be achieved at 800 W laser power and 17 mm/s scan speed. Physical analysis of weldments indicates the presence of pores at nano-levels (

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