This paper investigates the microstructural characteristics of Ti layer in ultrasonic additive manufacturing of Ti/Al laminate composites by electron backscattered diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Results show that a face-centred cubic (FCC) phase is formed in the Ti matrix around the Ti/Al bonding interface, and it keeps (111) fcc (0002) hcp and [011] fcc [2110] hcp orientation relationship with hexagonal close-packed (HCP) Ti matrix. The phase transition from HCP to FCC occurs in the region with high shear strain, which is associated with the movement of Frank or Shockley partial dislocations. The high-volume fraction of FCC-Ti under high ultrasonic amplitude can favour the improvement in the Ti/Al interfacial bonding strength via enhancing the plastic deformability of Ti foil.
Interfacial texture and bonding strength of Cu/Al laminate metal composite fabricated by ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) were investigated by electron backscattered diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and peeling tests. Results show that after the UAM process, Al foils have obvious shear texture or recrystallisation texture components in the region near the interface of Cu/Al, indicating that Al foils are prone to shear deformation during consolidation, which plays an essential role in the bonding formation of the two dissimilar metals. The rougher Cu foil surface produced by direct contact with sonotrode promotes more remarkable shear deformation of the mating Al foil near the interface during the subsequent consolidation pass, which obviously enhances the interfacial bonding strength.
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