Laser-pulsed MIG hybrid welding technology of A6N01S aluminum alloy

Welding research of A6N01S-T5 aluminum alloy profile for high-speed train was done by using laser-MIG hybrid welding and MIG welding individually. And the weld appearance,welding distortion,mechanical properties of the joints and microstructures were analyzed. The test results demonstrated that high-efficient welding for the profile can be achieved by using laser-MIG hybrid welding,the speed of which can be over 3. 0 m/min. The processing had a good gap bridging ability,even if the gap of the butt joint was up to 2. 0 mm,a good weld appearance can also be got. While the hybrid welding speed was greater than 2. 5 m/min,the welding distortion of the laser-tandem MIG hybrid joints was just about 33% of that of the MIG joints,but the welding efficiency was over 3 times of MIG welding. And tensile strength of the hybrid joints was 85% of that of A6N01S-T5 base metal,9% higher than that of the MIG joints. Fatigue properties was tested individually with pulsed tensile fatigue method in the condition of 1 × 10~7 lifetime. The test results demonstrated that the fatigue strength of the joints was a little lower than that of base material,which could be up to 115 MPa. But the fatigue strength of hybrid welding joints was 107. 5 MPa,which was 23% higher than 87 MPa of MIG welding joints.

Study on Evaluation Method of Aluminum alloy Pulse MIG Welding Stability Based on Arc Voltage Probability Density

Bring forward a new analytical method in order to evaluate the stability of the process of aluminum alloy pulsed MIG welding. The ratio of the first and the second peak in arc voltage signal probability density was selected to evaluate aluminum alloy pulse MIG welding stability. By calculating the arc voltage signal probability density from 80 sets of welding experiments, the ratio of the two peaks in arc voltage probability in every set was captured. And the evaluation system of aluminum alloy pulse MIG welding stability was established. The smaller the ratio of peaks in arc voltage signal probability density is, the better the stability of the welding will be;the bigger the ratio of peaks in arc voltage signal probability density is, the poorer the stability of the welding will be.

Self-adjusting dynamic characteristics of pulsed MIG welding for aluminum alloys

Pulsed MIG welding is suitable for aluminum alloys welding, because spray transfer and excellent profile can be arrived during whole welding current range, and the energy of droplet can be controlled to overcome losing of alloy elements with lower melting and steam point by controlling pulse current and pulse time. Because of the special physic properties of aluminum alloys, there are different requirements for pulsed MIG welding between starting arc short circuit and drop transfer short circuit, pulse period and base period. In order to satisfy the need of aluminum alloys MIG welding, self adjusting dynamic characteristics are designed to output different dynamic characteristics in different welding startes. The self adjusting dynamic characteristics of pulsed MIG welding are achieved through a short circuit controller and a dynamic electronic inductor. The welding machine(AL MIG 350) with self adjusting dynamic characteristics has a high rate of successfully starting arc up to 96%, and the short circuit time during transfer is less than 1 ms, in the mean time, the arc is stiffness, spatter is low and weld appearance is good.

An initial study on welding procedure using tandem MIG welding of high strength aluminum alloy

The high-speed camera system and data acquisition system of welding parameters were created in tandem MIG welding of high strength aluminum alloy. The experiments were carried out in order to obtain the photos of droplet transfer under different welding parameters in pulsed mode. The droplet transfer mode of “one pulse one droplet” becomes the preferred selection during welding process because of its stable procedure and sound weld form. The parameter ranges for corresponding transfer mode were experimentally achieved, among which the stable droplet transfer mode of “one pulse one droplet” can be realized. These efforts brave the way for control weld heat input and weld formation in the future.

Intelligent process expert database of double pulse MIG welding of AI-Si alloy

Based on double pulse welding process characteristics, expert database structure and work flow are designed. Further, multiple outstanding specifications of 1.0 ram-diameter wire are obtained through a large number of experiments. By making non-linear regression analysis on these groups of standards, the relationship between average welding current and other pulse parameters can be found out. Polynomial regression equation is set up for further realization of＂ parameter estimation function of the expert database. Finally, the preliminary developed expert database is tested. The result indicates that the unified adjusting and parameters estimation of the expert database leads to stable welding process and good weld appearance.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of the joint of 6061 aluminum alloy by plasma-MIG hybrid welding

Plasma-MIG {metal inert gas arc welding） hybrid welding of aluminum alloy with 6 mm thickness using ER5356 welding wire was carried out. The microstructures and mechanical properties of the welded joint were investigated by optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction （XRD） , energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS） , tensile test, hardness test and scanning electron microscope （ SEM） were used to judge the type of tensile fracture. The results showed that the tensile strength of welded joint was 142 MPa which was 53. 6% o f the strength o f the base metal. The welding seam zone was characterized by dendritic structure. In the fusion zone, the columnar grains existed at one side of the welding seam. The fibrous organization was found in the base metal, and also in the heat affected zone （HAZ） where the recrystallization occurred. The HAZ was the weakest position of the welded joint due to the coarsening of Mg2Si phase. The type of tensile fracture was ductile fracture.

Grain refining in weld metal using short-pulsed laser ablation during CW laser welding of 2024-T3 aluminum alloy

The 2024 aluminum alloy is used extensively in the aircraft and aerospace industries because of its excellent mechanical properties.However,the weldability of 2024 aluminum alloy is generally low because it contains a high number of solutes,such as copper(Cu),magnesium(Mg),and manganese(Mn),causing solidification cracking.If high speed welding of 2024 aluminum alloy without the use of filler is achieved,the applicability of 2024 aluminum alloys will expand.Grain refining is one of the methods used to prevent solidification cracking in weld metal,although it has never been achieved for high-speed laser welding of 2024 aluminum alloy without filler.Here,we propose a short-pulsed,laser-induced,grain-refining method during continuous wave laser welding without filler.Bead-on-plate welding was performed on a 2024-T3 aluminum alloy at a welding speed of 1 m min−1 with a single mode fiber laser at a wavelength of 1070 nm and power of 1 kW.Areas in and around the molten pool were irradiated with nanosecond laser pulses at a wavelength of 1064 nm,pulse width of 10 ns,and pulse energy of 430 mJ.The grain-refinement effect was confirmed when laser pulses were irradiated on the molten pool.The grain-refinement region was formed in a semicircular shape along the solid–liquid interface.Results of the vertical section indicate that the grain-refinement region reached a depth of 1 mm along the solid–liquid interface.The Vickers hardness test results demonstrated that the hardness increased as a result of grain refinement and that the progress of solidification cracking was suppressed in the grain refinement region.

Noise wavelet-suppressing on electric signals in meso-spray process of pulse MIG welding of aluminum

An analysis with Fourier series on electric signals of meso-spray process of pulse MIG welding of aluminum shows many harmonic waves of different frequency in the signals, including the inherent high, low frequency elementary waves of short circuit and the harmonic waves from pulse current besides the noise signals of high frequency. The wavelet filtering with adjustable threshold is applied to study and handle the electric signals from meso-spray process of pulse MIG welding of aluminum, displaying a good solution on suppressing the noise in the signals.

Effect of Conventional and Pulsed TIG Welding on Microstructural and Mechanical Characteristics of AA 6082-T6 Repair Welds

Repair welding of AA 6082-T6 joints was carried out using ER 4043 filler through the TIG welding process with or without pulsed current.Microstructure and mechanical characteristics of the joints before and after repairing were investigated by examining macrostructure,microstructure,and distributions of porosity in the weld metal(WM),and by hardness,tensile,and bending tests.We observed that the welding current,phase transformations in heat-affected zone(HAZ)and porosity introduced in the WM during welding influence on its mechanical properties in sequence.The experimental results showed that the bead width and penetration as well as size of pores in the joints were mainly influenced by the welding currents.The sound joints were obtained at a welding current of 140 A with or without pulsed current when welding speed and gas flow rate were set at 20 cm·min-1 and 15 L·min-1,respectively.Among them,the decrease in mechanical properties of repair weld(RW)was directly related to the phase transformations in the over-ageing zone due to the double welding thermal cycles and elevated distribution of porosity in the WM.In addition,it was observed that the comparatively smaller grain size and lower porosity in WM of the RW produced by pulsed TIG welding gave a positive effect on its mechanical properties.

Effects of pulse parameters on arc characteristics and weld penetration in hybrid pulse VP-GTAW of aluminum alloy

A novel ultrafast-convert hybrid pulse variable polarity gas tungsten arc welding process （HPVP-GTAW） is developed. High frequency pulse square-wave current which has a frequency of more than 20 kHz is exactly integrated in the positive polarity current duration. The effects of pulse current parameters on arc characteristics and weld penetration have been studied during the HPVP-GTAW process using Al-5. 8 Mg alloy plates. The arc characteristics studied by arc voltage and its profile, weld penetration noted by the ratio of weld depth to width have been found to be influenced significantly by the pulse current. The experimental results show that the HPVP-GTA W process can improve the arc profile predominantly and obtain the higher weld penetration with lower heat input. The observation may help in understanding the weld characteristics with respect to variation in the pulse current parameters which may be beneficial in using the novel HPVP-GTAW process to produce the better weld quality of aluminum alloy plates.

Improving pulsed laser weldability of duplex stainless steel to 5456 aluminum alloy via friction stir process reinforcing of aluminum by BNi-2 brazing alloy

Effects of laser pulse distance and reinforcing of 5456 aluminum alloy were investigated on laser weldability of Al alloy to duplex stainless steel (DSS) plates. The aluminum alloy plate was reinforced by nickel-base BNi-2 brazing powder via friction stir processing. The DSS plates were laser welded to the Al5456/BNi-2 composite and also to the Al5456 alloy plates. The welding zones were studied by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, micro-hardness and shear tests. The weld interface layer became thinner from 23 to 5 μm, as the laser pulse distance was increased from 0.2 to 0.5 mm. Reinforcing of the Al alloy modified the phases at interface layer from Al-Fe intermetallic compounds (IMCs) in the DSS/Al alloy weld, to Al-Ni-Fe IMCs in the DSS/Al composite one, since more nickel was injected in the weld pool by BNi-2 reinforcements. This led to a remarkable reduction in crack tendency of the welds and decreased the hardness of the interface layer from ~950 HV to ~600 HV. Shear strengths of the DSS/Al composite welds were significantly increased by ~150%, from 46 to 114 MPa, in comparison to the DSS/Al alloy ones.

Joint performance of CO2 laser-MIG hybrid welding 5083-H116 alloy

Laser-MIG hybrid welding process was dealt with 6 mm thick 5083Hl16 Al-Mg alloy plate in butt-joint configuration. Weld formation principle during hybrid welding was explained. The joint properties and microstructure characteristics of welded joints were analyzed by tensile tests, fractographs observed by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. Higher heat input could obtain better mechanical properties, and tensile strength and elongation reached 97.2%, 81% of the base metal, respectively. Fracture position traasited from fusion line to weld center in the higher heat input, and fracture location were only in the center of welded joints for the heat input relatively small.

能量配比对6 mm 7A52铝合金板材VPPA-MIG复合焊接残余应力分布的影响

VPPA-MIG复合焊接的热源由VPPA和MIG两种电弧热源混合而成,该焊接方法集合了MIG焊接效率高、参数区间宽以及VPPA焊接能量集中、穿透深度大等优点,能够实现不同厚度铝合金板材的高效率和高质量焊接。在铝合金板材VPPA-MIG复合焊接过程中,VPPA与MIG两种电弧不同能量配比会影响焊后接头的残余应力分布。以6 mm厚7A52铝合金板材为试验材料,设置VPPA电弧能量配比不同的焊接参数进行VPPA-MIG复合焊接试验,焊后采用钻孔法测试并分析了接头残余应力分布及峰值大小。结果表明,复合焊接接头的熔合区和热影响区出现拉应力,母材区出现压应力。在复合焊接热源总能量不变的情况下,残余应力峰值随VPPA电弧能量配比的增加而增大,且当VPPA电弧能量配比从35%增大至40%时,可以获得成形效果良好的复合焊缝,横向残余应力峰值不超过73 MPa,纵向残余应力峰值不超过232 MPa,不会出现过大的残余应力峰值。与单MIG焊接相比,VPPA-MIG复合焊的残余应力峰值比单MIG焊大,而高应力区要比单MIG焊窄。

ER5356焊丝用于7075铝合金MIG焊接头热处理性能

采用MIG焊使用ER5356焊丝进行3 mm厚7075铝合金对接焊,焊后接头进行T6热处理。通过光学显微镜、X射线衍射仪、扫描电镜与能谱仪结合室温拉伸、显微硬度与电化学腐蚀分析接头组织、力学性能与耐蚀性。结果表明:焊接时熔池流动将母材熔化部位的Zn,Cu等合金元素带入焊缝,析出MgZn_(2)与AlCuMg相,成为焊缝进行热处理强化的基础;热处理后,大部分析出相溶入基体形成固溶+时效强化,接头抗拉强度提升20%,焊缝硬度提升18.4%,耐蚀性提高。但由于从母材流入焊缝的合金元素含量有限,焊丝与母材力学性能的差异与热影响区软化现象无法消除。

Effect of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of welded joints of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy

6061 aluminum alloy T-joints were welded by double-pulsed MIG welding process. Then, the post-weld heat treatment was performed on the welded T-joints. The weld microstructure under different aging temperature and time was investigated by transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The mechanical properties were examined by hardness test and tensile test. The results showed that the micro-hardness was sensitive to heat treatment temperature and time. Increasing temperature was beneficial to the shortening of peak aging time. There were a large number of dislocations and few precipitates in the welded joints. With the increase of post-weld heat treatment temperature and time, the density of dislocation decreased. Meanwhile, the strengthening phase precipitated and grew up gradually. When the post-weld heat treatment temperature increased up to 200℃, large Q' phases were observed. And they were responsible for the peak value of the micro-hardness in the welded joints.

A novel ultrafast-convert hybrid pulse square-wave VP-GTAW process for aluminum alloys

A novel ultrafast-convert hybrid pulse square-wave variable polarity arc welding power source was developed. The variable polarity current which crossed zero with no dead time possessed the ultrafast converting speed and the series of ultrasonic pulse current were superimposed in the positive polarity current duration. A high-efficiency hybrid pulse variable polarity gas tungsten arc welding （HPVP-GTAW）process for aluminum alloys was achieved. With X-ray inspection, microstructure analysis, tensile tests and scanning electron microscopy （SEM） for fracture surface, the square butt welding cbaracteristics of 5A06, 2A14 and 2219 aluminum alloys were tested, respectively. Experimental results show that microstructure and mechanical properties of these aluminum alloy welded joints are influenced significantly by the introduction of ultrasonic pulse current. The weld quality is improved predominantly by the novel HPVP-GTA W process.

厚板5083铝合金MIG焊工艺与性能研究

针对25 mm船用5083厚板铝合金MIG焊,焊接难度大,接头性能不达标,出现未熔合、未焊透、大量气孔的问题.经过对焊接接头宏观断口,力学性能,宏观金相等进行分析.研究通过焊前打磨并预热至150℃,打底焊焊接电流提高到170~180 A,层间焊接电流提高到210~230 A,坡口增大至90°,增加焊接道数至27~28道,对称施焊,采用高纯度保护气体等措施改进工艺.通过改进工艺,经过无损检测、拉伸、弯曲、金相发现焊接接头缺陷大大减少,焊接接头拉伸性能提高57.6%,展现出良好的性能,符合生产标准.实验结果发现焊接接头强度下降,是因为在焊接过程中,焊接接头受热循环影响,热影响区形变强化减弱.焊缝中心焊接热输入导致熔池Mg元素烧损,焊缝组织β强化相减少,出现焊接接头软化现象.

Droplet transition for plasma-MIG welding on aluminium alloys

The synchronous acquisition system of droplet image inspection and arc electric signals were established and the droplet transition characteristics of aluminum alloys were researched in the plasma-MIG welding process.Typical droplet transition modes include globular transfer mode,short circuiting transfer mode,metastable spray transfer mode and projected transfer mode.The result indicates that MIG droplet transfer frequency and droplet transfer modes are changed by introducing the plasma arc in the plasma-MIG welding process compared with the MIG welding on the aluminum alloys,which broadens the range of welding parameters when the stable welding process proceeds.The metastable spray transfer and projected transfer mode are proved to be the most optimal modes by comparing the stability of electronic signal,droplet transition,weld appearance and weld penetration.

固溶时效对2219-T6铝合金MIG焊接接头组织与性能的影响

采用MIG焊(熔化极气体保护焊)对2219T6铝合金板材进行焊接试验,并分别对焊接态和热处理态2219铝合金接头组织和性能进行分析。结果表明,焊接态接头的力学性能远低于母材的,接头的抗拉强度、屈服强度和伸长率分别为257 MPa、150 MPa和5%,焊接系数仅为0.58。经过固溶时效处理的接头组织发生明显变化,晶粒粗化、网状共晶组织消失,但同时焊缝区析出高密度弥散、针状分布的θ″-Al2Cu相,提升了接头性能,接头抗拉强度、屈服强度和伸长率分别为439 MPa、325 MPa和11%,焊接系数提升了0.42。

新能源汽车铝电池盒MIG焊接新工艺

在铝合金电池盒实际生产中,由于焊接位置较多、焊接接头板厚差异大,焊接一次合格率很难控制,这就需要研发一种焊接工艺提升铝合金薄厚板焊接的稳定性。目前铝合金电池盒MIG焊接主要是直流脉冲焊接,其中包括直流单脉冲或直流双脉冲焊接。通过分析发现,采用直流+交流摆动同步双脉冲焊接,在相同电流情况下可有效降低焊接热输入,在相同热输入情况下可增加焊缝a值。并在铝合金薄厚板焊接时,可在厚板位置使用直流脉冲,薄板位置使用交流脉冲,保证厚板熔深且薄板不烧穿。摆动同步交直流焊接技术已经在实际生产中得到应用,并有效提高了焊缝合格率和生产效率。