Study of Microstructure and Residual Stresses in Dissimilar Al/Steels Welds Produced by Cold Metal Transfer
| Periodical | Materials Science Forum (Volumes 571 - 572) |
|---|---|
| Main Theme | Stress Evaluation Using Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation |
| Edited by | A. R. Pyzalla, A. Borbély and H.-P. Degischer |
| Pages | 347-353 |
| DOI | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.571-572.347 |
| Citation | L. Agudo et al., 2008, Materials Science Forum, 571-572, 347 |
| Online since | March, 2008 |
| Authors | L. Agudo, S. Weber, Haroldo Pinto, Enno Arenholz, Juergen Wagner, Heinz Hackl, Jürgen Bruckner, Anke Pyzalla |
| Keywords | Aluminum, CMT, Microstructure, Residual Stress, Welding |
| Price | US$ 28,- |
Recently a new welding technique, the so-called ‘Cold Metal Transfer’ (CMT) technique was introduced, which due to integrated wire feeding leads to lower heat input and higher productivity compared to other gas metal arc (GMA) techniques. Here microstructure formation and residual stress state in dissimilar steel to aluminum CMT welds are investigated. The intermetallic phase seam between the filler and the steel is only a few micrometers thick. Residual stress analyses reveal the formation of the typical residual stress state of a weld without phase transformation. Both in longitudinal and in transversal direction compressive residual stresses exist in the steel plate parent material, tensile residual stresses are present in the heat affected zone of the steel and the aluminum alloy. The area containing tensile residual stresses is larger in the aluminum alloy due to its higher heat conductivity than in the steel. Due to the symmetry in the patented voestalpine welding geometry and the welding from bottom and face side of the weld, the residual stress distributions at the top and at the bottom side of the weld are very similar.
