Abstract
Hydrogen transport during the welding of titanium alloy Ti–6Al–4V is analysed. A coupled thermodynamic/kinetic treatment is proposed in which the driving force for hydrogen migration is its chemical potential gradient, which is in turn calculated using the Thermo-Calc software package. The model is applied to the case of the electron beam welding of Ti–6Al–4V, for which a simple process model is presented for the temperature evolution expected. There is a thermodynamic driving force for accumulation of hydrogen in the weld pool. However, agreement with the limited amount of experimental data in the literature for the hydrogen field caused by welding indicates that account needs to be taken of the hydrogen degassing from the weld pool.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 500-508 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Materials Science and Technology |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- hydrogen diffusion
- titanium welding
- porosity formation
- thermodynamic and kinetic modelling