Production of coatings of powders of self‐fluxing alloys by Shockwaves and heat treatment

The experimental results show that friction stir welding of aluminium alloys may be accompanied by the formation of defects in the form of discontinuities, delamination cavities, ‘sticking’ and also a specific ‘tunnel’ defect. The majority of these defects are associated with the welding conditions and are efficiently detected by X-ray inspection.     

Study of prevention of solidification cracking in Al‐Mg‐Si alloy laser welds. CO2 laser welding of Al‐Mg‐Si alloys (1st report)

The choice of weld bead size in the case of welded cruciform joints can be problematic, especially when the sheets forming the joint are of differing thickness. Technological standards generally recommend a weld bead thickness less than the minimum thickness of the sheets to be joined, whereas structural standards do not envisage any dependency between joint static and fatigue strength and weld bead dimensions, unless these are so reduced as to lead to failure starting and propagating in the weld bead itself rather than the base metal plates. The scope of this study is the theoretical and experimental analysis of the change in fatigue strength with varying weld bead thickness and minimum welded plate thickness.     

Effects of heat treatment process on stress corrosion cracking and microstructures of 7A05 A1 alloy plate

In order to improve the stress corrosion cmcking（SCC） resistance of 7A05Al alloy, four different heat treatment processes were performed. After the heat treatments, the stress corrosion cracking resistance, mechanical properties and microstructures of 7A05Al alloys were studied. The results show that the retrogression and reaging（RRA） treated specimens possess the highest SCC resistance with slightly reduced strength compared with the other specimens. Thus RRA is the best process in terms of the optimal combination of SCC resistance and strength. Further TEM observation reveals that the RRA treated specimens are characterized by the fine equiaxed grains, dispersed second phase and wide PFZ. The pre-aging treated specimens show lower SCC resistance but higher strength as compared with the RRA treated ones. Equiaxed grains are also observed in the pre-aging treated samples by TEM, indicating that the anisotropy is eliminated. However, the dual aging and deformation plus aging treated specimens are demonstrated by large anisotropy.     

Oblique Y-groove cracking test of the welding cold cracking susceptibility of domestic X-70 pipeline steel

“Gas Transmitting From West to East Project“ is significant.it should ensure the welding quality and safety of pipeline.The task is very arduous to guarantee the quality of the projcet in the condition of long line.complex weather and geolgy features.in this paper,the welding cold cracking susceptibility of domestic X-70 pipeline steel adopted by the project, which is one of the most interesting questions of welding quality about petrol pipeline,was studied by means of oblique Ygroove cracking test.The crack ration of surface and section was tested under the conditions of different welding materials and preheat temperature.The thickness of plate stell was 14.7mm and 10.3mm.The results reveal that X-70 pipeline steel has good crack resistance.The research has important value for the construction of large-scale pipeline engineering and the application of domestic X-70 pipeline steel.     

Mathematical model of a heat source in gas‐shielded consumable electrode arc welding

It is shown that a promising technique for pipeline inner surface corrosion prevention is paint-and-lacquer materials and epoxy resin application. Pipe connection techniques are considered. It is established that to form a full-strength welded joint of the double-layer pipes steel 12X18H10T – steel 20 and metal main volume, it is necessary to use electrodes EA 395/9 or a combination of the electrodes ZIO-8 as a root, filling and UONI-13/55 as facing.     

Effect of Ti content on TiN morphology,microstructure and toughness in coarse‐grained heat affected zone of Ti‐containing steels

It is well known that weld distortion, which has a negative influence on material properties, structural fabricability and structural integrity, should be controlled appropriately. There are many methods to control or reduce weld distortion, but most of them involve some costly process in addition to welding. In-process control of weld distortion becomes more preferable than post-welding process or other methods, when manufacturing efficiency is considered. In recent years, in-process control welding by additional cooling has been proposed as one of techniques for reducing weld distortion and partially applied for thin-plate structure in industries. However, the effectiveness of additional cooling method has not yet been fully clarified. In this study, the effectiveness of additional cooling method and appropriate cooling condition for effective reduction in weld distortion are investigated by three-dimensional thermal elastic–plastic analysis. In addition, the effect of locally cooled temperature distribution on generation behaviour of plastic strain is discussed. As a result, it is concluded that the effectiveness of additional cooling and appropriate cooling condition for reduction in weld distortion are dependent on weld distortion under consideration and welding conditions. Especially, it is necessary for reduction in weld distortion to set the cooling torch at the appropriate position. For example, in order to reduce angular distortion effectively, the appropriate cooling position is dependent on the mechanical melting length during welding.     

Numerical prediction of the microstructure of weld heat affected zone (HAZ) in SMAW weld deposits on Cr‐Mo‐V steel

It is shown that off-centre tensile loading, resulting from the presence of a convex part in one-sided butt-welded joints, has a strong effect on the stress state of welded joints leading to the formation of additional tensile stresses in the weld root.     

Planing process of fin heat sinks

1 INTRODUCTION There are lots of traditional processes for fin heat sinks(FHS) , such as cold-extruding, weld- ing,cold-rolling and cold-forging. The cold-extru- ding process calls for strict requirements for the molds because the deformation press is very big and the machined fins are usually too thick. The welding process is complex and costly ,but not re- liable ,because the welding line is dampenedin the application,andit s easy to be damaged when two different metals electrolyze in …     

Effect of pressure on solidification cracking susceptibility of Al–Si alloys

ABSTRACT

An approach was developed to calculate the crack susceptibility under various levels of pressure, and the corresponding numerical method was presented. The binary Al–Si alloy system was selected for study because the effect of high pressure on its phase diagram has been reported. The results showed a higher pressure can lead to a higher crack susceptibility and shift the most crack susceptible composition to higher solute contents. It was found a higher pressure can increase the effect of back diffusion on the solidification path and hence the crack susceptibility. This study provides a new understanding of the effect of pressure on solidification cracking susceptibility and can be a relevant starting point for studying solidification cracking under high pressures.     

Stress corrosion cracking of α–β brass in chloride containing waters

Abstract

Slow straining of an α–β brass in aqueous solutions with various concentrations of chloride ion has been used to ascertain the effects of potential, pH, and chloride content on the susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking. The ductility is at a minimum with 55 ppm Cl present and increases at higher concentrations, where dezincification effects become more significant. Anodic polarization increases the ductility loss but the effects are again complicated at high potentials by greater dezincification. The strqjn rate dependence of the embrittlement results in a ductility minimum at 2 × 10^?6. The results are assessed in terms of various cracking mechanisms but seem to be most consistent with a mechanism involving the rupture of a surfacefilm of CU₂O that forms on the alloy in the critical potential range.     

Effect of pre-deformation on the stress corrosion cracking susceptibility of aluminum alloy 2519

The effects of pre-deformation and strain rate on the stress corrosion cracking （SCC） behavior of aluminum alloy 2519 in air and in 3.5% NaCI water solution were investigated by means of slow strain rate tension （SSRT）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The results indicate that the alloy is susceptible to SCC in 3.5% NaCI water solution and not in air. At the same pre-deformation, the alloy is more susceptible to SCC at 1.33 × 10^-5 s^-1 than at 6.66 × 10^-5 s^-1. Moreover, it is more susceptible to SCC at free pre-deformation than at 10% pre-deformation at the same strain rate. The number of 0 precipitated along the grain boundaries is reduced and distributed discontinuously, at the same time, the precipitate-free zones （PFZ） become narrow and the susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking is reduced after 10% pre-deformation.     

Evolution of intermetallic phases of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy during heat treatment

Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy is a favorable choice for aerospace applications requiring good combination of strength and toughness, which is greatly influenced by the coarse intermetallic particles. The evolution of intermetallic particles in an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy during heat treatment was studied by field emission gun scanning electron microscopy （FEG-SEM） and X-ray diffractometry（XRD）. The results show that there are lamellar eutectic structure （α（Al）＋Mg（Zn,Al,Cu）：） and Al7Cu：Fe particles in the solidified structure. The Al7Cu2Fe particles are embedded in the eutectic structure. The content of eutectic structure decreases with the increase of holding time and disappears after 24 h. The size and morphology of Al7Cu：Fe particles exhibit no change during the heat treatment. It is found that the AI：CuMg phase is formed during the treatment at 460 ℃. A transformation process from the primary eutectic phase Mg（Zn,Al,Cu）2 to Al2CuMg is observed, and the transformation mechanism and kinetics are analyzed, The AI：CuMg constituents form in the primary Mg（Zn,Al,Cu）： phase, and grow along the eutectic microstructure.     

Hot cracking in laser braze joint of high strength stainless steel using gold brazing filler metal – prevention of hot cracking by controlling thermal cycle

Abstract

The hot cracking behaviour in the diode laser braze joint of 13Cr–4Ni stainless steel using Au–18Ni, Ag–10Pd and Ag–21Cu–25Pd filler metals has been investigated. The types of joint investigated were the T fillet joint and the L fillet joint which simulated the second braze bead in the T fillet joint. Tandem beam brazing was also carried out in order to prevent the hot cracking by post-heating treatment with a trailing beam. A centreline crack, characterised as a ductility dip crack, occurred in the second braze bead of the T fillet joint using Au–Ni filler metal. On the other hand, no cracks occurred in either the first or the second braze bead in T fillet braze joints using Ag–Pd and Ag–Cu–Pd filler metals. The hot cracking susceptibility of the Au–Ni braze metal was evaluated by the spot Varestraint test. Most of the cracks observed in the spot Varestraint test specimen were also characterised as ductility dip cracks, and the susceptibility to such cracking increased with increasing the augmented strain. The ductility dip temperature range (DTR) was estimated from the crack position and length to be 1000–1250 K at strains over 0·4%. Numerical analyses of the thermal stress and strain revealed that the plastic strain–temperature curve intersected the DTR in the single beam brazing, but did not intersect the DTR with post-heating during the laser brazing. The effect of post-heating on the crack prevention was verified by tandem beam brazing of L fillet joint with a trailing beam. No cracks occurred in the braze bead made with a trailing beam at laser powers of 200–300 W. The authors concluded that hot cracking in the Au–Ni braze metal could be successfully prevented by controlling the thermal cycle during the laser brazing process.     

The effect of solidification behaviour of austenitic stainless steel on the solidification cracking susceptibility

0Introduction Oneofthemainproblemsinweldingausteniticstain lesssteelsishotcracking[1,2].Inweldingofsingle phase austeniticstainlesssteels,thetendencyofhotcrackingis moreserious[3].Inordertopreventhotcrackingofthis kindofmaterial,itwasattemptedtogaintwo p…     

Effect of high-temperature pre-precipitation on mechanical properties and stress corrosion cracking of Al-Zn-Mg alloys

1　INTRODUCTIONMediumandhighstrengthAl Zn Mgseriesaluminumalloysarethe primaryweldingstructurematerialsofaerocrafts ,transportationvehiclesandmilitaryequipments[1,2 ] ,duetoitsbetterweldabilityandexcellenttechnologicalproperty .Buttheexten siveutilizationofthesealloysishamperedbyitspoorstresscorrosioncracking (SCC)resistance[3,4 ] .Ac cordingly ,manystudieshavebeenconcernedwithsuchaproblemashowtoimprovestresscorrosionre sistanceofAl Zn Mgalloyswithnon deterioratedstrength[3,58] .Atpres…     

Gradual solution heat treatment of AlSiCuMg cast alloys

The microstructure characteristics of AlSiCuMg cast alloys were studied with different Cu content and the grad-ual solution treatment by DSC, SEM, TEM and mechanical method. The melting point of α(Al) + Si decreases and poly-nary eutectic phases with low melting point form with increase of Cu content. Gradual solution treatment includes two steps: solution treating near the melting point of polynary eutectic phase to take it dissolve first, and then increasing solution tem-perature to take the remainder copper intermetallics dissolved into α(Al). Grain boundaries melting can be avoided by gradual solution treatment, even the maximum solution temperature is above final solidification point, and the age harden-ing response increases correspondingly.