Laser roll welding of dissimilar metal joint of zinc coated steel to aluminum alloy J. Laser Appl. 22, 1 (2010); 10.2351/1.3367741 Determination of true stress-strain curve for the weldment of aluminum laser-welded blanks J. Laser Appl. 17, 159 (2005); 10.2351/1.1961652 Surface and microstructural characterization of laser beam welds in an aluminum alloyThe microstructure in the intermediate layer of a laser-welded Cu-Al lap joint was examined metallographically. Tensile shear test was performed, and fracture surface analysis was also performed using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy. Results showed that there were several different zones with diverse characteristics of morphology and composition in the intermediate layer of the weld joint. Banded and cellular structures were observed in the hypereutectic zone; a lamellar structure was found in the eutectic zone which was the narrowest zone with the finest microstructure; a dendritic structure was obtained in the hypoeutectic zone with the coarsest microstructure and widest zone. The joint faulted in the dendritic hypoeutectic zone, under a combination of brittle and shear mode in the fracture surface. The maximum shear load of the Cu-Al joint decreased with increasing primary dendrite arm spacing and the growth of secondary dendrite in the hypoeutectic zone, which was induced by increasing laser power. V C 2014 Laser Institute of America. [http://dx.
The electrode force is one of the main parameters in resistance spot welding (RSW). It is very important to guarantee the quality of aluminum alloys and determine whether the electrode pressure is stable or adjustable in the welding process. With the drive set of a servo-motor, we conduct the RSW tests and tensile shear tests on the 5052 aluminum alloy sheets. Results of these tests show that all variable pressure curves are suitable for spot welding, and all have their own rules in affecting the tensile strength of the spot welded joints.
Abstract:A combined numerical model of thermal field and the primary dendrite arm spacing (PDAS) was proposed to correlate the process parameters and PDAS in laser welding of Cu and Al. The solidification parameters simulated by the finite volume method with commercial software ANASYS FLUENT were applied in the PDAS model to predict the dendrite arm spacing of fusion zone. Dendrite was also examined by the metallographic method to validate the model. Results indicate that the calculated PDAS agrees with metallographic measurements reasonably, especially the Hunt model. PDAS increases apparently with increasing laser power while decreases slightly with increasing welding speed. Increasing laser power increases the secondary dendrite and increasing welding speed increases the microporosity in dendrite.Dendrite was found in the Cu-Al welded joint, which affects the properties of joint directly [1][2][3][4] . The dendritic structure is characterized with dendrite arm spacing and morphology, which play a significant impact on mechanical properties. The dendritic structure formed during laser lap welding of Cu and Al depends on the fluid flow, temperature field, composition and cooling rate, which are affected by the welding parameters such as laser power and welding speed. The prediction of dendritic structure has been investigated since last decades and different models have been applied to evaluate the dendrite arm spacing [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] during solidification and casting of alloys.Several numerical models were built to predict the primary dendrite arm spacing (PDAS) [5,[7][8][9] , such as Hunt model, Kurz and Fisher model, Trivedi model, An and Liu model. They were used to predict the dendrite arm spacing during unidirectional solidification [1] . Also, experiments were carried out to validate the simulation results. Both the simulation and experimental results showed that the PDAS decreased obviously with the increase of cooling rate. Hunt model considering the spacing selection mechanism was developed to predict dendrite spacing and the transition between structures during solidification [14] . The numerical results agreed well with the experiment at both low and high welding speeds.However, the PDAS prediction during laser welding of dissimilar couples Cu and Al by theoretical model based on thermal parameters and geometrical relations has not been reported. In the present work, the thermal parameters simulated with ANASYS FLUENT were applied in the PDAS models to predict the PDAS under different welding conditions. The dendrite of Cu-Al lap joints under different welding conditions was examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM)to validate the models and to explore the effect of welding parameters on the dendritic structure. Numerical modelNumerical simulation on the heat transfer, fluid flow, species transfer, melting and solidification was performed to obtain the welding pool thermal parameters such as temperature gradient, cooling rate and composition distribution, which were applied i...
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