Mechanical strength and microstructure of laser-welded Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy castings

Dent Mater J. 2005 Dec;24(4):541-9. doi: 10.4012/dmj.24.541.

Abstract

Mechanical properties of laser-welded castings of Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy, CP Ti, and Co-Cr alloy were investigated and compared to the unwelded castings using a tensile test. Dumbbell-shaped specimens were cut at the center, and two halves of the specimens were welded with an Nd:YAG laser welding machine at 220 or 260 V of laser voltage. The mechanical strength of 260 V groups was higher than that of 220 V groups for Ti-6Al-7Nb and Co-Cr alloys except for CP Ti. All 260 V laser-welded castings of Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy and CP Ti, which fractured outside the welded joints, exhibited ductile characteristics, while all laser-welded Co-Cr alloy castings, which fractured within the welded joints, showed brittle characteristics. This study proved that the mechanical strength of laser-welded Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy and CP Ti castings was as high as that of unwelded castings, while the mechanical properties of laser-welded alloy joints were influenced by microstructural changes.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Chromium Alloys
  • Dental Alloys*
  • Dental Casting Technique
  • Dental Soldering
  • Dental Stress Analysis
  • Elasticity
  • Hardness
  • Lasers
  • Materials Testing
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Porosity
  • Tensile Strength
  • Titanium*
  • Welding / methods*

Substances

  • Chromium Alloys
  • Dental Alloys
  • Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy
  • Titanium