WU Yuanbing, ZHAO Jianhua, YU Likun, GU Cheng, WANG Yajun. Effect of Aspect Ratio of TC4 Lattice Structure on Interfacial Bond Strength of TC4/AZ91D Bimetal by Compound Casting [J]. Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology, 2024, 67(22): 68-77.
WU Yuanbing, ZHAO Jianhua, YU Likun, GU Cheng, WANG Yajun. Effect of Aspect Ratio of TC4 Lattice Structure on Interfacial Bond Strength of TC4/AZ91D Bimetal by Compound Casting [J]. Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology, 2024, 67(22): 68-77. DOI: 10.16080/j.issn1671-833x.2024.22.068.
Ti/Mg bimetal composites possess the advantages of light weight and high strength
making them highly promising for various applications in lightweight field. This study enhanced the interface bonding of the TC4/AZ91D bimetal composite through fabrication of a pyramidal lattice structure on the TC4 surface. The lattice structure exhibited a high porosity and rough surface
which strengthened the interface bonding of the liquid–solid compound casting TC4/AZ91D. Finite element orthogonal analysis results indicated that the influential order of the lattice structure parameters is aspect ratio inclined angle node-to-strut diam
eter ratio. The optimal lattice structure parameters (within rod diameter range of 0.5–2 mm) were determined to be rod diameter d
s
=1.7 mm
aspect ratio (l/d
s
) of 5.5
inclined angle ω of 52°
and node-to-strut diameter ratio (d
n
/d
s
) of 2.2. Experimental verification showed a trend of increasing and then decreasing of bonding strength of the bimetal with an increasing of l/d
s
. Under the optimal lattice structure parameters
bonding strength of the bimetal reached 91 MPa. Analysis of interfacial wettability revealed that the rough textured surface of the additively manufactured TC4 lattice structure enhanced the wettability between TC4 and AZ91D
resulting in a serrated interface structure
thus strengthened the mechanical bonding at the interface.