简介:Inthisstudy,atwo-stepheatingprocessisintroducedfortransientliquidphase(TLP)diffusionbondingforsoundjointswithT91heatresistantsteels.Atfirst,ashort-timehighertemperatureheatingstepisaddressedtomelttheinterlayer,followedbythesecondsteptocompleteisothermalsolidificationatalowtemperature.Themostcriticalfeatureofournewmethodisproducinganon-planarinterfaceattheT91heatresistantsteelsjoint.WeproposeatransitionalliquidphasebondingofT91heatresistantsteelsbythisapproach.Sincejointmicrostructureshavebeenstudied,wetestedthetensilestrengthtoassessjointmechanicalproperty.Theresultindicatesthatthesolidifiedbondmaycontainaprimarysolid-solution,similarcompositiontotheparentmetalandfreefromprecipitates.Jointtensilestrengthofthejointisnotlowerthanparentmaterials.Jointbend'sstrengthsareenhancedduetothehighermetal-to-metaljunctionproducinganon-planarbondlines.Nevertheless,thetraditionaltransientliquidphasediffusionbondingproducesplanarones.Bondingparametersofnewprocessare1260℃for0.5minand1230℃for4min.