scholarly journals Thermal-mechanical Analysis of Ultrasonic Spot Welding Considering Acoustic Softening Effect

2014 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 2117-2122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunkun Chen ◽  
Yansong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Spot Welding ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Softening Effect ◽  
Acoustic Softening ◽  
Thermal Mechanical Analysis

Suppressing Cracking in Resistance Welding AA5754 by Mechanical Means

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyan Zhang ◽  
Jacek Senkara ◽  
Xin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Field ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Crack Initiation And Propagation ◽  
State Of Stress ◽  
Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Thermal Mechanical Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Analytical Approaches

Abstract In this paper mechanical aspects of cracking during single- and multi-spot welding of AA5754 was investigated by both experimental and analytical approaches. The impact of mechanical loading on crack initiation and propagation was studied with the consideration of various process parameters including the loading imposed by electrodes, the formation of liquid nugget, and constraining factors during and after welding. Tensile properties of AA5754 and their dependence on the temperature were tested at room and up to solidus temperatures, in order to provide a reference of cracking stress. Thermal-mechanical analysis was conducted based on the temperature field around the nugget and the state of stress encountered during welding. This analysis revealed that tensile stress might build up in the vicinity of the nugget during cooling, thus explained the experimental observation. General guidelines for suppressing cracking were proposed, i.e. to provide sufficient constraint around the weld spot during and after welding.

Suppressing Cracking in Resistance Welding AA5754 by Mechanical Means

2001 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyan Zhang ◽  
Jacek Senkara ◽  
Xin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Field ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Crack Initiation And Propagation ◽  
State Of Stress ◽  
Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Thermal Mechanical Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Analytical Approaches

In this paper mechanical aspects of cracking during single- and multi-spot welding of AA5754 was investigated by both experimental and analytical approaches. The impact of mechanical loading on crack initiation and propagation was studied with the consideration of various process parameters including the loading imposed by electrodes, the formation of liquid nugget, and constraining factors during and after welding. Tensile properties of AA5754 and their dependence on the temperature were tested at room and up to solidus temperatures, in order to provide a reference of cracking stress. Thermal-mechanical analysis was conducted based on the temperature field around the nugget and the state of stress encountered during welding. This analysis revealed that tensile stress might build up in the vicinity of the nugget during cooling, as explained in the experimental observation. General guidelines for suppressing cracking were proposed, i.e., to provide sufficient constraint around the weld spot during and after welding.

scholarly journals Ultrasound Effect on the Microstructure and Hardness of AlMg3 Alloy under Upsetting

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1010
Author(s):  
Przemysław Snopiński ◽  
Tibor Donič ◽  
Tomasz Tański ◽  
Krzysztof Matus ◽  
Branislav Hadzima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Stress ◽  
Ultrasonic Vibration ◽  
Light And Electron Microscopy ◽  
Load Flow ◽  
Forming Limit ◽  
Ultrasonic Vibrations ◽  
Softening Effect ◽  
Simultaneous Application ◽  
Ultrasonic Assisted ◽  
Acoustic Softening

To date, numerous investigations have shown the beneficial effect of ultrasonic vibration-assisted forming technology due to its influence on the forming load, flow stress, friction condition reduction and the increase of the metal forming limit. Although the immediate occurring force and mean stress reduction are known phenomena, the underlying effects of ultrasonic-based material softening remain an object of current research. Therefore, in this article, we investigate the effect of upsetting with and without the ultrasonic vibrations (USV) on the evolution of the microstructure, stress relaxation and hardness of the AlMg3 aluminum alloy. To understand the process physics, after the UAC (ultrasonic assisted compression), the microstructures of the samples were analyzed by light and electron microscopy, including the orientation imaging via electron backscatter diffraction. According to the test result, it is found that ultrasonic vibration can reduce flow stress during the ultrasonic-assisted compression (UAC) process for the investigated aluminum–magnesium alloy due to the acoustic softening effect. By comparing the microstructures of samples compressed with and without simultaneous application of ultrasonic vibrations, the enhanced shear banding and grain rotation were found to be responsible for grain refinement enhancement. The coupled action of the ultrasonic vibrations and plastic deformation decreased the grains of AlMg3 alloy from ~270 μm to ~1.52 μm, which has resulted in a hardness enhancement of UAC processed sample to about 117 HV.

scholarly journals Numerical aspects for efficient welding computational mechanics

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 139-148
Author(s):  
Tarek Aburuga ◽  
Aleksandar Sedmak ◽  
Zoran Radakovic
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shell Element ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Tensile Test Specimen ◽  
Integrity Assessment ◽  
Mass Scaling ◽  
Three Dimensional Models ◽  
Thermal Mechanical Analysis

The effect of the residual stresses and strains is one of the most important parameter in the structure integrity assessment. A finite element model is constructed in order to simulate the multi passes mismatched submerged arc welding SAW which used in the welded tensile test specimen. Sequentially coupled thermal mechanical analysis is done by using ABAQUS software for calculating the residual stresses and distortion due to welding. In this work, three main issues were studied in order to reduce the time consuming during welding simulation which is the major problem in the computational welding mechanics (CWM). The first issue is dimensionality of the problem. Both two- and three-dimensional models are constructed for the same analysis type, shell element for two dimension simulation shows good performance comparing with brick element. The conventional method to calculate residual stress is by using implicit scheme that because of the welding and cooling time is relatively high. In this work, the author shows that it could use the explicit scheme with the mass scaling technique, and time consuming during the analysis will be reduced very efficiently. By using this new technique, it will be possible to simulate relatively large three dimensional structures.

Thermomechanical Model of Spot Welding for Calculating Residual Stresses

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijun Xu ◽  
Jamil A. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Thermomechanical Model ◽  
Faying Surface ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Electrode Interface

A comprehensive axisymmetric model of the coupled thermal-electrical-mechanical analysis predicting weld nugget development and residual stresses for the resistance spot welding process of Al-alloys is developed. The model estimates the heat generation at the faying surface, the workpiece-electrode interface, and the Joule heating of the workpiece and electrode. The phase change due to melting in the weld pool is considered. The contact area and its pressure distribution at both the faying surface and the electrode-workpiece interface are determined from a coupled thermal-mechanical model using a finite element method. The knowledge of the interface pressure provides accurate prediction of the interfacial heat generation. For the numerical model, temperature dependent thermal, electrical and mechanical properties are used. The proposed model can successfidly calculate the nugget diameter and thickness, and predict the residual stresses and the elastic-plastic deformation history. The calculated nugget shape and the deformation of sheets based on the model are compared with the experimental data. The computed residual stresses approach the distribution of experimental measurement of the residual stress.

Upgrade of FROBA code and its application in thermal-mechanical analysis of space reactor fuel

2018 ◽  
Vol 332 ◽  
pp. 297-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangbin Deng ◽  
Yingwei Wu ◽  
Cheng Gong ◽  
Dalin Zhang ◽  
Wenxi Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Reactor Fuel ◽  
Space Reactor ◽  
Thermal Mechanical Analysis
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