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A Study on the Weldability and the Fatigue Characteristics in Resistance pot Welding of 5182-O/6061-T6 Dissimilar Aluminum Alloy Sheets (이종 AI합금의 저항점용접부 용접성과 피로특성에 관한 연구)

  • 박진철;정원욱;강성수
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.44-52
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    • 1999
  • This study deals with spot weld ability of dissimilar aluminum alloy sheets in order to take advantage of its lightweight and strength. The paper also shows the relationship between weld elements(i.e. current, welding time and tip force) and weld quality on the resistance spot weld part of the same and dissimilar Al alloy. The conclusions are: (1) Because of excessive tip force, deep indentation remained at the Al 5182 side which is lower stiffness at the dissimilar Al alloy. (2) Weld quality (i.e. tensile shear strength) of dissimilar Al alloy is superior to that of the same Al 6061 alloy. (3) As long cycles, fatigue life of spot weld specimen on dissimilar Al alloy sheets was better than that of the same Al alloy.

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FSW Properties of Aluminum alloy 5000/6000 for Small Boat (소형선박용 5000계/6000계 알루미늄합금제의 마찰교반접합 특성 연구)

  • Cho, Je-Hyoung;Kim, Myung-Hyun;Choi, Jun-Woong
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.34-39
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    • 2014
  • There are so many difficulties of melt bonding mainly applied for hull construction of a aluminum alloy small boat. For resolving this problem, Friction stir welding(FSW) in non-melting solid state welding Process generally is applied in the transport industry. This paper is studied the joining strength characteristics and macrostructure according to dissimilar aluminium 5000/6000 alloy joining for a small boat applied for this FSW technology. It is reported that difference of joining strength in accordance with the direction of rotation in case of friction stir welding between dissimilar metals(Al/Cu, Al/Fe) is also highly large. In this study, Test is carried out by making the specimen according to the direction of rotation of dissimilar aluminium alloy joining.

DISSIMILAR FRICTION-STIR WELDING OF ALALLOY 1050 AND MGALLOY AZ31

  • Park, Seung Hwan C.;Masato Michiuchi;Yutaka S. Sato;Hiroyuki Kokawa
    • Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.534-538
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    • 2002
  • Dissimilar friction stir welding of aluminum (AI) alloy 1050 and magnesium (Mg) alloy AZ31 was successfully done in the limited welding parameters. The dissimilar weld showed good quality and facility compared to conventional fusion weld. Transverse cross section perpendicular to the welding direction had no defects. The weld was divided into base material of Al alloy, an irregular shaped stir zone and base material of Mg alloy. The irregular shaped stir zone was roughly located around the initial weld center. The weld interface near plate surface shifted from initial weld centerline to the advancing side. Hardness profile of the weld was heterogeneous, and the hardness value of the stir zone was raised to about 150 Hv to 250 Hv. The mixed phase was identified to intermetallic compound $Mg_{17}$Al$_{12}$ using x-ray diffraction method, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and electron probe micro analysis (EPMA). The formation of intermetallic compound $Mg_{17}$Al$_{12}$ during FSW causes the remarkable increase in hardness value in the stir zone.one.

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Mechanical Properties and Microstructure on Dissimilar Friction-Stir-Weld of Aluminium Alloys (FSW된 이종알루미늄합금의 접합 특성 및 미세 조직)

  • Han, Min-Su;Jang, Seok-Ki
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.75-81
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    • 2011
  • Dissimilar joining of aluminum 6061-T6 alloy to aluminum 5083-O alloy was performed using friction-stir welding technique. The mechanical properties, hardness, macro- and micro-structure on dissimilar friction-stir-weld aluminium alloy were investigated. Mechanical properties of the weld mainly depend on which Al alloy is placed at the retreating sides of the rotating tool respectively during dissimilar friction-stir weld because the microstructure of stir zone was mainly composed of welded Al alloys of the retreating side. Onion ring pattern was observed like lamella structure stacked by each Al alloy in turn. It apparently results in defect-free weld zone that traverse speed was changed to 124 mm/min under conditions of tool rotation speed like 1250 rpm with 5 mm of tool's prove diameter, 4.5 mm of prove length, 20 mm of shoulder diameter, and $2^{\circ}$ of tilting angle. The 231 MPa of ultimate stress and the 121 MPa of yield point are obtained about the friction-stir-welded Al 6061-T6(AS) to Al 5083-O(RS).

Joint properties and Interface Analysis of Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar Materials between Austenite Stainless Steel and 6013 Al Alloy (마찰교반접합한 오스테나이트계 스테인리스강과 6013알루미늄 합금 이종 접합부의 접합 특성 및 계면 성질)

  • Lee, Won-Bae;Biallas, gehard;Schmuecker, Martin;Jung, Seung-Boo
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.61-68
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    • 2005
  • Dissimilar joining of Al 6013-T4 alloys and austenite stainless steel was carried out using friction stir welding technique. Microstructures near the weld zone and mechanical properties of the joint have been investigated. Microstructures in the stainless steel side were composed of the heat affected zone and the plastically deformed zone, while those in the Al alloy side were composed of the recrystallized zone including stainless steel particles, the thermo-mechanically affected zone and the heat affected zone. TEM micrographs revealed that the interface region was composed of the mixed layers of elongated stainless steel and ultra-fine grained Al alloy with lamella structure and intermetallic compound layer. Thickness of the intermetallic layer was approximately 300nm and was identified as the A14Fe with hexagonal close packed structure. Mechanical properties, such as tensile and fatigue strengths were lower than those of 6013 Al alloy base metal, because tool inserting location was deviated to Al alloy from the butt line, which resulted in the lack of the stirring.

A Study on Resistance Spot Welding of Dissimilar Sheet Metals(Aluminum Alloy - Steel Sheets) (이종재료(알루미늄합금-강판)의 저항 점용접에 관한 연구)

  • 손병천;우승엽;이재범;최용범;장희석
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.42-62
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    • 1997
  • Resistance spot welding has been widely used in the sheet metal joining processes because of its high productivity and convenience. Recently, automobile industries are trying to replace partly steel sheets with aluminum alloy sheets. Among currently produced aluminum alloys, Al alloy sheets of Al-Mg-Si(6000 series) are being tested. Especially, 6000 series are the most probable substitute in view of strength and weldability. In this paper, an attempt was made to apply resistance spot welding to joining of dissimilar sheet metals (KS6383+SCPZn or KS6383+SHCP). An effort was made to balance heating rate in the Al alloy with that in the steel sheets by increasing electrode tip diameter. Although resistance spot welding of Al alloy sheet and sheet metals does not produce desirable nugget, it proved to have reasonable strength if optimal weld condition is found by tensile-shear strength and fatigue life test. Since spot weld joints in automobile are always experiencing repeated load, spot welding methodology proposed in this paper is found to be not suitable to automobile body manufacturing.

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Joint characteristics of dissimilar formed Al alloys with fixed location of welded specimen by friction stir welding (접합시편의 고정위치에 따른 이종 알루미늄 합금의 마찰교반접합부특성)

  • 이원배;김종웅;연윤모;정승부
    • Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.176-178
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    • 2003
  • The weld zone of dissimilar formed Al alloy exhibited the complex structure of the two materials and mainly composed of the retreating side material. The mechanical properties were also depended on the dominant microstructure of the weld zone with welding conditions. The different mechanical properties of weld zone with welding conditions were related to the behavior of the precipitates of wrought Al alloy and Si particles of cast Al alloy. The higher mechanical properties of weld were acquired when relatively harder material, wrought Al alloy, was fixed at the retreating side.

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Effect of Circumferential Tool Path Control on Friction Stir Spot Welding of Al/Fe Dissimilar Metal Joint (툴 경로제어를 이용한 Al/Fe 이종금속 마찰교반점용접 공정특성 평가)

  • Yoon, Jin Young;Kim, Cheolhee;Rhee, Sehun
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.6-11
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    • 2016
  • Joining Al/Fe dissimilar metals is becoming a subject of special interest in the assembly of automotive parts as a trade-off between the weight lightening and the cost reduction. Although various studies have been introduced to join Al alloy with the steel sheet by fusion welding, weak joint strength and galvanic corrosion still remained as problems to be solved. As a solid state welding, friction stir welding has been preferred to fusion welding processes in the dissimilar metal joints. This study investigated friction stir spot welding (FSSW) of Al alloy to the thin steel sheet with a thickness of 0.65 mm. The conventional FSSW is a stationary spot welding process but new approach adopted an additional circumferential movement in company with high speed tool rotation. A full factorial experimental design was implemented, and the main and interaction effects of parameters were analysed on the failure load in the tensile shear test. The direction and radius of rotation were statistically significant parameters and these two parameters affected the joint width and the shape of the hook.

Corrosion Assessment of Al/Fe Dissimilar Metal Joint (Al/Fe 이종금속 접합부의 부식특성)

  • Kang, Minjung;Kim, Cheolhee;Kim, Junki;Kim, Dongcheol;Kim, Jonghoon
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.55-62
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    • 2014
  • The use of light-weight Al alloys in the automotive industry is increasing to meet requirements for fuel efficiency and emission reduction. Joining Al alloy to the conventional steel sheet is also very important issue with the increased use of Al alloy, and several joining processes have been introduced to enhance joining strength between dissimilar metals. This paper deals with a galvanic corrosion in the dissimilar metal joining. Salt spray tests up to 2000 hours were conducted on a self-piercing rivet, spot welded, adhesive bonded and weld-bonded joints, and cross-sections and tensile shear strength according the salt spray duration were analyzed at every 500-hour. Self-piercing rivet joint had relative low initial strength but the joint strength did not change regardless of the salt spray duration. The strength of other joints (spot welded, adhesive bonded and weld-bonded joints) decreased with the increase of salt spray duration and the corrosion behaviour of each joint was discussed.