Possibilities of using interlayers during diffusion welding of Ti Gr2 and AISI 316L

Abstract

Joining of materials with different physical and mechanical properties is always very problematic. As one of the possibilities, there can be used method of joint creation in solid state-e.g. by the diffusion welding. With this method it is possible to joint very different materials-even metals with non-metals. Despite the unquestionable advantages of this method, there is necessary to take into account also its limits. Among of them, there is creation of brittle intermetallic phases on the boundary of materials. This occurs e.g. at creation heterogeneous joints between titanium and highly-alloyed austenitic steel. The major aim of this paper is to describe how it is possible to eliminate brittle intermetallic phases created on boundary between Ti Grade 2 and AISI 316L steel by using metal interlayers.