Identification of Residual Stress Phenomena Based on the Hole Drilling Method in Explosively Welded Steel-Titanium Composite

Abstract

The hole drilling method was used to determine residual stresses in bimetallic composite manufactured by explosive welding process. The analyzed bimetal consist of titanium Grade 1 (6mm) and S355J2+N steel (40mm). The aim of the paper is to establish the influence of the heat treatment on residual stress state in titanium layer. Residual stress calculations were performed according to standards developed by strain gauge manufacturer (TML) and ASTM standards. The main conclusion is the heat treatment considerably changes the residual stress state in titanium layer from tensile stress state (no heat treatment) to compression stress state (after the heat treatment).

Keywords

• explosive welding
• residual stresses
• bimetallic composite
• titanium grade 1