Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of MIG Welded Al-Mg-Si-xCu Alloys

Abstract:

Welding properties of three alloys with different Cu contents (0.1, 0.4 and 0.9 wt.%) is studied by means of melt inert-gas welding (MIG). The results showed that, with the increase of Cu content from 0.1 wt.% to 0.9 wt.%, the strength and elongation increased obviously. When the Cu content was 0.9 wt.%, the strength and elongation reached 375MPa and 15%, respectively, which is a better match for bearing structure part of vehicles application. Besides, the adding of Cu element provided an increase limit for welding joint strength. Due to abundant coarse phases in fusion zone (FZ) and welding zone (WZ), the strength slightly increased and the failure fracture was different compared with that of 0.1Cu and 0.4Cu alloy. Present result was meaningful and valuable for pushing aluminum application automobile structural parts and other engineering components.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1035)
• Pages: 286-291
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1035.286
• Online since: June 2021
• Authors: Hai Long Cao, Yu Xing Tian*, Si Meng Ren, Bin Xu, Cheng Liu
• Keywords: Al-Mg-Si-Cu Alloy, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, MIG Welding

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