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As one of the relatively new titanium (Ti) alloys in the engineering field, β-Ti alloy⁻Ti55531 has attracted a great deal of attention due to its excellent mechanical properties, while a few research papers on weldability and the post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) process of Ti55531 have been reported. Based on an orthogonal experiment design, the parameters of laser beam welding (LBW) of Ti55531 alloy with a thickness of 2 mm were optimized. Moreover, the influences of welding parameters and PWHT on the microstructures and performance of the laser-welded joint of Ti55531 were analyzed. The results showed that, for microstructures in different zones of as-welded joints of Ti55531: three forms of α phases (i.e., equiaxial α p phase, lamellar α S phase, and α GB phase at grain boundaries) were observed in base metal (BM); in the heat affected zone (HAZ), part of lamellar α S phase had dissolved while equiaxial α p phase had grown; the fusion zone (FZ) mainly consisted of β phase, which presented as coarse columnar crystals. After the PWHT process, the microstructures of the welded joint were changed: in the BM zone, α phase at grain boundary disappeared and lamellar α phase decreased; in the HAZ, the edge of α p phase obviously dissolved; in the FZ, plenty of compact needle-like α phases were observed. The tensile strength of the as-welded joint was about 940 MPa and then increased to 1161 MPa after PWHT, which were 78.4% and 96.8% of that of the original BM respectively. The fracture position transformed from the interface between the FZ and HAZ to the BM during tensile tests after PWHT.

Effects of Laser Welding and Post-Weld Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aged Ti55531 Alloy