Interfacial characterization of dissimilar-metals bonding between vanadium alloy and Hastelloy X alloy by explosive welding

Shaoning Jiang, Jingjie Shen, Takuya Nagasaka, Takeo Muroga, Akio Sagara, Somei Ohnuki, Kazuyuki Hokamoto, Shigeru Tanaka, Daisuke Inao, Yasuhiro Morizono, Ryuta Kasada, Pengfei Zheng

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Abstract

Dissimilar-metals bonding between V–4Cr–4Ti and Hastelloy X alloy was investigated by explosive welding, which is essential to connect coolant pipes of Flibe blanket and external components such as tritium extractor and heat exchanger in fusion reactor. The nano-indentation hardness and corresponding microstructure at the interface are evaluated. After the explosive welding, a characterization of the typical wavy interface indicates good weldability. Discontinuous vortex regions appear at the interface and reveal obvious hardening up to 806 HV. Microstructural analysis indicates that the interlayer consists of Ni37.1V21Cr20.5Fe15.4Mo4.4Ti1.0 Co0.6 with a fcc lattice structure and a high density of dislocations, and no intermetallic forms. Based on the compositions, the formation of solid solution was predicted by the entropy and enthalpy of the multi-component alloy system, despite the phase diagrams of binary alloys of the constituent elements indicating the formation of intermetallics. Study of hardening mechanism at the interlayer indicates that obvious hardening is mainly attributed to solid-solution hardening and dislocation hardening.

Original languageEnglish
Article number152322
JournalJournal of Nuclear Materials
Volume539
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Oct

Keywords

  • Explosive welding
  • Hardening
  • Solid solution
  • Vanadium alloy

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