Microstructure and tensile properties of transient liquid phase (TLP) sintering repaired Ti-6Al-4V alloys with large area hole defect

Repairing defects in titanium alloy components is economically justified due to their high cost. In this work, Ti-6Al-4V samples with large area hole defects are repaired by transient liquid-phase sintering. The microstructure and tensile properties after repair have been investigated. The factors of different base powder morphology and the ratio of braze metal are also studied. The results show that by using spherical Ti64 alloy powder with 40 wt% TiZrCuNi braze alloy powder, an overall repair effect with high-density repair zone and good interface combination can be obtained at 960 C-degrees for 3 h. The tensile strength of the as-repaired exceeds that of the matrix, but the elongation is lower than that of the matrix. Finally, the repair experiment conducted at various angles demonstrates this technique's strong practical feasibility.