I have a flat washer made of Ti6Al-4V, alpha case is induced during the process on the outer diameter to a total depth of 0.003"
How critical is this condition on the washer to the joining application and performance.
My personal opinion is none, since the washer is just distributing the load of...
I had an issue with total case depth which to my undertanding and based on SAE J423 is the depth of hardness where the hardened layer reaches the same hardness and properities as the base or core material. I was familiar with effective case depth, which we normally test by microhardness test...