Metallurgical and Mechanical Properties of Wire-Mesh Reinforced Dissimilar Explosive Cladding

Abstract:

Explosive cladding employs a controlled chemical explosive detonation to craft a metallurgical bond between similar and dissimilar metals. Aluminum 5052-copper and aluminum 5052-aluminum 1100 plates are explosively cladded with a stainless steel wire-mesh, having 90⁰ orientation between them, at varied loading ratios (mass of explosive/mass of flyer plate). Microstructural, corrosion and mechanical properties of the clad were evaluated as per relevant standards and the results are presented. The dissimilar wire-mesh interlayered explosive clad reveal wavy topography, with the interfacial wave amplitude and wavelength proportional to loading ratio, R. The mechanical behavior of wire-mesh reinforced clad is better than weaker aluminum parent plate.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 910)
• Pages: 14-18
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.910.14
• Online since: January 2018
• Authors: Somasundaram Saravanan*, Krishnamorthy Raghukandan
• Keywords: Dissimilar Metals, Explosive Cladding, Microstructure, Strength, Wire-Mesh

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