Friction Stir Lap Welding of Magnesium Alloy to Steel: A Preliminary Investigation

An initial study was made to evaluate the feasibility of joining magnesium alloy AZ31 sheet to galvanized steel sheet in a lap configuration using friction stir welding (FSW). Two different automotive sheet steels were used for comparative evaluation of the dissimilar joining potential: a 0.8 mm thick, electrogalvanized (EG) mild steel, and a 1.5 mm thick hot-dipped galvanized (HDG) high-strength, low-alloy (HSLA) steel. These steels were joined to 2.33 mm thick AZ31B magnesium sheet. A single FSW tool design was used for both dissimilar welds, and the process parameters were kept the same. The average peak load for the AZ31-1.5 mm steel weld joint in lap shear mode was found to be 6.3 ± 1.0 kN. For the AZ31-0.8 mm steel weld, joint strength was 5.1 ± 1.5 kN. Microstructural investigation indicates melting of the Zn coating present on the steel sheets, and subsequent alloying with the Mg sheet resulted in the formation of a solidified Zn-Mg alloy layer.     

镁合金搅拌摩擦焊接技术

对5mm厚镁合金AZ31B板材的摩擦焊接技术进行了试验研究，结果表明：适合其板材的搅拌摩擦焊接的搅拌头，材料为W6MoSCr4V2高速钢，结构为凹面圆台形，根部直径5．5mm，端部直径为2．5mm，轴肩尺寸为12mm，长度为4．7mm。镁合金搅拌摩擦焊接头的抗拉强度可达母材的90％，延伸率可达母材的50％。搅拌摩擦焊接头焊合区为动态再结晶组织，在接头前进边焊合区与母材有明显的分界线，返回边过渡区有金属微熔的迹象。     

Microstructure and Fatigue Properties of a Friction Stir Lap Welded Magnesium Alloy

Friction stir welding (FSW), being an enabling solid-state joining technology, can be suitably applied for the assembly of lightweight magnesium (Mg) alloys. In this investigation, friction stir lap welded (FSLWed) joints of AZ31B-H24 Mg alloy were characterized in terms of the welding defects, microstructure, hardness, and fatigue properties at various combinations of tool rotational rates and welding speeds. It was observed that the hardness decreased from the base metal (BM) to the stir zone (SZ) across the heat-affected zone (HAZ) and thermomechanically affected zone (TMAZ). The lowest value of hardness appeared in the SZ. With increasing tool rotational rate or decreasing welding speed, the average hardness in the SZ decreased owing to increasing grain size, and a Hall–Petch-type relationship was established. Fatigue fracture of the lap welds always occurred at the interface between the SZ and TMAZ on the advancing side where a larger hooking defect was present (in comparison with the retreating side). The welding parameters had a significant influence on the hook height and the subsequent fatigue life. A relatively “cold” weld, conducted at a rotational rate of 1000 rpm and welding speed of 20 mm/s, gave rise to almost complete elimination of the hooking defect, thus considerably (over two orders of magnitude) improving the fatigue life. Fatigue crack propagation was basically characterized by the formation of fatigue striations concomitantly with secondary cracks.     

搅拌摩擦焊技术在有色金属焊接上的应用

搅拌摩擦焊技术发明至今15年以来，无论在国外还是在国内，已经成功跨出试验研究阶段。发展成为在有色金属特别是在铝合金结构制造中可以替代熔焊技术的工业化实用的固相连接技术；这项新型的焊接技术在航空航天飞行器、高速舰船快艇、高速轨道列车、汽车等轻型化结构以及各种铝合金型材拼焊结构制造中，已经展示出显著的技术和经济效益。它的出现将使铝合金等有色金属的连接技术发生革命性的进步     

搅拌摩擦焊用钨铼合金的研究进展

搅拌摩擦焊接技术是一种环保、低成本的固相连接技术,已经在航空航天、轨道交通和新能源汽车等领域得到广泛应用。对于高熔点合金材料如钛合金和不锈钢的搅拌摩擦焊接而言,搅拌头材料成了主要制约因素。钨铼（W-Re）合金凭借其高熔点、高硬度和强抗腐蚀性等优点,已成为研究和应用最热的搅拌摩擦焊接高熔点合金的搅拌头材料。本文综述了近年来在搅拌摩擦焊工艺中以W-Re合金作为搅拌头材料的制备方法、复合强化技术和应用场景的研究进展。此外,还展望了拓宽W-Re合金在搅拌摩擦焊领域应用的前景,包括降低W-Re合金的生产成本和提高其服役寿命等方面,旨在推动W-Re合金搅拌头材料在搅拌摩擦焊领域的进一步应用和发展。     

铝锂合金搅拌摩擦焊接热循环

搅拌摩擦焊接过程中，焊件上任一位置于搅拌头行走到该位置所在垂直于焊缝直线的瞬间，热循环温度达到最大值，并随着搅拌头远离而迅速降低。焊缝起点受搅拌头扎入行为的影响，而焊缝终点受搅拌头提起行为的影响，二者经受的热循环温度低于焊缝其它部位。然而焊缝起点和终点间的材料经受稳定的热循环作用。焊缝中心经受的焊接热循环温度最高，为415℃。焊缝两侧材料经受不同的热循环作用，前进侧略高于后退侧7～12℃。     

搅拌摩擦焊接残余应力的研究进展

搅拌摩擦焊（FSW）是一种新型的固态焊接技术。作为一种新技术，还存在着许多问题需要更深入广泛地研究，如材料的流动、温度场、接头的残余应力等。本文介绍了FSW残余应力的试验测量方法和有限元数值模拟方法的研究进展，以及FSW接头残余应力控制技术，分析了接头残余应力的影响因素，揭示了FSW焊接接头残余应力分布的一般规律。     

一种搅拌摩擦焊角接焊接外侧的方法

在分析现有搅拌摩擦焊角接焊接的方法的基础上,提出了一种新的搅拌摩擦焊（FSW）角接焊接外侧焊接方法（FSOCW）。     

焊接旋转速度对搅拌摩擦焊接头性能的影响

以地铁侧墙产品(板厚3.5mm)为实验对象,考察在相同搅拌头、焊接速度、下压量的前提下,改变搅拌头的旋转速度对接头力学性能的影响.通过对焊后试件进行外观、低倍、拉伸、弯曲、硬度检测的实验数据进行对比,结果表明,在旋转速度为1400r/min时,其接头力学性能最佳.     

Study on the Formation and Characterization of the Intermetallics in Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloy to Coated Steel Sheet Lap Joint

Multimaterial fabrication such as joining of steel and aluminum is currently prominent in a variety of industries. Friction stir welding is a novel solid-state welding process that causes good joint strength between steel and aluminum. However, the phenomenon contributing significant strength at the interface is not yet clear. In the present study, the interface of the friction stir lap-welded aluminum and coated steel sheet having joint strength maximum (71.4 pct of steel base metal) and minimum, respectively, under two parameter combinations, i.e., 1000 rpm 50 mm min^?1 and 500 rpm 100 mm min^?1, was exclusively characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), concentration profile, and elemental mapping by electron-probe microanalysis. A TEM-assisted EDS study identifies the morphologies of large size Al₁₃Fe₄ and small size Fe₃Al-type intermetallic compounds at the interface. The diffusion-induced intermetallic growth (thickness) measured from a backscattered image and concentration profile agreed well with the numerically calculated one. The growth of these two phases at 1000 rpm 50 mm min^?1 is attributed to the slower cooling rate (~3.5 K/s) with higher diffusion time (44 seconds) along the interface in comparison to the same for 500 rpm 100 mm min^?1 with faster cooling rate (~10 K/s) and less diffusion time (13.6 seconds). The formation of thermodynamically stable and hard intermetallic phase Al₁₃Fe₄ at 1000 rpm and travel speed 50 mm min^?1 in amounts higher than 500 rpm and a travel speed of 100 mm min^?1 results in better joint strength, i.e., 71.4 pct, of the steel base metal.     

Low-Cost Fabrication of Tungsten-Rhenium Alloys for Friction Stir Welding Applications

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B - Friction stir welding (FSW) of high-melting temperature alloys, such as steel and Inconel, requires tooling that can survive under the applied loads at...     

Thermal Modeling of Tool-Work Interface during Friction Stir Welding Process

Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals - Adequate heat input provided by the proper combination of friction stir welding (FSW) parameters is critical to sound welding. Optimum parameter setting...     

Formation of Liquid and Intermetallics in Al-to-Mg Friction Stir Welding

In dissimilar-metal friction stir welding (FSW), intermetallic compounds can form in the stir zone and significantly reduce the joint strength. The formation of intermetallic compounds in Al-to-Mg FSW was investigated in lap and butt FSW of the widely used 6061 Al and AZ31B Mg and discussed using the binary Al-Mg phase diagram as an approximation. Temperature measurements during lap FSW indicated a 703 K (430 °C) peak temperature, slightly below the eutectic reaction (Mg) + Al₁₂Mg₁₇ → L at 710 K (437 °C), because the thermocouples were pushed downward during welding. The intermetallic compounds in the stir zone were revealed by color etching and identified by X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) as Al₃Mg₂ and Al₁₂Mg₁₇. Additional FSW was conducted near the edge of the upper sheet, and the liquid droplets squeezed out during welding solidified along the edge. Optical microscopy of the solidified droplets and EPMA revealed dendrites of Al₃Mg₂ and Al₁₂Mg₁₇ and interdendritic eutectics, thus indicating eutectic reactions (Mg) + Al₁₂Mg₁₇ → L (710 K (437 °C)) and (Al) + Al₃Mg₂ → L (723 K (450 °C)). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) confirmed that the solidified droplets melted at 709 K (436 °C) and 722 K (449 °C), nearly identical to the eutectic temperatures. Formation of intermetallic compounds on the order of 1 mm in size suggests they form upon solidification of the liquated material instead of solid-state diffusion.     

Interfacial Reaction during Friction Stir Welding of Al and Cu

Commercially pure copper was joined to a 1050 aluminum alloy by friction stir welding. A specific configuration where the tool pin was fully located in the aluminum plate was chosen. In such a situation, there is no mechanical mixing between the two materials, but frictional heating gives rise to a significant thermally activated interdiffusion at the copper/aluminum interface. This gives rise to the formation of defect-free joints where the bonding is achieved by a very thin intermetallic layer at the Cu/Al interface. Nanoscaled grains within this bonding layer were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Two phases were identified, namely, Al₂Cu and Al₄Cu₉ phases. The nucleation and growth of these two phases are discussed and compared to the standard reactive interdiffusion reactions between Cu and Al.     

Material Flow during Friction Stir Welding of HSLA 65 Steel

Material flow during friction stir welding of HSLA-65 steel was investigated by crystallographic texture analysis. During the welding process, the steel deforms primarily by local shear deformation in the austenite phase and then transforms upon cooling. Texture data from three weld specimens were compared to theoretical textures calculated using ideal Euler angles for shear in face centered cubic (FCC) structures transformed by the Kurdjumov–Sacks (KS) relationship. These theoretical textures show similarities to the experimental textures. Texture data from the weld specimens revealed a rotation of the shear direction corresponding to the tangent of the weld tool on both the area directly under the weld tool shoulder and weld cross sections. In addition, texture data showed that while the shear plane of the area under the weld tool shoulder remained constant, the shear plane of the weld cross sections is influenced by the weld tool pin.     

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of Aged CuCrZr Alloy Plates

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of Cu-0.80Cr-0.10Zr (in wt pct) alloy under aged condition was performed to study the effects of process parameters on microstructure and properties of the joint. FSW was performed over a wide range of process parameters, like tool-rotation speed (from 800 to 1200 rpm) and tool-travel speed (from 40 to 100 mm/min), and the resulting thermal cycles were recorded on both sides (advancing and retreating) of the joint. The joints were characterized for their microstructure and tensile properties. The welding process resulted in a sound and defect-free weld joint, over the entire range of the processparameters used in this study. Microstructure of the stir zone showed fine and equiaxed grains, the scale of which varied with FSW process parameters. Grain size in the stir zone showed direct correlation with tool rotation and inverse correlation with tool-travel speed. Tensile strength of the weld joints was ranging from 225 to 260 MPa, which is substantially lower than that of the parent metal under aged condition (~ 400 MPa), but superior to that of the parent material under annealed condition (~ 220 MPa). Lower strength of the FSW joint than that of the parent material under aged condition can be attributed to dissolution of the precipitates in the stir zone and TMAZ. These results are presented and discussed in this paper.

     

6061铝合金搅拌摩擦焊接头组织与性能研究

采用搅拌摩擦焊方法(FSW)对6 mm厚的6061-T4铝合金板材进行对接,焊后利用光学显微镜(OM)和扫描电镜(SEM)分析、对比了焊接接头和母材的显微组织和断口形貌特征,并测试了其室温拉伸性能和显微硬度。实验结果表明:选择了适合于6061-T4铝合金板材搅拌摩擦焊的工艺参数:焊接时搅拌头旋转速度为1200 r.min-1,工件的进给速度为300 mm.min-1,在此参数下获得了与母材等强度、韧性接近于母材的焊接接头,为此种合金应用于汽车关键零部件提供了可靠的工艺方法。FSW板材接头焊核区的组织和性能明显优于其他区,热影响区是接头最薄弱的部分,焊核区的硬度最高,而热影响区的硬度最低,焊缝金属发生回复再结晶使晶粒细化。断口分析表明,断裂发生在热影响区,由于搅拌头的旋转运动和热量的累积,该区存在晶粒长大、组织粗化现象。对工艺参数的优化实验表明,搅拌头旋转速度与焊接速度对接头性能的影响存在一定的适配关系,通过工艺参数的调整可以有效地控制热影响区的焊缝组织和改善焊接接头的性能。细晶强化是搅拌摩擦焊接头强度与韧性提高的主要原因。     

Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding of 2198-T8 Aluminum Alloy

Refill friction stir spot welding (RFSSW) technology was used to weld 2 mm-thick 2198-T8 aluminum alloy in this work. As one of the most significant factors affecting the joint mechanical properties, effect of the tool rotating speeds on microstructure and mechanical properties of the RFSSW joint was mainly discussed. Results showed that keyhole could be successfully refilled after the RFSSW process. Due to the complicated movement of the tool components, different material flow behaviors could be obtained at the pin affected zone and sleeve affected zone, leading to different microstructures at the two regions. By undergoing through different heat cycle during welding, the secondary phase particles (Al₂Cu) showed different morphologies and sizes at different regions. The lap shear failure load of the joint firstly increased and then decreased with increasing in the rotating speed. The maximum failure load of 9298 N was obtained when using 1600 rpm. All the joints showed lap-shear fracture mode.