Study of the TIG weldability of aluminum matrix composite material AMg2-TiC

Abstract

Subject of research: Weldability of the composite alloy AMg2-TiC.
 Purpose of research: Matrix alloy AMg2 is often used in welded joints. Reinforcement with a highly dispersed ceramic phase of titanium carbide leads to an increase in the hardness and strength of the alloy; therefore, it is necessary to study how the composite material behaves during and after welding.
 Methods and objects of research: The object of study is the AMg2-TiC composite alloy obtained by the method of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis. Microstructural analysis was carried out on a Jeol JSM 6390A scanning electron microscope. The elemental composition was determined by X-ray microanalysis on a Jeol JSM 6390A scanning electron microscope with a Jeol JED-2200 attachment. The hardness of the samples was determined on a hardness tester ZIP TK=2M using the Brinell method according to GOST 9012-59. Weldability tests were carried out by argon-arc welding using an Everlast Power TIG 210 EXT welding inventory and filler materials that most closely match the chemical composition of the matrix alloy.
 Main results of research: This paper shows the possibility of welding a composite material using the TiG method. The weldability of the composite was rated as satisfactory. Highly dispersed particles of the reinforcing phase do not dislocate from the area of ​​the base metal to the area of ​​the weld. The hardness of the composite material after argon-arc welding does not fall, but remains at the same level. The porosity in the weld zone of the composite is less than in the weld zone of the matrix alloy.