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Fiber laser welding of nickel-based superalloy Inconel 718

Inconel 718 (IN 718) is widely used in applications, such as aircraft and power turbine components. Recently, fiber laser welding has become an attractive joining technique in industry for fabrication and repair of service-damaged components. However, a major limitation in the laser welding of IN 718 is that liquation cracking occurs. In the present work, autogenous fiber laser welding of IN 718 was used to study the effects of welding parameters and different pre-weld heat treatments on liquation cracking. Contrary to previous studies, a dual effect of heat input on cracking is observed. A rarely reported effect of heat input is attributed to process instability. Liquation cracking increases with pre-weld heat treatment temperatures that increase grain size and/or, possibly, intregranular boron segregation. The study shows that pre-weld heat treatment at 950oC can be used for repair welding of IN 718 without significant loss in cracking resistance.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/8444
Date20 August 2012
CreatorsOshobe, Omudhohwo Emaruke
ContributorsOjo, Olanrewaju (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering), Deng, Chuang (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering) Bassuoni, Mohamed (Civil Engineering)
Source SetsUniversity of Manitoba Canada
Detected LanguageEnglish

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