AA6061-T6与AZ31合金异种搅拌摩擦焊接头的微观组织

研究了AA6061-T6和AZ31合金异种搅拌摩擦焊接头的微观组织。在异种搅拌摩擦焊接AA6061-T6与AZ31合金时,采用偏置条件,即将搅拌针插入时偏向AZ31合金,从而得到异种对接接头。通过预备实验来优化搅拌针的前进速度、旋转速度。运用电子背散射衍射技术观察搅拌区的纹理,并得到粒径分布和错位角分布,在搅拌区存在相对精细的晶粒结构。在AA6061-T6搅拌区出现随机或弱面取向,而在AZ31搅拌区出现旋转底面取向。再结晶颗粒的平均尺寸只有2．5～4．5μm。与基础合金相比,在AA6061-T6搅拌区的大角度晶界的分数增大,而在AZ31搅拌区的小角度晶界的分数降低。     

Static shear strength and fatigue life of refill friction stir spot welded AA 6061-T6 sheets

This study was aimed at evaluating the static shear strength and fatigue properties of the newly developed refilled friction stir spot welded AA 6061-T6 joints. The keyhole, the process disadvantage of conventional friction stir spot welding, was refilled successfully, using an additional filler plate, with specially designed tools. Two different tool profiles, namely, convex and concave, were used for the refilling process. Sound and defect free joints were obtained by the refilling process. Joints refilled with convex tools showed better static shear strength than those with the concave ones. The variation of microhardness in different regions of the weld was analysed. Fatigue tests were conducted on the lap shear specimens at a stress ratio of R?=?0·1. The optical micrographs of the welds after fatigue failure in both the conventional and refilled processes were examined to study the fatigue crack propagation and failure modes.     

回填搅拌摩擦点焊和传统搅拌摩擦点焊AA6061-T6接头的微观结构和力学性能的比较

在搅拌摩擦点焊过程中,通过添加填充板来改善摩擦成形过程,这种新工艺被称为回填搅拌摩擦点焊。分别采用回填搅拌摩擦点焊和传统的搅拌摩擦点焊工艺焊接AA6061-T6搭接焊样品,研究搅拌头的旋转速度对接头的力学性能和金相组织的影响。在不同的旋转速度下,回填搅拌摩擦点焊接头的静态剪切强度都比传统搅拌摩擦点焊接头的好。这归因于在回填搅拌摩擦点焊时,添加了填充板从而有更多的材料来填充孔洞,消除了形成的孔洞缺陷,从而使点焊焊核区的有效截面积增加。借助扫描电镜观察讨论了材料的失效机制,分析了断裂表面形貌。2种焊接接头的硬度曲线都呈W形,最小的硬度出现在热影响区。     

Corrosion behaviors of Al-Si-Cu-based filler metals and 6061-T6 brazements

The corrosion behaviors of a series of Al-Si-Cu-based filler metals and the 6061-T6 butt joints brazed with these filler metals are evaluated by polarization tests and immersion tests in a 3.5% NaCl aqueous solution. For comparison, a traditional Al-12Si filler metal is also employed. The results indicate that the Al-Si-Cu-based filler metals before brazing possess much higher corrosion current densities and pitting tendencies than the Al-12Si filler metal. However, brazing of the 6061-T6 alloy with an Al-12Si filler metal produces a wider butt joint, which, in this case, creates a more extensive corrosion region. Severe galvanic corrosion occurs at the 6061-T6 joints when brazed with Al-Si-Cu-based filler metals. However, in the case of the 6061-T6/Al-12Si brazements, selective corrosion of the Al-12Si eutectic phase can be observed. The bonding strengths of the 6061-T6 butt joints brazed with various filler metals are also measured before and after the immersion tests.     

Brazeability of the 6061-T6 aluminum alloy with Al-Si-20Cu-based filler metals

The bond strength of the 6061-T6 aluminum alloy brazed with Al-12Si, Al-9.6Si-20Cu, and Al-7Si-20Cu-2Sn filer metals at a low temperature of 550°C is evaluated. The fractography of these brazements after tensile tests was observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that joints with good integrity can be produced with Al-7Si-20Cu-2Sn filler metal because it can be used in a temperature range of 504 to 526 °C, about 70 °C lower than the traditional Al-12Si filler metal. It was shown that joints of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy as the base metal, when brazed at 550 °C for 60 min using this new filler metal and ward, and after being subjected to a T6 treatment, possessed a high bonding strength of about 121 Mpa.     

6061-T6铝合金高温本构模型及温成形数值模拟

基于6061-T6铝合金在高温变形过程中的动态回复、动态再结晶及变形硬化特性,分析其在不同温度阶段的黏塑性特征,在高温阶段进一步引入软化因子修正传统Field-Backofen模型,使之适用于铝合金温成形的热力本构描述。通过NAKAJIMA凸模胀形数值仿真及试验对比发现:高低温(25~400℃)相结合的软化型热拉伸本构方程可以准确地描述板料破裂前的集中软化特征,且可以有效满足6061铝合金高温成形性能的仿真需求。     

Cold hole expansion effect on the fatigue crack growth in welds of a 6061-T6 aluminum alloy

Compact test specimens were extracted from a 6061-T6 aluminum alloy welded plate with a thickness of 9 mm to analyze the cold hole expansion effect on fatigue crack growth tests conducted in mode I cyclic loading. At R = 0.1, a sharp crack in base metal, weld metal and heat affected zone was propagated from 17 to 24 mm. The fatigue crack growth at 24 mm (α = a/W = 0.3) was delayed by drilling a hole at the crack tip and applying a cold hole expansion of 4.1%. The residual stress fields due to cold hole expansion were determined with the finite element method. The fatigue crack growth testing was continued up to a crack length of 35 mm (α ∼ 0.43) at the same R, and crack opening displacements of the post-expansion crack were also determined with the finite element method. The results were expressed in terms of crack length versus number of cycles, as well as, fatigue crack growth rate as a function of applied and effective stress intensity factor range. The cold hole expansion contributed to delay the fatigue crack growth in base metal, and to a lesser extent in the weld metal and heat affected zone. A crack closure effect was determined by means of load versus crack opening displacement curves of the post-expansion crack, which was, completely or partially closed, in welded zones with compressive residual stress fields. The fracture surfaces of each welded zone were analyzed to elucidate the crack nucleation zone and its relation with the residual stress field. In all cases the crack was initiated at the surface of the specimen where the residual stresses were positive.     

Fatigue and corrosion fatigue behavior of an AA6063-T6 aluminum alloy coated with a WC-10Co-4Cr alloy deposited by HVOF thermal spraying

The present investigation has been conducted in order to study the fatigue and corrosion fatigue behavior of an AA6063-T6 aluminum alloy substrate coated with a WC-10Co-4Cr deposited by HVOF thermal spraying. It has been determined that the deposition of such a coating on the aluminum substrate gives rise to significant gains in fatigue life in comparison with the uncoated substrate, when testing is carried out both in air and in a 3 wt.% NaCl solution. It has been shown that during testing in air, the fatigue gain ranges between ~ 540 and 4300%, depending on the maximum alternating stress applied to the material. Larger fatigue gains are associated with low alternating stresses. Also, when fatigue testing is conducted in the NaCl solution, the gain in fatigue resistance varies between ~ 620 and 1460%. Fatigue cracks have been observed to initiate at the coating surface and then grow towards the substrate after propagating through the entire coating thickness. Crack growth along the coating has been observed to occur mainly along the regions formed by the agglomeration of W and W-Co-Cr-rich particles, flanking the tougher Co-Cr-rich areas. Although in the present work residual stresses were not measured, it is believed that the gain in fatigue life of the coating-substrate system is due to the presence of compressive residual stresses within the coating which hinder fatigue crack propagation. The deposition of the coating does not give rise to significant changes in the static mechanical properties and hardness of the aluminum alloy substrate. It has been observed that the WC-10Co-4Cr coating displays a significant indentation size effect and has a mean hardness of ~ 9.4 GPa.     

Optimizing pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding parameters of AA6061 aluminium alloy using Hooke and Jeeves algorithm

Though the preferred welding process to weld aluminium alloy is frequently constant current gas tungsten arc welding （CCGTAW）, it resulted in grain coarsening at the fusion zone and heat affected zone（HAZ）. Hence, pulsed current gas tungsten arc welding（PCGTAW） was performed, to yield finer fusion zone grains, which leads to higher strength of AA6061 （Al-Mg-Si） aluminium alloy joints. In order to determine the most influential control factors which will yield minimum fusion zone grain size and maximum tensile strength of the joints, the traditional Hooke and Jeeves pattern search method was used. The experiments were carried out based on central composite design with 31 runs and an algorithm was developed to optimize the fusion zone grain size and the tensile strength of pulsed current gas tungsten arc welded AA6061 aluminium alloy joints. The results indicate that the peak current （Ip） and base current （IB） are the most significant parameters, to decide the fusion zone grain size and the tensile strength of the AA6061 aluminum alloy joints.     

Fatigue crack growth under a constant amplitude loading of Al-6061-T6 welds obtained by modified indirect electric arc technique

Abstract

The characteristics of the fatigue crack growth in the base metal, weld metal and heat affected zone (HAZ) were quantified by testing compact type specimens of 6061-T6 welds obtained by the modified indirect electric arc technique. The fatigue crack growth depends on the microstructure imposed by the welding thermal cycle and it was observed that in the HAZ the crack growth rate is lower than that in the weld metal, but higher than that in the base metal. Microhardness maps revealed that this behaviour is due to the formation of a larger plastic zone around of the crack tip produced by loss of hardening. A comparison of fatigue crack growth of weld metal and HAZ for modified indirect electric arc and friction stir welding shows that the weld metal produced by friction stir welding exhibits better resistance to crack propagation, but both processes behaved similarly in the HAZ.