The wetting of galvanized steel by molten Al alloys was studied in the cold metal transfer process by the sessile drop method using a high speed video camera.The wetting behavior can be divided into two typical cases,...The wetting of galvanized steel by molten Al alloys was studied in the cold metal transfer process by the sessile drop method using a high speed video camera.The wetting behavior can be divided into two typical cases,trending of non-wetting by using small wire feeding speed and wetting by using large wire feeding speed.The Leidenfrost effect is caused by the volatilization of Zn,which is responsible for the former case.The enhanced wettability of steel by Al and the weakening of the Leidenfrost effect are responsible for the latter case.Zn is the destabilizing factor for Al-steel joining that needs to be avoided by a reasonable design of process.展开更多
基金Item Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51301083,51265028)Provincial Fund for Distinguished Young Scientists of Gansu of China(1506RJDA087)
文摘The wetting of galvanized steel by molten Al alloys was studied in the cold metal transfer process by the sessile drop method using a high speed video camera.The wetting behavior can be divided into two typical cases,trending of non-wetting by using small wire feeding speed and wetting by using large wire feeding speed.The Leidenfrost effect is caused by the volatilization of Zn,which is responsible for the former case.The enhanced wettability of steel by Al and the weakening of the Leidenfrost effect are responsible for the latter case.Zn is the destabilizing factor for Al-steel joining that needs to be avoided by a reasonable design of process.
