Properties of Light Metal Joint Welded by Thermal Compensation Resistance Spot Welding

2011 ◽  
Vol 230-232 ◽  
pp. 1084-1088
Author(s):  
Yi Min Tu ◽  
Ran Feng Qiu ◽  
Hong Xin Shi ◽  
Hua Yu ◽  
Ke Ke Zhang

A new technique of thermal compensation resistance spot welding was used to weld light metal such as aluminum alloy sheet and magnesium alloy. The effects of welding parameters on the tensile shear strength of joint and nugget diameter were investigated. The tensile shear load and nugget of the joint increased with the increasing of welding time, whereas that of the joint decreased with the increasing of electrode force. The joint with the maximum tensile shear load of approximately 5 kN was obtained at the condition of 12 kA and 11 kA welding current for aluminum alloy and magnesium alloy, respectively. The results reveal that the thermal compensation resistance spot welding is a feasible method to weld aluminum alloy and magnesium alloy..

2014 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 15-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Long Hou ◽  
Ran Feng Qiu ◽  
Hong Xin Shi ◽  
Jun Qing Guo

Aluminum alloy A6061 and mild steel Q235 was welded using resistance spot welding with an interlayer of AlCu28. The mechanical properties of the joint were investigated; the effects of various welding parameters on nugget diameter and tensile shear load of the joints were systematically discussed. The results reveal that it is effective to weld aluminum alloy and mild steel using resistance spot welding with an interlayer of AlCu28.


Author(s):  
Xuanyi Shao ◽  
Yukio Miyashita ◽  
Duriyathep Panwised ◽  
Rattana Borrisutthekul

Abstract Resistance spot welding (RSW) was applied to non-combustible magnesium alloy, AX41 (Mg-4%Al-1%Ca) to investigate its weldability. The similar material joint of AX41 and dissimilar materials joint between AX41 and aluminum alloy, AA6061 were welded. Tensile shear test was carried out to evaluate joining strength in the similar and dissimilar materials RSW joints. In case of similar material joints, the maximum load obtained with tensile shear test in AX41 similar material joint was higher than that obtained in AA6061 similar material joint. Moreover, higher maximum load was obtained in a similar material joint without surface polishing compared to joint welded with surface polishing in AX41. In case of the dissimilar materials joint, the maximum load obtained was almost comparable with AX41 similar material joint, however scatter in joint strength was large. Weldability of the dissimilar materials joint became poor by applying surface polishing.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakchai Chantasri ◽  
Pramote Poonnayom ◽  
Jesada Kaewwichit ◽  
Waraporn Roybang ◽  
Kittipong Kimapong

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thongchai Arunchai ◽  
Kawin Sonthipermpoon ◽  
Phisut Apichayakul ◽  
Kreangsak Tamee

Resistance Spot Welding (RSW) is processed by using aluminum alloy used in the automotive industry. The difficulty of RSW parameter setting leads to inconsistent quality between welds. The important RSW parameters are the welding current, electrode force, and welding time. An additional RSW parameter, that is, the electrical resistance of the aluminum alloy, which varies depending on the thickness of the material, is considered to be a necessary parameter. The parameters applied to the RSW process, with aluminum alloy, are sensitive to exact measurement. Parameter prediction by the use of an artificial neural network (ANN) as a tool in finding the parameter optimization was investigated. The ANN was designed and tested for predictive weld quality by using the input and output data in parameters and tensile shear strength of the aluminum alloy, respectively. The results of the tensile shear strength testing and the estimated parameter optimization are applied to the RSW process. The achieved results of the tensile shear strength output were mean squared error (MSE) and accuracy equal to 0.054 and 95%, respectively. This indicates that that the application of the ANN in welding machine control is highly successful in setting the welding parameters.


2016 ◽  
Vol 842 ◽  
pp. 120-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ario Sunar Baskoro ◽  
Hakam Muzakki ◽  
Winarto

In the dissimilar materials and dissimilar thin thickness sheets joining, welding current and welding time parameters of resistance spot welding (RSW) effect weld ability. RSW used for joining thin plate less than 1000 μm is called micro-resistance spot welding (μRSW). The objective of this article is to study the effect of welding current and welding time to the joining dissimilar thin thickness materials and the microstructure of a weld joint. The thickness of Al 1100 is 400 μm, and KS 5 Spring Steel is 200 μm. Welding parameters are Cycle Time 0.5, 1, 1.5, Welding Current 1kA and 2 kA, and holding time 10 second. Welding current 1kA, Cycle time of 0.5 produce maximum shear load of 227.4 N and fracture area of 6.644 mm2. Welding current 2 kA, cycle time of 1.5 affect maximum load of 222.7 N and fracture area of 10.559 mm2. Welding parameters lead to the majority fracture on aluminum material. The welding current and cycle time do not significantly affect maximum shear load and fracture area.


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