Microstructures and mechanical properties of metal inert-gas arc welded Mg-steel dissimilar joints

The joining of Mg alloy to steel was realized by metal inert-gas arc welding, and the weld thermal cycle characteristics and Mg-steel joints were investigated. The results show that the temperature distribution in the joints is uneven. Mg alloy welds present a fine equiaxed grain structure. There exists a transition layer consisting mainly of AlFe, AlFe3 and Mg（Fe, Al）2O4 phases at Mg/steel interface, and it is the weakest link in Mg？steel joints. The welding heat input and weld Al content have the significant effect on the joint strength. The joint strength increases with increasing the heat input from 1680 J/cm to 2093 J/cm, due to promoting Mg/steel interface reaction. When weld Al content is increased to 6.20%, the joint strength reaches 192 MPa, 80% of Mg alloy base metal strength. It is favorable to select the suitable welding heat input and weld Al content for improving joint strength.

Wettability, microstructure and properties of 6061 aluminum alloy/304 stainless steel butt joint achieved by laser-metal inert-gas hybrid welding-brazing

Laser-metal inert-gas(MIG)hybrid welding-brazing was applied to the butt joint of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy and 304 stainless steel.The microstructure and mechanical properties of the joint were studied.An excellent joint-section shape was achieved from good wettability on both sides of the stainless steel.Scanning electron microscopy,energy-dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry indicated an intermetallic compound(IMC)layer at the 6061-T6/304 interface.The IMC thickness was controlled to be^2μm,which was attributed to the advantage of the laser-MIG hybrid method.Fe3Al dominated in the IMC layer at the interface between the stainless steel and the back reinforcement.The IMC layer in the remaining regions consisted mainly of Fe4Al13.A thinner IMC layer and better wettability on both sides of the stainless steel were obtained,because of the optimized energy distribution from a combination of a laser beam with a MIG arc.The average tensile strength of the joint with reinforcement using laser-MIG hybrid process was improved to be 174 MPa(60%of the 6061-T6 tensile strength),which was significantly higher than that of the joint by traditional MIG process.

Quantitative Metal Magnetic Memory Reliability Modeling for Welded Joints

Metal magnetic memory（MMM） testing has been widely used to detect welded joints. However, load levels, environmental magnetic field, and measurement noises make the MMM data dispersive and bring difficulty to quantitative evaluation. In order to promote the development of quantitative MMM reliability assessment, a new MMM model is presented for welded joints. Steel Q235 welded specimens are tested along the longitudinal and horizontal lines by TSC-2M-8 instrument in the tensile fatigue experiments. The X-ray testing is carried out synchronously to verify the MMM results. It is found that MMM testing can detect the hidden crack earlier than X-ray testing. Moreover, the MMM gradient vector sum K_（vs） is sensitive to the damage degree, especially at early and hidden damage stages. Considering the dispersion of MMM data, the K_（vs） statistical law is investigated, which shows that K_（vs） obeys Gaussian distribution. So K_（vs） is the suitable MMM parameter to establish reliability model of welded joints. At last, the original quantitative MMM reliability model is first presented based on the improved stress strength interference theory. It is shown that the reliability degree R gradually decreases with the decreasing of the residual life ratio T, and the maximal error between prediction reliability degree R_1 and verification reliability degree R_2 is 9.15%. This presented method provides a novel tool of reliability testing and evaluating in practical engineering for welded joints.

Fatigue life prediction of gas metal arc welded crucifrom joints of AA7075 aluminium alloy failing from root region

Empirical relationship was developed to predict the fatigue life of gas metal arc welded （GMAW） cruciform joints failing from root region. High strength, age hardenable aluminium alloy of AA7075-T6 grade was used as the base material. The design of experiments concept was used to optimize the required number of fatigue testing experiments. Fatigue experiment was conducted in a servo hydraulic controlled fatigue testing machine under constant amplitude loading. The empirical relationship was developed. By using the developed empirical relationship, the fatigue life of GMAW cruciform joints failing from root region was predicted at 95% confidence level. The effect of cruciform joint dimensions on fatigue life was discussed in detail.

Research on the creep damage and interfacial failure of dissimilar metal welded joint between 10Cr9Mo1VNbN and 12Cr1MoV steel

The mechanical properties, creep damage, creep rupture strength and features of interfacial failures of welded joints between martensite (SA213T91) and pearlite steel (12Cr1MoV) have been investigated by means of argon tungsten pulsed arc welding, high temperature accelerated simulation, creep rupture, mechanical property tests and scanning electronic microscope (SEM). The research results indicate that the mechanical properties of overmatched and medium matched joint deteriorate obviously, and they are susceptible to creep damage and failure after accelerated simulation operation 500 h, in the condition of preheat 250℃, and post welding heat treatment 750℃×1 h. However, the mechanical properties of undermatched joint are the best, the interfacial failure tendency of undermatched welded joint is less than those of medium and overmatched welded joint. Therefore, it is reasonable that low alloy material TR31 is used as the filler metal of weld between SA213T91and 12Cr1MoV steel.

Numerical Simulation on Interfacial Creep Failure of Dissimilar Metal Welded Joint between HR3C and T91 Heat-Resistant Steel

The maximum principal stress, von Mises equivalent stress, equivalent creep strain, stress triaxiality in dissimilar metal welded joints between austenitic（HR3C） and martensitic heat-resistant steel（T91） are simulated by FEM at 873 K and under inner pressure of 42.26 MPa. The results show that the maximum principal stress and von Mises equivalent stress are quite high in the vicinity of weld/T91 interface, creep cavities are easy to form and expand in the weld/T91 interface. There are two peaks of equivalent creep strains in welded joint, and the maximum equivalent creep strain is in the place 27-32 mm away from the weld/T91 interface, and there exists creep constrain region in the vicinity of weld/T91 interface. The high stress triaxiality peak is located exactly at the weld/T91 interface. Accordingly, the weld/T91 interface is the weakest site of welded joint. Therefore, using stress triaxiality to describe creep cavity nucleation and expansion and crack development is reasonable for the dissimilar metal welded joint between austenitic and martensitic steel.

Interfacial microstructure evolution of 12Cr1MoV/TP347H dissimilar steel welded joints during aging

The interfacial microstructure evolution of 12Cr1MoV/TP347H dissimilar steel welded joints with a nickel-based filler metal during aging was studied in detail to elucidate the mechanism of premature failures of this kind of joints.The results showed that not only a band of granular Cr_(23)C_(6)carbides were formed along the fusion boundary in the ferritic steel during aging,but also a large number of granular or plate-like Cr_(23)C_(6)carbides,which have a cube-cube orientation relationship with the matrix,were also precipitated on the weld metal side of the fu-sion boundary,making this zone be etched more easily than the other zone and become a dark etched band.Stacking faults were found in some Cr_(23)C_(6)carbides.In the as-welded state,deformation twins were observed in the weld metal with a fully austenitic structure.The peak micro-hardness was shifted from the ferritic steel side to the weld metal side of the fusion boundary after aging and the peak value increased signific-antly.Based on the experimental results,a mechanism of premature failures of the joints was proposed.

Creep Rupture of Mismatched Welded Joints of Steels with Dissimil ar Creep Strengths

The finite element analysis of mismatched welded jo ints with a 30°groove angle was performed to study the mechanical behavior of D MWJs (dissimilar metal welded joints). It is concluded that the distribution of stress triaxiality in the DMWJs is uneven, especially near the fusion lines. The degree of creep strength mismatch has remarkable effect on the distribution. Th e higher the level of mismatch is, the more uneven the distribution is and the e asier for premature failure to occur in the joint.

Role of friction stir welding parameters on tensile strength of AA6061-B_4C composite joints

Friction stir welding（FSW） is a solid state joining technique developed to join high strength aluminum alloys and various ceramic reinforced metal matrix composites（MMCs）.FSW produces sound welds in MMCs without any deleterious reaction between reinforcement and matrix.The present work focused on the effect of FSW parameters on the tensile strength of Al-B4C composite joints.The central composite design of four factors and five levels was used to control the number of experiments.A mathematical model was developed to analyze the influence of FSW parameters.The results indicated that the joint fabricated using rotational speed of 1000 r/min,welding speed of 1.3 mm/s,axial force of 10 kN and the reinforcement of 12% showed larger tensile strength compared with the other joints.The developed model was optimized to maximize the tensile strength using generalized reduced gradient method.The metallographic analysis of the joints showed the presence of various zones such as weld nugget（WN） zone,thermo mechanically affected zone（TMAZ） and heat affected zone（HAZ）.The substantial grain refinement of aluminum matrix as well as significant size reduction of B4C particles was observed in the weld nugget.TMAZ was plastically deformed,thermally affected and exhibited elongated aluminum grains.

Influence of Creep Strength of Weld on Interfacial Creep Damage of Dissimilar Welded Joint between Martensitic and Bainitic Heat-Resistant Steel

The mechanical properties, creep rupture strength, creep damage and failure characteristics of dissimilar metal welded joint （DMWJ） between martensitic （SA213T91） and bainitic heat-resistant steel （12Cr2MoWVTiB（G102）） have been investigated by means of pulsed argon arc welding, high temperature accelerated simulation, mechanical and creep rupture test, and scanning electronic microscope （SEM）. The results show that there is a marked drop of mechanical properties of undermatching joint, and low ductility cracking along weld/G102 interface is induced due to creep damage. Creep rupture strength of overmatching joint is the least. The mechanical properties of medium matching joint are superior to those of overmatching and undermatching joint, and creep damage and failure tendency along the interface of weld/G102 are lower than those of overmatching and undermatching joint after accelerated simulation for 500 h, 1 000 h, 1 500 h, and the creep rupture strength of medium matching joint is the same as that of undermatching joint. Therefore, it is reasonable that the medium matching material is used for dissimilar welded joint between martensitic and bainitic steel.

Effect of heat treatment temperature on dissimilar welded joint

The dissimilar metals 1Crl8Ni9 and 16MnR are welded by shielded metal arc welding process using electrode A312. The corrosion experiments are carried out on welded joint samples, which is as-welded and post-weld heat treatment at 650 ℃, 750 ℃ and 850 ℃, for 2 h in 70% sodium hydroxide solution. EDS and X-ray diffraction analysis are carried out on the samples after corrosion. Average corrosion rate calculation and microhardness measurement are conducted on both as- welded and post-weld heat treatment samples. The results indicate that average corrosion rate of as-welded joint metal is smaller than that of post-weld heat treatment joint metal. Compared with that of post-weld heat treatment at 750 ℃ and 850 ℃ for 2 h, the average corrosion rate of welded joint after post-weld heat treatment at 650 ℃ for 2 h increases greatly.

IMPROVEMENT OF FATIGUE STRENGTH OF TUBULAR T-JOINT IN OFFSHORE PLATFORMS DUE TO POSTWELD TREATMENT

Improvement of the fatigue life of welded tubular T-joints in offshore platforms due to weld toe grinding and TIG dressing is studied physically and experimentally. It is shown that the two methods of treatment can improve the fatigue strength of welded tubular joints not only in the environment of air but even in the envirnment of seawater accordingly.

海洋平台支撑板异种金属焊接试验研究

目的结合Q245R/Q690D 2种材料的优势研究其焊接接头性能,获得最优的焊接和后热处理工艺参数。方法以某海洋平台建造为背景,选用E50-6焊丝、J形坡口设计对Q245R/Q690D中厚板多道次焊接进行试验研究。在8、12、16、20 kJ/cm热输入下,对接头进行力学性能测试和微观组织观察;为细化接头组织、提高综合力学性能,对最佳热输入下的接头进行不同温度的后热处理,后热处理温度分别为250、350、580℃并保温2 h,进一步观察接头的性能和微观组织。结果焊态下拉伸断裂均发生在Q245R母材侧,在12 kJ/cm热输入下,焊缝表面硬度在338HV左右,焊缝冲击功为172 J;在20 kJ/cm热输入下,冲击功下降至82.7 J,组织粗大且呈板条状。在250、350℃回火能够降低表面硬度,同时焊缝冲击功较焊态的略有上升,最大增加了21 J;在580℃回火后,内部晶粒粗大,焊缝表面硬度增大,最大为448HV,较焊态的提高了32.5%,同时冲击功显著下降,下降至80 J,下降约53.5%。结论Q245R/Q690D中厚板多道次焊接热输入采用12 kJ/cm为宜,同时焊后对接头进行250~350℃回火并保温2 h为推荐后热处理方式。

激光功率对铝/铜激光熔钎焊接头组织及性能的影响

采用激光熔钎焊方法对5052铝合金和T2紫铜进行对接试验,研究了激光功率(2000,2200,2400,2600,2800 W)对接头显微组织和力学性能的影响。结果表明:不同激光功率下接头铜侧钎焊区组织均以柱状晶为主,随着激光功率的增加,焊缝区树枝晶由细针状转变为雪花状;铜侧钎焊区由界面层和金属间化合物层组成,2000,2600 W激光功率下的界面层主要为AlCu相,金属间化合物层主要为Al_(4)Cu_(9)相,2400 W激光功率下的界面层主要由AlCu相和CuZn相组成,金属间化合物层主要为CuZn_(5)相;焊缝区主要由Al_(4.2)Cu_(3.2) Zn_(0.7)和Al_(0.71)Zn_(0.29)相组成。随着激光功率的增加,金属间化合物层厚度增加。激光功率对铜侧钎焊区的显微硬度影响较大,各接头的最高显微硬度均出现在铜侧钎焊区。随着激光功率的增加,接头最高硬度增加,抗拉强度先增大后减小;当激光功率为2400 W时,接头的抗拉强度最大,达到铝合金母材的92%,此时接头在靠近铝合金母材处断裂,而其他激光功率下制备的接头均在铜侧钎焊区和焊缝区处断裂。

Achieving High‑Quality Aluminum to Copper Dissimilar Metals Joint via Friction Stir Double‑Riveting Welding

In order to achieve a high-quality joining of aluminum(Al)and copper(Cu)dissimilar metals,a new friction stir doubleriveting welding(FSDRW)with a Cu rod as the rivet was proposed,and the rotating tool with a large concave angle shoulder was specially designed.The results showed that under the thermal–mechanical effect of rotating tool,the Cu rod was deformed to be a double riveting heads structure with a Cu anchor at the upper surface of Al plate and an Al anchor above the lap interface of joint,and these two anchors greatly enhanced the mechanical interlocking of Al/Cu joint.The effective bonding interfaces were formed among the double riveting heads structure,the upper Al plate and the lower Cu plate,which contained the Cu/Cu interface and the Al/Cu interface.The Cu/Cu interface without the kissing bond and the Al/Cu interface with the rationally thin AlCu and Al_(2)Cu intermetallic compounds(IMCs)layers were beneficial to heightening the joint tensile shear strength.The maximum tensile shear load of the FSDRW joint achieved 5.52 kN,and the joint under different plunging depths of rotating tool presented a mixed mode of ductile fracture and brittle fracture.This novel FSDRW technique owns the advantages of strong mechanical interlocking and superb metallurgical bonding,and provides a new approach to acquiring a high-quality Al/Cu dissimilar metals joint.

Laser welding process and strength enhancement of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites and metals dissimilar joint:A review

Carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites(CFRTP)and metals hybrid structures have been widely used in aircraft lightweight manufacturing.However,due to the significant difference in physical and chemical properties between CFRTP and metals,there are lots of challenges to connect them with high quality.Laser welding has a good application prospect in CFRTP and metals connection,and a significant research progress has been made in the exploration of CFRTP-metal laser joining mechanism,joining process optimization,joining strength improvement and joining defects controlling.However,there are still some problems need to be solved for this technology application.In this paper,the research progress of CFRTP-metal laser joining was summarized in three major aspects:theoretical modeling and simulation analysis,process exploration and parameter optimization,joint performance improvement and process innovation.And,problems and challenges of this technology were discussed,and the outlook of this research was provided.

焊接速度对铝合金/铜激光熔钎焊接头组织及性能的影响

采用激光熔钎焊在不同焊接速度(4,5,6,7,8 mm·s^(-1))下对5052铝合金和T2铜进行对接焊,研究了焊接速度对接头宏观形貌、显微组织、显微硬度、抗拉强度及拉伸断裂机理的影响。结果表明:随着焊接速度增加,激光熔钎焊接头的焊缝成形先变优后变差,当焊接速度为6 mm·s^(-1)时焊缝成形最佳;随着焊接速度增加,接头中树枝状Al-Cu共晶组织变少,Zn-Al共晶组织变多,当焊接速度为6 mm·s^(-1)时接头铜侧界面反应区出现Al_(4)Cu_(9)和Al_(2)Cu金属间化合物,熔焊区由α-Al固溶体、η-Zn固溶体、Al-Cu共晶组织和Zn-Al共晶组织组成;随着焊接速度增加,铝合金/铜激光熔钎焊接头熔焊区硬度变化不大,铜侧界面反应区硬度下降,接头抗拉强度先增大后减小,拉伸断裂模式按照解理断裂、准解理断裂、韧性断裂、准解理断裂顺序依次变化,当焊接速度为6 mm·s^(-1)时抗拉强度(212 MPa)最大,接头发生韧性断裂。

基于不同焊材的超高强钢与BS700高强钢焊接接头裂纹的试验研究

采用熔化极活性气体保护焊对抗拉强度大于1600 MPa的超高强钢与抗拉强度大于760 MPa的BS700高强钢进行焊接时,组合接头焊缝易出现焊接裂纹,为解决该问题,使用直径1.0 mm的ER70-G焊材或ER307Mo焊材,在打底焊接电流160~180 A、电压21~24 V,盖面焊接电流190~210 A、电压23~26 V条件下开展了焊接对比试验。工艺性和焊接性试验结果表明,使用ER307Mo焊材焊接的试样弯曲性能明显优于使用ER70-G焊材焊接的试样;使用ER70-G焊材焊接的试样焊缝存在未贯穿的微裂纹,焊缝断面裂纹率达到35.29%;使用ER307Mo焊材焊接的试样焊缝断面未发现裂纹。ER307Mo焊材更适合超高强钢与BS700高强钢的焊接。试验解决了超高强钢与BS700高强钢组合接头的开裂问题,为抗拉强度相差较大的异种高强钢的焊接提供了解决方案。

反应堆压力容器接管安全端焊接残余应力模拟及其焊接参数优化研究

目的针对反应堆压力容器接管安全端焊接残余应力较大易导致应力腐蚀开裂的问题,探究焊接工艺参数对焊接残余应力的影响,并寻找最佳工艺参数。方法利用有限元参数化建模方法建立反应堆压力容器接管安全端的三维热-力耦合模型,模拟其焊接过程,研究焊接残余应力的变化情况。采用正交试验设计法分析了焊接电流、焊接速度及层间冷却时间对焊后最大等效应力的影响,建立了焊后最大等效应力与焊接电流、焊接速度及层间冷却时间的二次回归模型,基于该模型利用遗传算法寻优焊接参数。结果焊接残余应力峰值靠近熔合区位置,残余应力较高,超过了材料的屈服应力;各参数按对焊后等效残余应力峰值的影响由大到小的顺序依次为焊接速度、焊接电流、层间冷却时间。正交试验所得最佳工艺参数如下:焊接电流为610 A,焊接速度为20 mm/s,层间冷却时间为400 s,经遗传算法进一步优化后所得的最佳参数如下:焊接电流为610 A,焊接速度为23 mm/s,层间冷却时间为427 s。通过仿真验证遗传算法优化结果,得到焊接残余应力的峰值为373 MPa,比未优化前减小了44 MPa。结论优化后的工艺参数有效降低了焊接残余应力,提高了反应堆压力容器接管安全端服役过程中的安全性,该研究方法可为实际焊接生产提供一定的参考。

DD26单晶高温合金钎焊接头微观组织与力学性能研究

采用NiNbCoWCrAlSiMo钎料,在1225℃/30 min钎焊条件下开展了DD26单晶高温合金的钎焊试验,分析了0.05 mm、0.20 mm两种钎焊间隙对应接头的微观组织和性能。研究发现,接头组织主要由颗粒状的γ+γ′双相组织,以及分布在颗粒相之间的富W相和Ni–Nb(Si)相构成。当钎焊间隙为0.05 mm时,接头室温抗拉强度为614 MPa,达到DD26单晶合金的75.9%;1000℃抗拉强度为466 MPa,达到DD26单晶合金的78.8%;1000℃/75MPa条件下的持久寿命最高可达44.6 h。当钎焊间隙为0.20 mm时,接头室温抗拉强度为686 MPa,达到DD26单晶合金的84.8%;1000℃抗拉强度为479 MPa,达到DD26单晶合金的81.0%;1000℃/75 MPa条件下的持久寿命最高可达17.5 h。焊后热处理对间隙0.05 mm的接头持久性能影响不明显,间隙0.20 mm的接头持久性能在热处理后有所提升。断口分析发现,接头断裂表现出裂纹沿颗粒状的γ+γ'双相组织边缘扩展的特征。