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Residual Stresses and Distortions in Aluminum Alloy Sheet after Welding under Pre-Tension

Journal Materials Science Forum (Volumes 618 - 619)
Volume Light Metals Technology 2009
Edited by M.S. Dargusch & S.M. Keay
Pages 45-48
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.618-619.45
Online since April, 2009
Authors Jing Yong Li, Ya Ming Lu, Zhi Peng Liu, Ming Ming Zhang
Keywords Aluminum Alloy, Numerical Simulation, Pre-Tension, Welding Residual Distortion, Welding Residual Stress
Abstract By applying the elastic pre-tension method, 5A05 aluminium alloy sheets with 4mm thickness were welded. It is shown that the peak value of residual stresses and their distribution vicinity, the longitudinal buckling distortions and plane deformations of specimens after welding under pre-tension were obviously reduced. It is considered that pre-tension counteracts the compression stress in regions close to the weld generated by thermal expansion, consequently reduces the compression plastic deformations and the tensile stresses in these regions when cooling down, and accordingly diminishes the compressive stresses far from the weld.
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