Enlarged-end tool for friction stir lap welding towards hook defect controlling

Hook defect is one of the trickiest issues for friction stir lap welding,which remains to be resolved.In this study,a designed pin with an enlarged-end was proposed to control the interfacial hook defect by optimizing its morphology orientation.The insert aduncous structure at the advancing side is dissected by multilayer metallographic observation,which is the main character to terminate the inner-ward extension of the hook.The application of this tool was verified practical with a varied plunge depth of pin into the lower plate from 0.1 mm to 1.6 mm.The angle of the hook was small and terminated at the insert-structure or oriented toward the material convergence region.No joint fractured along the hook line and the highest joint efficiency reached 86%of the parent 6082-T4 aluminum alloy.     

铝/钢异质金属搅拌摩擦焊技术研究进展

铝/钢异质金属复合结构具有轻质节能、降低成本、可以满足不同的工作条件等特点,在航空航天、船舶制造等领域的应用日益受到重视。由于铝和钢的物理化学性质存在巨大差异,铝和钢的连接成为焊接领域的难点问题。搅拌摩擦焊作为一种固相连接方法,具有热输入低、高温停留时间短、焊接变形小等特点,对克服铝/钢异质金属性能差异带来的焊接困难具有优势,已成为铝/钢异质金属焊接的研究热点。综述了铝/钢异质金属搅拌摩擦焊国内外研究现状,主要涉及搅拌头材料选择与结构设计、焊缝成形、焊接工艺窗口、力学性能、接头冶金结合、连接机制以及外源辅助搅拌摩擦焊新技术,可以为铝/钢异质金属结构的轻量化设计提供新思路,最后对其发展趋势进行了展望。     

摩擦增材辅助Ti/Al搅拌摩擦搭接接头特征分析

为解决Ti/Al异种材料搅拌摩擦焊接接头强度低、搅拌针磨损等问题,提出一种摩擦增材辅助搅拌摩擦搭接焊(friction addition-friction stir lap welding, FA-FSLW)技术. 该新工艺延续了固相连接的优势,具有热输入量低、界面金属间化合物薄等特点.文中研究了以6082铝合金作预沉积层辅助实现3 mm厚2A12铝合金板与4 mm厚TC4钛合金板之间的连接,焊接过程中搅拌头扎入铝沉积层而不接触钛表面,得到抗拉载荷最大为12.2 kN的接头.结果表明, FA-FSLW复合焊接头的界面迁移越大,接头承载越小.同时,发现界面处的Ti, Al元素发生了明显互扩散,Si元素在界面偏聚,与Ti, Al元素发生冶金反应后形成层状纳米级Ti-Al-Si金属间化合物,为提高接头强度奠定基础.