Cold Metal Transfer technology has revolutionized the welding of dissimilar metals and thicker materials by producing improved weld bead aesthetics with controlled metal deposition and low heat-input. In this study, t...Cold Metal Transfer technology has revolutionized the welding of dissimilar metals and thicker materials by producing improved weld bead aesthetics with controlled metal deposition and low heat-input. In this study, the process, weld combinations, laser-CMT hybrid welding and applications of CMT welding are critically reviewed. Microstructure and other weld characteristics have been discussed at length for various base metal combinations. Particularly, the welding of aluminium and steel with better results has been possible with CMT Welding. The results reviewed in this article indicate that the CMT-Laser hybrid welding is more preferable to Laser or Laser hybrid welding. CMT welding has found applications in automobile industries, defence sectors and power plants as a method of additive manufacturing.展开更多
Cold metal transfer plus pulse(C+P)arc was applied in the additive manufacturing of 4043 Al alloy parts.Parameters in the manufacturing of the parts were investigated.The properties and microstructure of the parts wer...Cold metal transfer plus pulse(C+P)arc was applied in the additive manufacturing of 4043 Al alloy parts.Parameters in the manufacturing of the parts were investigated.The properties and microstructure of the parts were also characterized.Experimental results showed that welding at a speed of 8 mm/s and a wire feeding speed of 4.0 m/min was suitable to manufacture thin-walled parts,and the reciprocating scanning method could be adopted to manufacture thick-walled parts.The thin-walled parts of the C+P mode had fewer pores than those of the cold metal transfer(CMT)mode.The thin-and thick-walled parts of the C+P mode showed maximum tensile strengths of 172 and 178 MPa,respectively.Hardness decreased at the interface and in the coarse dendrite and increased in the refined grain area.展开更多
Two dissimilar materials, aluminum alloy and aluminum-coated steel, were joined by cold metal transfer process using AlSi5 filler wire. To this end, the steel was coated with Al-Si. The steel did not melt and aluminum...Two dissimilar materials, aluminum alloy and aluminum-coated steel, were joined by cold metal transfer process using AlSi5 filler wire. To this end, the steel was coated with Al-Si. The steel did not melt and aluminum was melt to form the joint during the process, it was actually cold metal transfer welding-brazing. The macrostructure, microstructure, alloy element distribution, and inter-metallic compounds were analyzed by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectroscopy. It was found that the Al-Si coating dissolved into the weld metal. The pre-existing thin Fe-Al- Si ternary inter-metallic compounds in the interface between the Ak-Si coating layer and base metal steel also partially dissolved into the weld zone, tending to reduce the thickness of inter-metallic compounds. Approximate 3 μm thick undissolved intermetallic compound was found at the interface after welding which could guarantee sound bonding strength in dissimilar materials joining. The sample was fractured at the fusion zone near the aluminum side in the tensile test. The ultimate tensile strength was about 156 MPa, and the fracture mode is ductile failure in nature according to its morphology.展开更多
Cold metal transfer with polarity⁃exchanging is a new integrated welding technology based on MIG.Due to the alternation of the positive and negative polarities of the wire,favorable control upon the deposition rate an...Cold metal transfer with polarity⁃exchanging is a new integrated welding technology based on MIG.Due to the alternation of the positive and negative polarities of the wire,favorable control upon the deposition rate and the welding shape coefficient was obtained in order to meet the desired joint design,and the related controlling principles and joint characteristics were reported.Droplet transfer physical behavior exhibited strong dependability on the studied welding parameters,such as welding voltage,welding current,wire feeding speed,and polarity⁃exchanging.This welding technology provides a new way for the welding of body⁃in⁃white(BIW)thin sheet with special demands.Moreover,the typical quality defects of MIG were greatly improved.Our study provides important technical information from the perspective of industrial application of MIG and sheds light on the higher application level of MIG in BIW welding.展开更多
A required finite element method（FEM） model applicable for narrow gap CMT and CMT＋P MIX welding was established based on the interactions between arc,base metal and filler metal.A novel method of simplifying wire f...A required finite element method（FEM） model applicable for narrow gap CMT and CMT＋P MIX welding was established based on the interactions between arc,base metal and filler metal.A novel method of simplifying wire feeding pulses and heat input pulses was supposed under the conduction of equivalent input.The method together with composed double-ellipse heat sources was included in the model.The model was employed in the investigation of thermal cycling and the identification of the softened zone of AA7A52 base plates.Low-frequency behavior emerged in the form of low-cooling rate sects,which were not expected under experimental conditions.The softened zone including the quenched zone and averaging zone of the base plate was much wider internal the base plate than that close to the surfaces.The reliability of the predictions in thermal cycling was supported by infrared imaging test results of the thermal cycle process.展开更多
为研究冷金属过渡(cold metal transition,CMT)电弧增材制造铝合金传热传质与熔池流动特性,基于Fluent软件建立了三维CMT电弧增材制造数值模型.模型中,采用动网格技术模拟焊丝竖直方向上的往复运动,利用流体体积法捕获气/液界面,焓-孔...为研究冷金属过渡(cold metal transition,CMT)电弧增材制造铝合金传热传质与熔池流动特性,基于Fluent软件建立了三维CMT电弧增材制造数值模型.模型中,采用动网格技术模拟焊丝竖直方向上的往复运动,利用流体体积法捕获气/液界面,焓-孔隙率法追踪固/液界面,并施加周期热量输入和阶段电弧力作用来等效电弧放电行为,研究分析了焊道成形传热传质过程与熔池动态行为.结果表明,焊道成形初期,熔池余高和坡度较大,形貌犹如半个球体,成形后期热量积累造成焊道余高后方较前方略小,而后端熔宽较前端略宽;单滴过渡周期内,焊丝机械回抽对熔池表面流动影响最为明显,液桥断裂产生较大反冲作用于熔池;熔池内部则是电磁力作为主导驱动力产生一股顺时针环流,环流随燃弧阶段周期切换而不断加强与减弱,并基本贯穿整个过渡周期,使得熔池内部热对流更加充分.模拟结果与试验结果显示吻合良好.展开更多
在长输油气管道的焊接施工中,管道的根部打底焊接质量非常重要。与过去传统的根焊相比,应用CMT(cold metal transfer)冷金属过渡技术,在管道焊接尤其是管道的外部根焊上,焊接质量和焊接效率得到了非常大的提升,可以获得良好的焊接效果...在长输油气管道的焊接施工中,管道的根部打底焊接质量非常重要。与过去传统的根焊相比,应用CMT(cold metal transfer)冷金属过渡技术,在管道焊接尤其是管道的外部根焊上,焊接质量和焊接效率得到了非常大的提升,可以获得良好的焊接效果。介绍了CMT系统的组成以及技术特点,应用结果表明该方案具有可行性。展开更多
文中用AZ61镁焊丝以及冷金属过渡焊接方法对接形式连接镁合金AZ31和镀锌钢板,在焊接过程中保持焊接速度不变,通过调节送丝速度和对钢板开不同的坡口研究不同焊接工艺参数下焊缝的表面成形、接头的力学性能和微观组织结构.结果表明,通过...文中用AZ61镁焊丝以及冷金属过渡焊接方法对接形式连接镁合金AZ31和镀锌钢板,在焊接过程中保持焊接速度不变,通过调节送丝速度和对钢板开不同的坡口研究不同焊接工艺参数下焊缝的表面成形、接头的力学性能和微观组织结构.结果表明,通过调节合适的焊接参数以及坡口形式,镁-钢之间能形成焊缝成形美观、接头最大抗拉载荷达到4.02 k N的镁钢对接熔钎焊接头.并且熔钎焊接头包括镁侧的熔焊接头和钢侧的钎焊接头,钎焊接头由两部分组成,一部分是坡口面上的镁与裸钢板之间的钎焊接头,另一部分是镀锌钢板上表面的镁-镀锌钢之间的钎焊接头.镁-镀锌钢侧的钎焊连接主要由靠近镁侧的(α-Mg+Mg Zn)的共晶相,以及靠近钢侧的Fe-Al相反应层实现连接.无镀锌层的钢和镁连接主要依靠焊丝中的微量Al元素扩散到钢表面形成Fe/Al相来实现连接.展开更多
文摘Cold Metal Transfer technology has revolutionized the welding of dissimilar metals and thicker materials by producing improved weld bead aesthetics with controlled metal deposition and low heat-input. In this study, the process, weld combinations, laser-CMT hybrid welding and applications of CMT welding are critically reviewed. Microstructure and other weld characteristics have been discussed at length for various base metal combinations. Particularly, the welding of aluminium and steel with better results has been possible with CMT Welding. The results reviewed in this article indicate that the CMT-Laser hybrid welding is more preferable to Laser or Laser hybrid welding. CMT welding has found applications in automobile industries, defence sectors and power plants as a method of additive manufacturing.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51605276 and51905333)Shanghai Sailing Program(No.19YF1418100)+2 种基金Shanghai Science and Technology Committee Innovation Grant(Nos.17JC1400600 and 17JC1400601)Karamay Science and Technology Major Project(No.2018ZD002B)Aid for Xinjiang Science and Technology Project(No2019E0235)。
文摘Cold metal transfer plus pulse(C+P)arc was applied in the additive manufacturing of 4043 Al alloy parts.Parameters in the manufacturing of the parts were investigated.The properties and microstructure of the parts were also characterized.Experimental results showed that welding at a speed of 8 mm/s and a wire feeding speed of 4.0 m/min was suitable to manufacture thin-walled parts,and the reciprocating scanning method could be adopted to manufacture thick-walled parts.The thin-walled parts of the C+P mode had fewer pores than those of the cold metal transfer(CMT)mode.The thin-and thick-walled parts of the C+P mode showed maximum tensile strengths of 172 and 178 MPa,respectively.Hardness decreased at the interface and in the coarse dendrite and increased in the refined grain area.
基金This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （ No. 51005101 ）, Jiamusi University Scientific Research Project （12010 -118） and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Welding Production Technology Project （AWJ-M13 -04）.
文摘Two dissimilar materials, aluminum alloy and aluminum-coated steel, were joined by cold metal transfer process using AlSi5 filler wire. To this end, the steel was coated with Al-Si. The steel did not melt and aluminum was melt to form the joint during the process, it was actually cold metal transfer welding-brazing. The macrostructure, microstructure, alloy element distribution, and inter-metallic compounds were analyzed by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectroscopy. It was found that the Al-Si coating dissolved into the weld metal. The pre-existing thin Fe-Al- Si ternary inter-metallic compounds in the interface between the Ak-Si coating layer and base metal steel also partially dissolved into the weld zone, tending to reduce the thickness of inter-metallic compounds. Approximate 3 μm thick undissolved intermetallic compound was found at the interface after welding which could guarantee sound bonding strength in dissimilar materials joining. The sample was fractured at the fusion zone near the aluminum side in the tensile test. The ultimate tensile strength was about 156 MPa, and the fracture mode is ductile failure in nature according to its morphology.
文摘Cold metal transfer with polarity⁃exchanging is a new integrated welding technology based on MIG.Due to the alternation of the positive and negative polarities of the wire,favorable control upon the deposition rate and the welding shape coefficient was obtained in order to meet the desired joint design,and the related controlling principles and joint characteristics were reported.Droplet transfer physical behavior exhibited strong dependability on the studied welding parameters,such as welding voltage,welding current,wire feeding speed,and polarity⁃exchanging.This welding technology provides a new way for the welding of body⁃in⁃white(BIW)thin sheet with special demands.Moreover,the typical quality defects of MIG were greatly improved.Our study provides important technical information from the perspective of industrial application of MIG and sheds light on the higher application level of MIG in BIW welding.
基金Project (9140C850205120C8501) supported by the Major Program of National Key Laboratory of Remanufacturing and the Army Foundation Project of China
文摘A required finite element method（FEM） model applicable for narrow gap CMT and CMT＋P MIX welding was established based on the interactions between arc,base metal and filler metal.A novel method of simplifying wire feeding pulses and heat input pulses was supposed under the conduction of equivalent input.The method together with composed double-ellipse heat sources was included in the model.The model was employed in the investigation of thermal cycling and the identification of the softened zone of AA7A52 base plates.Low-frequency behavior emerged in the form of low-cooling rate sects,which were not expected under experimental conditions.The softened zone including the quenched zone and averaging zone of the base plate was much wider internal the base plate than that close to the surfaces.The reliability of the predictions in thermal cycling was supported by infrared imaging test results of the thermal cycle process.
文摘为研究冷金属过渡(cold metal transition,CMT)电弧增材制造铝合金传热传质与熔池流动特性,基于Fluent软件建立了三维CMT电弧增材制造数值模型.模型中,采用动网格技术模拟焊丝竖直方向上的往复运动,利用流体体积法捕获气/液界面,焓-孔隙率法追踪固/液界面,并施加周期热量输入和阶段电弧力作用来等效电弧放电行为,研究分析了焊道成形传热传质过程与熔池动态行为.结果表明,焊道成形初期,熔池余高和坡度较大,形貌犹如半个球体,成形后期热量积累造成焊道余高后方较前方略小,而后端熔宽较前端略宽;单滴过渡周期内,焊丝机械回抽对熔池表面流动影响最为明显,液桥断裂产生较大反冲作用于熔池;熔池内部则是电磁力作为主导驱动力产生一股顺时针环流,环流随燃弧阶段周期切换而不断加强与减弱,并基本贯穿整个过渡周期,使得熔池内部热对流更加充分.模拟结果与试验结果显示吻合良好.
文摘在长输油气管道的焊接施工中,管道的根部打底焊接质量非常重要。与过去传统的根焊相比,应用CMT(cold metal transfer)冷金属过渡技术,在管道焊接尤其是管道的外部根焊上,焊接质量和焊接效率得到了非常大的提升,可以获得良好的焊接效果。介绍了CMT系统的组成以及技术特点,应用结果表明该方案具有可行性。
文摘文中用AZ61镁焊丝以及冷金属过渡焊接方法对接形式连接镁合金AZ31和镀锌钢板,在焊接过程中保持焊接速度不变,通过调节送丝速度和对钢板开不同的坡口研究不同焊接工艺参数下焊缝的表面成形、接头的力学性能和微观组织结构.结果表明,通过调节合适的焊接参数以及坡口形式,镁-钢之间能形成焊缝成形美观、接头最大抗拉载荷达到4.02 k N的镁钢对接熔钎焊接头.并且熔钎焊接头包括镁侧的熔焊接头和钢侧的钎焊接头,钎焊接头由两部分组成,一部分是坡口面上的镁与裸钢板之间的钎焊接头,另一部分是镀锌钢板上表面的镁-镀锌钢之间的钎焊接头.镁-镀锌钢侧的钎焊连接主要由靠近镁侧的(α-Mg+Mg Zn)的共晶相,以及靠近钢侧的Fe-Al相反应层实现连接.无镀锌层的钢和镁连接主要依靠焊丝中的微量Al元素扩散到钢表面形成Fe/Al相来实现连接.
