Effect of Different Filler Towards Welding of AA6061 Al Alloy by X-Ray CT Scan

2010 ◽  
Vol 146-147 ◽  
pp. 1402-1405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Che Lah Nur Azida ◽  
Azman Jalar ◽  
Norinsan Kamil Othman ◽  
Nasrizal Mohd Rashdi ◽  
Md Zaukah Ibel
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Ct Scan ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Butt Joint ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Joint Quality ◽  
Filler Metals

AA6061 Aluminum alloy welded joint using two different filler metals were studied by using X-ray CT-Scan. The filler metals ER 4043 and ER 5356 were used in this present work in order to investigate the effect of using different filler metals on the welded joint quality of AA 6061 aluminum alloy in welded zone microstructure. Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) technique and V grove butt joint with four layers and five passes welded joint were performed. From this investigation, it is found that AA6061 with ER 4043 showed less distribution of porosity compared to AA6061 with ER 5356 welded joint confirmed by X-ray Ct-Scan. The decreasing of porosities and presence of very fine grains in weld region area with ER 5356 compared to ER 4043 will be discussed in term of microstructure analysis.

scholarly journals Influence of Alloying Element in Filler Metal on Mechanical Properties of A6061 Al Alloy Welded Joints

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 661-666
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Arc Welding Process ◽  
Filler Metals

The current work is intended to study the influence of using ER4043 and ER5356 filler metals on mechanical properties of A6061 Al alloy welded joint made by gas metal arc welding process (GMAW). For this study, 12mm plates of these materials were joint using a type single V groove butt joints with four layers and five passes configurationof welded joints. The soundness of the quality of the weld joint was investigated by X-ray Ct-Scan technique. The joint made with the ER4043 presented an enhancement of mechanical properties. In comparisonwith the joint made with ER5356, Al A6061 with ER4043 welded joint shows to have an advantage due to the formation of very fine grain and have uniformly distributed porosity in the weld region area.

scholarly journals Characterization of Oxide Growth on Surface of Al-Mg-Si Welded Joint

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azman Jalar ◽  
Nur Azida Che Lah ◽  
Norinsan Kamil Othman ◽  
Roslinda Shamsudin ◽  
Abdul Razak Daud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arc Welding ◽  
Filler Metal ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Oxide Growth ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
The Difference

Al-Mg-Si (AA6061) Al alloy plates were joined by the method of gas metal arc welding using Al-5Mg (ER5356) filler metal and were subjected to the oxidation test in flowing air environment at600∘Cfrom 8 to 40 hours and the weight gain was measured. The characteristic of oxide grown on welded zone surface was examined by SEM/EDS, XRD, and XPS. Oxide was observed to grow on the fused metal surface suggesting the possibility of modifying the oxide chemistry under high temperature environment. It was found that the oxidation behavior of fused metal affected by the nature of their oxide growth and morphology, was influenced by their welding process and the difference in the chemical composition.

The Effect of Filler ER4043 and ER5356 on Porosity Distribution of Welded AA6061 Aluminum Alloy

2010 ◽  
Vol 146-147 ◽  
pp. 987-990
Author(s):  
Che Lah Nur Azida ◽  
Muhammad Faizol Ahmad Ibrahim ◽  
Azman Jalar ◽  
J. Sharif ◽  
Norinsan Kamil Othman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Welded Joints ◽  
Filler Metal ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Butt Joint ◽  
Hardness Profile ◽  
Porosity Formation ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Arc Welding Process ◽  
Filler Metals

The filler metal used during welding process is believed to play an important role on porosity formation in aluminium alloy welded. The present investigation is aimed to study the effect of different fillers ER4043 (Al-5%Si) and ER5356 (Al-5%Mg) on porosity formation of AA6061 alloy welded joints. Butt-joint welds were made on 6 mm thick plates using 21 – 22 V arc voltages by using Gas Metal Arc Welding process (GMAW). The hardness profile of each types of AA6061 welded joints for both fillers were characterized by the Vickers microhardness test. In order to study the formation and distribution of porosity, the images of analysis were obtained using the X- ray CT-Scan. It was observed that, more porosities were found in the alloy AA6061 using ER4043 compared to ER5356 filler metals with the percentage area value of porosity about 18.3 and 8.4%, respectively. The hardness profile of ER5356 and ER4043 welded materials exhibited the similar hardness pattern profile. It is proposed that Si and Mg contents in the filler metal could play significant role in the distribution of porosity. No significant effect was observed on the hardness profile for both filler metals of welded materials.

Effects of stress concentration on the fatigue strength of 7003-T5 aluminum alloy butt joints with weld reinforcement

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (10n11) ◽  
pp. 1540023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zongtao Zhu ◽  
Yuanxing Li ◽  
Mingyue Zhang ◽  
Chen Hui
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Cyclic Stress ◽  
Butt Joint ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Butt Joints ◽  
Butt Weld ◽  
Metal Arc Welding

7003-T5 Aluminum ( Al ) alloy plates with a thickness of 5 mm are welded by gas metal arc welding (GMAW) method in this work. In order to investigate the influence of stress concentration introduced by weld reinforcement on fatigue strength, the stress concentration factor of the butt joint is calculated. Microscopic and X-ray techniques were utilized to make sure there are no weld defects with large size in butt weld, which can induce extra stress concentration. The cyclic stress – number of cycles to failure (S–N) curves of the joints with and without the welder were obtained by fatigue testing, and the results show that the fatigue strength of 7003-T5 Al alloy butt joints with the weld reinforcement is 50 MPa, which is only 45% of the joints without the weld reinforcement. Fracture surface observation indicated that the fatigue source and propagation are dissimilar for the specimens with and without the welder due to the stress concentration at the weld root. The stress concentration with a factor of 1.7 has great effect on the fatigue strength, but little influence on the tensile strength.

scholarly journals A Study on the Effect of Current Waveform on Intermetallics Formation and the Weldability of Dissimilar Materials Welded Joints (AA5052 Alloy—GI Steel) in AC Pulse GMAW

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 561
Author(s):  
Seong Min Hong ◽  
Shinichi Tashiro ◽  
Hee-Seon Bang ◽  
Manabu Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Dissimilar Materials ◽  
Welding Current ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Joint Interface ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Joint Quality

In joining aluminum alloy to galvanized (GI) steel, the huge gap of thermophysical properties, defects by zinc from the steel surface, and formation of excessive brittle Fe-Al intermetallics (IMC) are the main factors that deteriorate the joint quality. In this study, alternating current pulse gas metal arc welding (AC pulse GMAW) was suggested as a solution with a mix of electrode positive and negative modes. A 1.2 mm thick AA5052 aluminum alloy and GI steel plates were joined using 1.2 mm diameter AA4047 filler wire. A comparative study on the joint interface was conducted varying the welding current and electrode-negative (EN) ratio to investigate the effect of different welding parameters on the growth of the Fe-Al intermetallics (IMC) layer, the effect of zinc, and the mechanical characteristics of the joints. It was confirmed that the change of polarity affects the distribution of zinc element in the joints. An increase in the EN ratio suppressed the growth of the IMC layer to 3.59 μm with decreased heat input. The maximum tensile-shear strength of the welded joints was approximately 171 MPa (78% joint efficiency) at the welding current of 50 A with 20% EN ratio.

Peculiarities of AD33 aluminum alloy hand laser welding

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
Nikolay Proskuryakov ◽  
Uliana Putilova ◽  
Rasul Mamadaliev ◽  
Oleg Teploukhov
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Laser Beam ◽  
Laser Welding ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Comparative Investigation ◽  
Micro Structure ◽  
Joint Quality ◽  
Beam Motion

The comparative investigation results of AD33 aluminum alloy welded joint quality dependence upon changes in a laser beam motion rate for conditions of hand and automatic laser welding are shown. A micro-structure of a welded joint at the hand and automatic laser welding of the AD33 alloy is investigated.

scholarly journals Effect of Laser Power on Microstructure and Micro-Galvanic Corrosion Behavior of a 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy Welding Joints

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Huiling Zhou ◽  
Fanglian Fu ◽  
Zhixin Dai ◽  
Yanxin Qiao ◽  
Jian Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Galvanic Corrosion ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Immersion Test ◽  
Intermetallic Particles ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Corrosion Behaviors ◽  
Welding Joints ◽  
Corrosion Pits

The 6061-T6 aluminum alloy welding joints were fabricated using gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of various laser powers, and the effect of laser power on the microstructure evolution of the welding joints was investigated. The corrosion behaviors of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy welding joints were investigated in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The results showed that the micro-galvanic corrosion initiation from Mg2Si or around the intermetallic particles (Al-Fe-Si) is observed after the immersion test due to the inhomogeneous nature of the microstructure. The preferential dissolution of the Mg2Si and Al-Fe-Si is believed to be the possible cause of pitting corrosion. When the laser power reached 5 kW, the microstructure of the welded joint mainly consisted of Al-Fe-Si rather than the Mg2Si at 2 kW. The relatively higher content of Al-Fe-Si with increasing in laser power would increase the volume of corrosion pits.

Optimization of Argon Gas Metal Arc Welding Process Parameters with Regard to Tensile Strength for AISI 310 Stainless Steel Using Taguchi Technique

2022 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Hanmant Virbhadra Shete ◽  
Sanket Dattatraya Gite
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Arc Welding ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Taguchi Technique ◽  
Argon Gas ◽  
Metal Arc Welding ◽  
310 Stainless Steel ◽  
Arc Welding Process

Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) is the leading process in the development of arc welding process for higher productivity and quality. In this study, the effect of process parameters of argon gas welding on the strength of T type welded joint of AISI 310 stainless steel is analyzed. The Taguchi technique is used to develop the experimental matrix and tensile strength of the welded joint is measured using experimental method and finite element method. Optimization of input parameter is performed for the maximum tensile strength of welded joint using ANOVA. The results showed that welding speed is the most significant factor affecting the tensile strength followed by voltage in argon gas metal arc welding (AGMAW) process. Argon gas welding process performance with regard to the tensile strength is optimized at voltage: 18.5 V, wire feed speed: 63 m/min and welding speed: 0.36 m/min.

Evaluation by FEM of the Influence of the Preheating and Post-Heating Treatments on Residual Stresses in Welding

2014 ◽  
Vol 627 ◽  
pp. 93-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaele Sepe ◽  
Enrico Armentani ◽  
Giuseppe Lamanna ◽  
Francesco Caputo
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Butt Joint ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Heating Process ◽  
Butt Weld ◽  
Metal Arc Welding

During the last few years various experimental destructive and non-destructive methods were developed to evaluate residual stresses. However it is impossible to obtain a full residual stress distribution in welded structures by means of experimental methods. This disadvantage can be solved by means of computational analysis which allows to determine the whole stress and strain fields in complex structures. In this paper the temperature distribution and residual stresses were determined in a single-pass butt joint welded by GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) process by finite element model (FEM). A 3D finite parametric element model has been carried out to analyze temperature distribution in butt weld joints and thermo-mechanical analyses were performed to evaluate resulting residual stresses. Temperature fields have been investigated by varying an initial preheating treatment. Moreover the technique of “element birth and death” was adopted to simulate the process of filler metal addition The high stresses were evaluated, with particular regard to fusion zone and heat affected zone. The influence of preheating and post-heating treatment on residual stresses was investigated. The residual stresses decrease when preheating temperature increases. The maximum value of longitudinal residual stresses without pre-heating can be reduced about 12% and 38% by using the preheating and post-heating process respectively.

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