Effects of Filler Compositions on Mechanical and Physical Properties of the Dissimilar Resistance Spot Welded between Aluminium Alloy and Carbon Steel

2015 ◽  
Vol 656-657 ◽  
pp. 422-427
Author(s):  
Yustiasih Purwaningrum ◽  
Triyono ◽  
Muhammad Fathan

The resistance spot weld (RSW) of dissimilar materials betweeen steel and aluminium is generally more complex than that of similar materials due to the extreme differences in the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of the base metals. This study proposed the use of filler material to connect the differences of their properties. Al-Alloy 5083 with thickness of 4 mm and 1.2 mm thick carbon steel SS400 were joined in lap joint types using RSW with the filler materials. The filler materials were a mixture of steel and aluminium in which weight composition variations (Fe:Al) were 90:10; 70:30; 30:70 and 90:10 in percent. The physical properties were examined based on the microstructure using optical microscope while the mechanical properties were measured with respect to the strength and hardness using Universal Testing Machine and Vickers Microhardness respectively. Results showed that weld metals with filler composition of 70:30% had highest shear-strength. The microstructure examinations showed that Microstructure of base metal and HAZ carbon steel was ferrite and perlite while that of weld metal was bainite. There were no significant differences in the microstructures and the hardness of weld metal, HAZ, and the base metal of aluminium alloy-5083 due to nonheat-treatable material.

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 3571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Fei ◽  
Zengxi Pan ◽  
Dominic Cuiuri ◽  
Huijun Li ◽  
Azdiar A. Gazder

The ballistic performance of armour steel welds using austenitic filler materials is poor on account of the disparity in the mechanical properties of the weld and base metals. Consequently, a novel Keyhole Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process with a trapezoidal AISI309 austenitic stainless steel interlayer was developed to tailor chemical composition and microstructure by controlling the solidification sequence. Results show that the dilution rate in the weld metal region can reach up to 43.5% by placing a specially designed interlayer in between the base metal, providing a major scope for microstructure modification. Detailed weld analysis was undertaken by X-ray diffraction, optical and secondary and transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy and electron back-scattering diffraction. The results from Vickers hardness indents and Charpy impact toughness testing at −40 °C show that the properties of the weld metal region are comparable to that of the base metal. This is ascribed to the weld metal comprising a two phase microstructure of martensite and retained austenite, which contribute to improvements in strength and toughness, respectively. Furthermore, the tailored chemical composition, microstructure and low temperature phase transformation in the weld metal may reduce the tendency toward both solidification cracking and hydrogen assisted cold cracking.


2017 ◽  
Vol 863 ◽  
pp. 323-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yustiasih Purwaningrum ◽  
Panji Lukman Tirta Kusuma ◽  
Dwi Darmawan

The aimed of this research is to investigate the effect of T-Joint’s root gap on physical and mechanical properties of weld metal. Low carbon steel were joined in T-joint types using MIG (Metal Inert Gas) with variation of root gap. The root gap used were 0 mm, 3 mm and 6 mm. The physical properties examined with chemical composition, microstructure and corrosion using optical microscope. The mechanical properties were measured with respect to the strength and hardness using Universal testing machine and Vickers Microhardness. The results show that the highest value found in welds with a gap of 3 mm with a value of 163.57 MPa. Hardness value is directly proportional to the tensile strength of the material. The highest value found in welds with root gap of 3 mm, followed by root gap of 6 mm, and 0 mm Hardness values in the welding area is higher than the parent metal and HAZ because the number of Si, Mn and Cu elements in the welding metals are bigger than base metal. Weld with all variation of root gap have a good corrosion resistance because the corrosion rate in welds with various root gap have a value below 0.02 mmpy. Microstructure of weld metals were Accicular ferrite, Widmanstatten ferrite, and grain boundary ferrite, while microstructure of base metal and HAZ were ferrite and perlite.


2012 ◽  
Vol 581-582 ◽  
pp. 808-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuaiphan Wichan ◽  
Srijaroenpramong Loeshpahn

The joining of austenitic stainless steel (AISI 201) to low carbon steel sheets (CS) was attempted by gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) with four types of consumables. The studied consumables were ER308L, ER309L, ER316L stainless steel wires, and AWS A5.18 carbon steel wire. The welding parameters – i.e. the current of 90 A and the welding speed of 62 mm.min-1 – were fixed in all welding operations. The microstructure of weld metal produced by stainless steel consumables consisted of delta ferrite in austenite matrix. The delta ferrite in the form of continuous dendrite was observed in weld metals produced by 308L and 309L fillers. The dendrite of delta ferrite was relatively discontinuous in weld metal produced by 316L filler. The microstructure of weld metal produced by carbon steel filler consisted of equiaxed ferrite and pearlite, similar to that of carbon steel. The corrosion behavior of weld metal was investigated by potentiodynamic method. Specimens were tested in 0.35-wt% NaCl solution saturated by laboratory air at 27°C. It was found that the corrosion potential of weld metal produced by carbon steel filler was considerably lower than those of AISI 201 base metal and weld metals welded using stainless steel consumables. Weld metals produced by stainless steel fillers –308L,309L and316L– exhibited the similar corrosion potentials as that of 201 base metal. The pitting potentials of weld metals produced by 309L, 316L fillers were higher than those of 201 base metal and weld metal produced by 308L filler respectively. It was discussed that the increase of Cr content in weld metals by using 309L filler contained with 24.791 wt% of Cr, or the addition of Cr and Mo in weld metals by using 316L filler contained with 21.347 wt% of Cr and 2 wt% of Mo, promoted the pitting corrosion resistance of weld metal to be comparable with that of Fe-17Cr-3Ni (201) base metal. An emission spectroscopy was applied to quantify the amount of elements in weld metals. By considering the contents of Cr and Mo, the pitting resistance equivalent number (PREN) of each weld metal was calculated. The discussion of the corrosion resistance of weld metals related to PREN and microstructure was made in the paper.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12135
Author(s):  
Femiana Gapsari ◽  
Djarot B. Darmadi ◽  
Putu H. Setyarini ◽  
Hubby Izzuddin ◽  
Kartika A. Madurani ◽  
...  

Organic inhibitors have been considered as an effective way to control the corrosion of carbon steel weldment in an acidic environment. This work proposes a new green organic inhibitor made of extract of rambutan fruit (Nephelium lappaceum) peel and aims at analyzing its corrosion inhibitor properties and protection mechanism. Specimens of carbon steel weldment were tested for their corrosion by using electrochemical and immersion methods in 1M HCl solution containing 0 to 6 g/L of Nephelium peel (NP) extract. Results showed that, in the same solution, the corrosion rate was measured to be higher on the weld metal zone than that of base metal zone, which could be related to the coarser grain of the weld metal zone and the stability of the formed oxide layer. The addition of NP extract was found to increase the stability of the oxide layer, thus increasing the corrosion resistance of the specimens. The maximum inhibition efficiency of the NP extract was reached at 97% for weld metal with 5 g/L of extract, at 80% for the heat affected zone with 5 g/L, and at 70% for base metal with 4 g/L. This work reveals the particularity of different weldment zones to the different needs of inhibitor concentration for obtaining the optimum corrosion protection.


2020 ◽  
pp. 002199832092314
Author(s):  
Adefemi Adeodu ◽  
Lateef Mudashiru ◽  
Ilesanmi Daniyan ◽  
Abdulmalik Awodoyin

Mechanical properties (impact, hardness and tensile strength) characterization of samples containing homogenous mixtures of Al 6063 matrix and varying amount of silver nanoparticles mixed with calcium carbonate at 2, 4, 6% weight fractions, respectively, produced by method of stir casting were carried out. Measurement of impact energy, hardness and tensile strength of the produced samples at 24℃ (ambient) temperature was done by Charpy impact, Brinell hardness and universal tensile testing machine in accordance to ASTM E23, E384 and E8/E8M-13M, respectively. The magnitude of impact and hardness increased evidently with increase in percentage weight fraction of the AgNPs. The refined samples were examined under an optical microscope. The fracture surfaces of the impact test samples were further examined by scanning electron microscopy. There is an increase in tensile strength, elongation and modulus of elasticity of Al-AgNP composites compared to as-cast aluminium alloy. The use of stir-casting technique influences the homogeneity and microstructure of the composites positively. It is concluded that Al-silver nanocomposites possess better qualities in hardness and strength and can replace conventional aluminium alloy in terms of performance and longer life in industrial application.


2015 ◽  
Vol 766-767 ◽  
pp. 333-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sangeetha ◽  
S. Prakash

Aluminium alloy(A 356) has improved properties such as tension and elongation butit is decreased in hardness property compared to ceramics and therefore silicon carbideparticle (SiCp) is added with aluminium alloy to increase its hardness. Silicon Carbideparticle is abrasive and hence having poor interfacial bonding between ceramics andaluminium, so that the surface of the ceramics is coated with Multi Wall Carbon Nano Tubes(MWCNT). In this paper 10% of SiCp is taken for the experiment and coated with 1.5%, 2%,2.5% of MWCNT and this coated SiCp mixed with molten A 356 using stir casting method.The prepared castings were mechanically tested using Universal Testing Machine (UTM),Vickers hardness Testing Machine, Impact Testing Machine and Optical Microscope andtheir mechanical properties and morphological characteristics were studied


2012 ◽  
Vol 557-559 ◽  
pp. 1358-1363
Author(s):  
Dong Song Yin ◽  
Lu Cai Wang ◽  
Bin Jiang ◽  
Mi Lin Zhang ◽  
Li He Mao ◽  
...  

Microstructure of electromagnetic pulse tungstic electrode argon arc welding (EMP-TIG) welded Mg/Al dissimilar metal joint is studyed using optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, and X-ray diffraction. The results indicate that gas tungsten arc welding can provide Mg/Al joint with excellent microstructure and performance. The welding region is composed of Mg3Al2 phase, α(Mg), β(Li), and MgAl. The weld zone and the Al alloy base materials are well combined. There are massive MgAl phase dendrites in the weld area, which cause the significantly increase of hardness at weld zone. Near the Mg-8Li alloy base metal side of the weld zone, there exists a layer of 100~ 200μm equiaxed region. About 1μm Mg3Al2 reaction layer is distributed between Mg-8Li alloy base metal and the equiaxed grains. This reaction layer and the Mg-8Li alloy base metal, as well as the weld zone of equiaxed grains, have a good combination.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 359
Author(s):  
Mochammad Karim Al Amin ◽  
Suthoni Yoga Firiambodo ◽  
Endang Pudji Purwanti ◽  
Eriek Wahyu Restu Widodo ◽  
Dika Anggara

Salah satu jenis proses pengelasan yang banyak digunakan di dunia industri Kereta Api adalah proses <em>resistance spot welding</em>. Proses pengelasan ini mempunyai banyak keunggulan pada pengelasan pelat tipis dengan menggunakan sambungan tumpang yang diaplikasikan pada <em>side wall</em> kereta api. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh variasi parameter pengelasan yang meliputi <em>current</em>, <em>weld time</em>, dan <em>pulsation</em> terhadap <em>shear strength</em>, struktur mikro dan diameter <em>nugget</em>. Material yang digunakan adalah material SA-240 tipe 304 dan SA-240 tipe 201 dengan ketebalan 2 mm untuk material SA-240 tipe 304 dan tebal 3 mm untuk material SA-240 tipe 201. Pengujian <em>shear strength</em> diperoleh parameter<em> resistance spot welding</em> semakin tinggi, maka nilai <em>shear strength </em>juga semakin tinggi. Strukturmakro didapatkan semakin tinggi <em>current</em>, <em>weld time</em>, dan <em>pulsation</em>, maka <em>nugget</em> semakin lebar. Sedangkan pada hasil uji mikro pada daerah <em>base metal</em> struktur yang tebentuk adalah <em>austenite</em>, sedangkan pada daerah HAZ dan <em>weld metal</em> adalah struktur <em>ferrit</em> dan <em>austenite</em>. Ukuran butir pada daerah HAZ yang semakin mendekat ke daerah <em>weld metal</em> ukuran butirnya menjadi semakin besar. Struktur mikro yang terbentuk pada <em>weld metal</em> bentuknya memanjang (<em>columnar grains</em>) ke daerah yang mengalami pembekuan paling akhir.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-62
Author(s):  
Ari Wibowo ◽  
Nugroho Pratomo Aryanto ◽  
Cahyo Budi Nugroho ◽  
Muhammad Ismail

Paper ini menggambarkan pengaruh pulse frequency terhadap sifat microhardness, porosity dan makrostructure pada pengelasan GTAW. Penelitian ini menggunakan aluminium 6061 sebagai base metal dan tanpa menggunakan filler metal. Pulse frequency divariasikan dari 0 Hz sampai 10 Hz. Hasil makrostruktur menunjukkan bahwa kedalaman penetrasi maksimum terjadi pada pulse frequency 6 Hz, sedangkan lebar penetrasi lasan maksimum terjadi saat tidak menggunakan pulse frequency. Pengujian kekerasan mikro menunjukkan bahwa terjadinya kekerasan maksimum pada pulse frequency 6 Hz sedangkan kekerasan paling rendah terjadi pada pulse frequency 10 Hz. Pengelasan AA 6061 tanpa filler ini menghasilkan porositas yang bisa berdampak pada kekerasan pada weld metal.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1125 ◽  
pp. 195-199
Author(s):  
Toto Triantoro Budi Wardoyo ◽  
S. Izman ◽  
Safian Sharif ◽  
Hosta Ardhyananta ◽  
Denni Kurniawan

In this paper, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) was performed on low carbon steel with three types of butt joint (i.e., square, single V, and double V) and uncapping of the weldment. The welding performance is measured based on the mechanical properties (i.e., strength and hardness). Grain size and microstructure of the weldments were also evaluated. The results show that all tested samples show similar tensile strength, which means there was no significant effect of the type of butt joint type or uncapping. The hardness of the weld metal was found to be slightly higher than that of heat affected zone and base metal, in which both showed similar hardness values. The grain size of the weld metal was also finer than that of heat affected zone and base metal. This trend in hardness and grain size on three regions of the welded sample was the same regardless of the butt joint type and whether the weldment was uncapped or not.


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