Influence of Welding Parameters in Substrate/Coating of Galvanized Sheets Using Resistance Spot Welding

Abstract:

The main objective of this work is to propose an optimization of welding parameters through the process of resistance spot welding, applied to Interstitial Free (IF) steel sheets in order to increase the life of conventional copper electrodes. The methodology consisted of using a weld tester in order to ensure the accuracy of values. The main parameters selected through a survey of the weldability were: force, time and welding current. To evaluate the resistance of the weld and the electrode wear, mechanical tests were performed like tensile-shear, cross-tension, peel test and microhardness. A microstructural evaluation by optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was made. The results show reducing the thickness of the coating in the weld region and macro and microstructures were observed. Through the tensile-shear and cross-tension tests were verified using electrodes caps up to 1250 points with acceptable welds. The microhardness test results indicated significant hardness increase in weld nugget elucidated by differences in microconstituents evaluated by OM and SEM. The methodology used for parameter selection has highlighted an optimal combination with 200kgf electrodes force, 9cy welding time and 7.8 kA welding current, in overlap IF steel sheets with 0.75mm of thickness, thereby increasing the lifetime of the electrode and ensures a better quality of welds and the consequent reduction of energy applied to the weld process.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 758)
• Pages: 33-39
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.758.33
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Joanes Silva Dias, Hector Reynaldo Meneses Costa, Ricardo Alexandre Amar de Aguiar, Rosemere de Araujo Alves Lima, Marcio Luiz Almeida Cunha, Ramon Fonseca Ferreira
• Keywords: Interstitial Free, Optimization, Resistance Spot Welding, Welding Parameters

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