Interfacial reaction product and mechanical properties of the electron beam brazed K465 Ni-based superalloy joints

Ni-based superalloy K465 is brazed with BNi-2 filler metal by vacuum electron beam brazing （VEBB）. In process of VEBB, effects of processing primary parameters on shear strength of joints are investigated. Microstructure of the brazed joint with BNi-2 filler metal is studied by means of scanning electron microscopy （ SEM）, energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The results show that the structure of brazed seam consists of a large amount of Ni- based γ solid solution, Ni3Al （ γ＇） , Ni3B, WB, CrB, and a small quantity of WC, NbC, The maximum shear strength of the joint is 398 MPa when the beam current of welding is 2.6 mA, heating time is 480 s and focused current is 1 800 mA.

Interfacial Reaction Between Solid Nickel and Liquid Zinc

Interfacial reactions between solid nickel and liquid zinc at 450-650 ℃ for 30-600 s were studied. The morphology and growth behavior of intermetallic compound layers at the interface between solid nickel and liquid zinc were observed and analyzed by SEM and EDS. The results show that γ and 8 phases are formed at 450 ℃ at the Ni/Zn interface, and at 550 ℃ and 650 ℃ only ）,phase is formed at the interthce and some δ phase particles will be participated during solidification on the surface of γphase layer. The β1 phase is absent under experimental conditions. Many cracks occur in the layers due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficients of these phases. It is found that the kinetics of the intermetallic compounds growth follows a parabolic law of time, as controlled by the diffusion mechanism. The apparent activation energies are 113.9 kJ/mol for the growth of γphase and 125.87 kJ/mol for γ1 phase, respectively.

Study on NiO/Fe interface with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Different monolayers （ML） of Fe atoms were deposited on NiO （001） substrates or NiO underlayers using molecular beam epitaxy （MBE）, pulse laser deposition （PLD）, and magnetron sputtering （MS）. The magnetic properties and microstructure of the films were studied. The apparent magnetic dead layer （MDL） is found to exist at the NiO/Fe interfaces of the MBE sample （about 2 ML MDL）, the PLD sample （about 3 ML MDL）, and the MS sample （about 4 ML MDL）. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicates the presence of ionic Fe （Fe2＋ or Fe3＋） and metallic Ni at the NiO/Fe interfaces, which may be due to the chemical reactions between Fe and NiO layers. This also leads to the formation of MDL. The thickness of the MDL and the reaction products are related with the deposition energy of the atoms on the substrates. The interfacial reactions are effectively suppressed by inserting a thin Pt layer at the NiO/Fe interface.

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.

Solid-Liquid State Bonding of Si3N4 Ceramics with Ceramic-Modified Brazing Alloy

Solid-liquid state bonding of Si3N4 ceramics with TiN-modified Ag-Cu-Ti brazing alloy was used'- to enhance joint strength. The effects of the TiN particles on the microstructures, interfacial reactions, and room-temperature properties of the joints were investigated. The results show that the TiN particles are gen- erally well dispersed in the Ag-Cu eutectic base and the interface between them is both clean and com-pact. Changes in the TiN volume fractions from 0 to 20% exert no noticeable effect on the interfacial reac-tion between Ag-Cu-Ti and the substrates. Other bonding parameters being constant, the TiN volume frac-tion in the filler material plays a key role in the joint properties. For TiN volume fractions below 20%, the joints are reinforced, especially joints with 5% and 20% TiN. The average shearing strength of joints with 5% TiN is 200.8 MPa, 30% higher than that of joints with no TiN (154.1 MPa). However, for TiN volumes frac- tions above 20%, the joint strengths decrease.

Microstructure and Property of AlN Joint Brazed with Au–Pd–Co–Ni–V Brazing Filler

An Au-Pd-Co-Ni-V brazing alloy was designed for AIN ceramic joining. Its wettability on AIN was studied with the sessile drop method. The results showed that the contact angle was decreased gradu- ally with increasing temperature and the prolonging of holding time. Sound AIN/AIN joints were achieved with the brazing alloy at 1170 ℃ for 10 min. The microstructure of the AIN/AIN joints was examined by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. It was found that element V played the active role in the interfacial reaction between the ceramic and the brazing alloy, V reacted with N decomposed from AIN, resulted in the formation of V-N compound. Based on the energy-dispersive spectroscopy （EDS） and X-ray diffraction （XRD） analysis results, the V-N reaction product was verified as V2N. The overall reaction during the brazing process can be described by the following equation： 2V ＋ AIN ＋ 2Pd = V2N ＋ Pd2AI. The AIN/AIN joints brazed with the Au-Pd-Co-Ni-V brazing alloy exhibited three-point bend strength of 162.7 MPa at room temperature, and under the bend test the fracture of the joint occurred at the AIN ceramic substrate.