scholarly journals Investigation On Mechanism of Ultrasonic Welding AZ31B / 5052 Joint With Laser Texturing On Mental Surface

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cailing Wang ◽  
Yanfeng Xing ◽  
Jingyao Hu ◽  
Junding Luo ◽  
Sheng Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Weld Interface ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Ultrasonic Welding ◽  
Weld Strength ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Weld Quality ◽  
Laser Texturing ◽  
Grid Pattern ◽  
Lap Shear

Abstract The ultrasonic welding was carried out to improve the quality of dissimilar Al/Mg alloys joint. The effects of laser texturing on the microstructure and mechanism of AZ31B/5052 joint connected by ultrasonic welding were also investigated. A series of laser texturing experiments on Al alloy (5052) and Mg alloy (AZ31B) were performed to determine the process parameters and their ef-fect on ultrasonic weld quality, especially on weld strength. Little effect was attained by opti-mizing welding parameters in improving mechanical properties. Both welding parameters and different texture pattern were investigated to obtain good weld quality. The connection mecha-nisms of joints were discussed based on the analysis of weld interface morphology, microstruc-ture evolution. Mechanical analysis of particle and movement of material atoms were analyzed in the study to explain the connect mechanism. The results show that the better lock-interface and lager lap shear strength were attained by laser texture addition and optimal welding parameters. Compared with the untextured joint, swirling bonding interface was obtained after the laser tex-ture. The laser texture with grid pattern was found to raise the strength up to 26% higher maxi-mum tensile-shear load than the joints obtained with the untextured surface.

Ultrasonic Welding of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene

2012 ◽  
Vol 557-559 ◽  
pp. 1313-1316
Author(s):  
Jian Guang Zhang ◽  
Krishan.K. Chawla ◽  
Uday.K. Vaidya
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Ultrasonic Welding ◽  
Maximum Strength ◽  
Weld Strength ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Shear Testing ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Lap Shear ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Weld Time

Glass fiber reinforced polypropylene composites were joined by ultrasonic welding, employing various weld conditions. Single-lap shear testing was used to evaluate the effect of weld time and weld pressure on the weld performance. The weld strength increased with increasing weld time and weld pressure until a plateau or maximum strength was reached. The required weld time to obtain a complete weld became shorter when the weld pressure was increased. As lower weld pressure was applied, a complete weld could not be obtained unless relatively longer weld times were employed. A welding map, showing conditions of weld time and weld pressure to get a good weld, was obtained.

scholarly journals Investigation on Ultrasonic Welding Attributes of Novel Carbon/Elium® Composites

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somen K. Bhudolia ◽  
Goram Gohel ◽  
Kah Fai Leong ◽  
Robert J. Barsotti
Keyword(s):  
Composite Structures ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Ultrasonic Welding ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Thermoplastic Resin ◽  
Adhesively Bonded ◽  
Molding Process ◽  
Lap Shear ◽  
Joint Quality ◽  
Adhesively Bonded Joint

Joining large and complex polymer–matrix composite structures is becoming increasingly important in industries such as automobiles, aerospace, sports, wind turbines, and others. Ultrasonic welding is an ultra-fast joining process and also provides excellent joint quality as a cost-effective alternative to other joining processes. This research aims at investigating the welding characteristics of novel methyl methacrylate Elium®, a liquid thermoplastic resin. Elium® is the first of its kind of thermoplastic resin, which is curable at room temperature and is suitable for mass production processes. The welding characteristics of Elium® composites were investigated by optimizing the welding parameters with specially designed integrated energy directors (ED) and manufactured using the Resin transfer molding process. The results showed a 23% higher lap shear strength for ultrasonically welded composite joints when compared to the adhesively bonded joints. The optimized welding time for the ultrasonic welded joint was found to be 1.5 s whereas it was 10 min for the adhesively bonded joint. Fractographic analysis showed the significant plastic deformation and shear cusps formation on the fractured surface, which are typical characteristics for strong interfacial bonding.

Microstructure and Mechanical Performance of Cold Metal Transfer Spot Joints of AA6061-T6 to Galvanized DP590 Using Edge Plug Welding Mode

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyang Lei ◽  
Yongbing Li ◽  
Blair E. Carlson ◽  
Zhongqin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Metal Transfer ◽  
Weld Nugget ◽  
Weld Strength ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Feed Speed ◽  
Cold Metal Transfer ◽  
Lap Shear ◽  
Cold Metal

Dissimilar joining of aluminum to steel poses a challenge for arc welding. In this study, aluminum AA6061-T6 and hot dipped galvanized DP590 steel were joined using the Fronius cold metal transfer (CMT) welding process applying an edge plug welding mode (EPW). The correlation of the welding parameters, weld characteristics, and weld strength was systematically investigated. It was found that the EPW mode created a zinc-rich zone at the weld root along the Al–steel faying interface which transitioned to a continuous and compact intermetallic compounds (IMC) layer in the middle portion of the joint. The fracture propagation in lap-shear specimens was affected by this increase of IMC layer thickness. At a wire feed speed (wfs) of 5.6 m/min, the fracture initiated along the zinc-rich layer at the faying interface and then, upon meeting the compact IMC layer, propagated into the aluminum weld nugget. Propagation followed a path within the weld nugget along the boundary between columnar and equiaxed grains leading to weld nugget pullout upon fracture. For IMC layer peak thicknesses below 10 μm, the strength increased as a function of weld nugget diameter. However, larger heat inputs resulted in IMC layer thicknesses greater than 10 μm and interfacial fracture.

Micro Thin Film Sensor Embedded in Metal Structures for In-Situ Process Monitoring During Ultrasonic Welding

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xudong Cheng ◽  
Xiaochun Li
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Ultrasonic Welding ◽  
Weld Strength ◽  
Welding Parameter ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Thin Film Sensors ◽  
Welding Interface

The objective of this research is to develop an effective method, i.e., ultrasonic metal welding (USMW), to embed micro thin film sensors for metal tooling, and use micro thin film thermocouple study the heat generation during USMW. A complete understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of USMW does not yet exist, and the function of heat generation on weld formation is especially in argument due to the lack of the method to measure the temperature at the welding interface. Continuing on the previous preliminary study [1] which proved that thin film sensors can survive ultrasonic welding process, significant advances were made to improve sensor reliability as well as sensor fabrication effectiveness. These include the development of a new approach for batch production of the sensor units, improvement of the adhesion between metal encapsulating layers for the sensor, as well as the adhesion between the sensing layer and the dielectric layer. Welding experiments are conducted using a series of welding parameter settings with the in-situ data acquisition of temperature 50 μm away from the welding interface. Attempts are then made to correlate the heat generation to welding parameters. With the mechanical testing of the weld strength, the possibility of using heat generation as a weld strength indicator is explored.

scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of the Ultrasonic Welding Process for Copper-Aluminium Dissimilar Welding

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Rafael Gomes Nunes Silva ◽  
Sylvia De Meester ◽  
Koen Faes ◽  
Wim De Waele
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Weld Interface ◽  
Ultrasonic Welding ◽  
Dissimilar Welding ◽  
Dissimilar Metals ◽  
Weld Quality ◽  
Metallographic Examination ◽  
Metallurgical Defects ◽  
The Impact

The demand for joining dissimilar metals has exponentially increased due to the global concerns about climate change, especially for electric vehicles in the automotive industry. Ultrasonic welding (USW) surges as a very promising technique to join dissimilar metals, providing strength and electric conductivity, in addition to avoid metallurgical defects, such as the formation of intermetallic compounds, brittle phases and porosities. However, USW is a very sensitive process, which depends on many parameters. This work evaluates the impact of the process parameters on the quality of ultrasonic spot welds between copper and aluminium plates. The weld quality is assessed based on the tensile strength of the joints and metallographic examination of the weld cross-sections. Furthermore, the welding energy is examined for the different welding conditions. This is done to evaluate the influence of each parameter on the heat input resulting from friction at the weld interface and on the weld quality. From the obtained results, it was possible to optimise parameters to achieve satisfactory weld quality in 1.0 mm thick Al–Cu plate joints in terms of mechanical and metallurgical properties.

scholarly journals Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding Al Alloy to Copper via Pure Metallurgical Joining Mechanism

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhikang Shen ◽  
Yuquan Ding ◽  
Wei Guo ◽  
Wentao Hou ◽  
Xiaochao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spot Welding ◽  
Friction Stir Spot Welding ◽  
Alloy Sheet ◽  
Weld Strength ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Hardness Profile ◽  
Copper Sheet ◽  
Welding Condition ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Lap Shear

AbstractThe current investigation of refill friction stir spot welding (refill FSSW) Al alloy to copper primarily involved plunging the tool into bottom copper sheet to achieve both metallurgical and mechanical interfacial bonding. Compared to conventional FSSW and pinless FSSW, weld strength can be significantly improved by using this method. Nevertheless, tool wear is a critical issue during refill FSSW. In this study, defect-free Al/copper dissimilar welds were successfully fabricated using refill FSSW by only plunging the tool into top Al alloy sheet. Overall, two types of continuous and ultra-thin intermetallic compounds (IMCs) layers were identified at the whole Al/copper interface. Also, strong evidence of melting and resolidification was observed in the localized region. The peak temperature obtained at the center of Al/copper interface was 591 °C, and the heating rate reached up to 916 °C/s during the sleeve penetration phase. A softened weld region was produced via refill FSSW process, the hardness profile exhibited a W-shaped appearance along middle thickness of top Al alloy. The weld lap shear load was insensitive to the welding condition, whose scatter was rather small. The fracture path exclusively propagated along the IMCs layer of Cu9Al4 under the external lap shear loadings, both CuAl2 and Cu9Al4 were detected on the fractured surface on the copper side. This research indicated that acceptable weld strength can be achieved via pure metallurgical joining mechanism, which has significant potential for the industrial applications.

scholarly journals Static ultrasonic welding of carbon fibre unidirectional thermoplastic materials and the influence of heat generation and heat transfer

2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832097681
Author(s):  
F Köhler ◽  
IF Villegas ◽  
C Dransfeld ◽  
A Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Weld Line ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Ultrasonic Welding ◽  
Thermoplastic Composites ◽  
Squeeze Flow ◽  
Anisotropic Flow ◽  
Lap Shear ◽  
Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Edge Defects

Ultrasonic welding is a promising technology to join fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites. While current studies are mostly limited to fabric materials the applicability to unidirectional materials, as found in aerospace structures, would offer opportunities for joining primary aircraft structures. However, due to the highly anisotropic flow of a molten unidirectional ply undesired squeeze flow phenomena can occur at the edges of the weld overlap. This paper investigates how the fibre orientation in the plies adjacent to the weld line influences the welding process and the appearance of edge defects. Ultrasonic welding experiments with different layups and energy director configurations were carried out while monitoring temperatures at different locations inside and outside the weld overlap. The joints were characterized by single lap shear tests, analysis of corresponding fracture surfaces and microscopic cross-sections. Results showed that the anisotropic flow and the anisotropic thermal conductivity of the plies adjacent to the weld line have a distinct effect on the appearance and location of edge defects. By using energy directors that cover only part of the weld overlap area a new approach was developed to mitigate edge defects caused by the highly directional properties of the unidirectional plies.

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