Effects of Nb content in Ti–Ni–Nb brazing alloys on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti–22Al–25Nb alloy brazed joints

Vacuum brazing was successfully used to join Ti-22Al-25Nb alloy using Ti-Ni-Nb brazing alloys prepared by arc-melting. The influence of Nb content in the Ti-Ni-Nb brazing alloys on the interfacial microstructure and mechanical properties of the brazed joints was investigated. The results showed that the interfacial microstructure of brazed joint consisted of B2, O, ？3, and Ti2 Ni phase, while the width of brazing seams varied at different Nb contents. The room temperature shear strength reached359 MPa when the joints were brazed with eutectic Ti40Ni40Nb20 alloy at 1180？C for 20 min, and it was321, 308 and 256 MPa at 500, 650 and 800？C, respectively. Cracks primarily initiated and propagated in ？3compounds, and partially traversed B2＋O region. Moreover, the fracture surface displayed typical ductile dimples when cracks propagated through B2＋O region, which was favorable for the mechanical properties of the brazed joint.

Compressive Strength and Interface Microstructure of PCBN Grains Brazed with High-Frequency Induction Heating Method

In order to prepare monolayer brazed superabrasive wheels, the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride（PCBN）grains were brazed to AISI 1045 steel matrix with Ag–Cu–Ti filler alloy using the high-frequency induction heating technique. The compressive strengths of brazed grains were measured. Morphology, chemical composition and phase component of the brazing resultant around PCBN grain were also characterized. The results show that the maximum compressive strength of brazed grains is obtained in the case of brazing temperature of 965 °C, which does not decrease the original grain strength. Strong joining between Ag–Cu–Ti alloy and PCBN grains is dependent on the brazing resultants,such as TiB_2, TiN and AlTi_3, the formation mechanism of which is also discussed. Under the given experimental conditions, the optimum heating parameters were determined to be current magnitude of 24 A and scanning speed of0.5 mm/s. Finally, the brazing-induced residual tensile stress, which has a great influence on the grain fracture behavior in grinding, was determined through finite element analysis.

Microstructure and Electrochemical Corrosion Behavior of Fe-Cr System Alloys as Substitutes for Ni-Based Brazing Filler Metal

Two new Fe-Cr system alloys,Fe-20Cr-43Ni-10P（mass%）and Fe-20Cr-20Ni-8P-5Si-2Mo（mass%）,have been developed as substitutes for the expensive Ni-based brazing filler metal used in brazing exhaust gas recirculation coolers.The microstructures and melting properties of the alloys were analyzed by electron probe X-ray microanalyzer and differential scanning calorimetry.The electrochemical characteristics of the alloys were investigated by potentiodynamic polarization testing in an electrolyte solution made in accordance with the standards of the Automobile Manufacturers Association of Germany.Furthermore,the corrosion behaviors of the alloys were investigated by constant-potential polarization testing and surface characterization.It is found that both alloys are composed of solid-solution phases and phosphide phases.The solid-solution phases serve as the anode,and the phosphide phases serve as the cathode in the corrosion reaction for both alloys.Fe-20Cr-43Ni-10 P exhibits galvanic corrosion on the entire surface.In contrast,Fe-20Cr-20Ni-8P-5Si-2Mo is attacked at a few localized areas so that the cavities form on the surface.The corrosion potential（E_（corr）） is lower than that of Ni-29Cr-6P-4Si（mass%）for both alloys.This means that the Fe-Cr system alloys are more easily corroded than Ni-29Cr-6P-4Si.The corrosion rate and corrosion resistance cannot be investigated by the corrosion current density（i_（corr）） and polarization resistance（R_p）,respectively,because of localized corrosion of the two alloys.

Joining of C_f/SiBCN composite with two Ni-based brazing fillers and interfacial reactions

G/SiBCN ceramic composite was joined using Ni-19Cr-10Si （BNi5） and Ni-33Cr-24Pd-3.5Si-0.5B filler alloys at 1170 ℃ for 10 min. Two kinds of Ni-based filler alloys exhibited good wettability on the CdSiBCN com- posite, with a contact angle of 13° and 4°, respectively, The microstructures of the brazed joints were investigated by electron-probe microanalysis （EPMA）, and three-point bend test was conducted for the joints at room temperature. When being brazed with BNi5 filler alloy, no evident reaction layer was ob- served at the surface of the joined composite, and the joint microstructure was characterized by Ni2Si matrix with scatteringly distributing mixture compounds of Cr23C6, Ni2Si and CrB. While Ni-Cr-Pd（Si,B） brazing alloy was used, a Cr23C6 reaction layer with a thickness of 11 μm was formed at the surface of the base composite. In the central part of the brazed joint, the phases were composed of Ni（Cr, Si） solid solution and complex compounds including Pd2Si, （Ni,Pd）2Si and Ni-B. The strength of Cf/SiBCN joint brazed with BNi5 filler alloy was 62.9 MPa at room temperature, whereas that with Ni-Cr-Pd（Si,B） filler alloy was at the same level.