Deformation and fracture of miniature tensile bars with resistance-spot-weld microstructures |
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Authors: | Wei Tong Hong Tao Nian Zhang Xiquan Jiang Manuel P Marya Jr" target="_blank">Louis G HectorJr Xiaohong Q Gayden |
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Affiliation: | (1) the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Becton Engineering Center, Yale University, 06520-8284 New Haven, CT;(2) Present address: Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, USA;(3) NanoCoolers Inc., 78735 Austin, TX;(4) the Materials and Processes Lab, General Motors R&D Center, 48090-9055 Warren, MI |
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Abstract: | Plastic deformation of miniature tensile bars generated from dual-phase steel weld microstructures (i.e., fusion zone, heat-affected zone, and base material) was investigated up to final rupture failure. Uniaxial tensile true
stress-strain curves beyond diffuse necking were obtained with a novel strain-mapping technique based on digital image correlation
(DIC). Key microstructural features (including defects) in each of these three metallurgical zones were examined to explore
the material influence on the plastic deformation and failure behavior. For weld fusion zones with minimal defects, diffuse
necking was found to begin at 6 pct strain and continue up to 55 to 80 pct strain. The flow stresses of the weld fusion zones
were at least twice those of the base material, and fracture strains exceeded 100 pct for both materials. The heat-affected
zones exhibited a range of complex deformation behaviors, as expected from their microstructural variety. Only those fusion
zones with substantial defects (e.g., shrinkage voids, cracks, and contaminants) failed prematurely by edge cracking, as signaled by their highly irregular strain
maps. |
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