Abstract: In this paper, linear friction welded (LFW) joints of hyperoxic TC4/TC17 dissimilar titanium alloys were subjected to post weld heat treatment (PWHT). The effect of PWHT processing parameters on the microstructure,micro-hardness and fracture toughness of the linear friction welded joints for dissimilar titanium was investigated. The results showed that the metastable β phase was formed on the side of TC17 weld zone of the linear friction welded joints of dissimilar titanium alloys, and the acicular martensite phase was found on the side of hyperoxic TC4 as weld condition. After PWHT, the lath α phase was precipitated at β grain boundary, while the acicular α phase within the β grain, and the residual α phase in the joint region was decomposed during the heat treatment. With the increase of temperature of heat treatment, the size of the precipitation of lath and acicular α phase significantly enlarged, simultaneously, the micro-hardness of the joint enhanced. The results of crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) showed that the weak zone of the joint fracture toughness is in the weld zone and the thermo-mechanically affected zone of TC17 side. The increase of the post-weld heat treatment temperature can effectively improve the fracture toughness of the weak zones.
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