Corrosion Fatigue Property of Steel\Aluminum Alloy Weld-Bonded Lap Joint in High Temperature and High Humidity

Abstract:

In order to evaluate the corrosion fatigue property of dissimilar joint by the simultaneous fatigue-corrosion test, an original compact shear fatigue test machine has been developed and installed in the combined cycle corrosion equipment. The material used were an innovative ultra-high strength steel (i-UHSS) with the ultimate strength of 1.5 GPa & large elongation of 20 % and an innovative Al-Mg alloy with high ductility. The dissimilar lap joints were fabricated by resistance spot welding (RSW) or refill friction stir spot welding (RFSSW). An innovative adhesive was also employed for producing the weld-bonded (WB) joints. An accelerated corrosion condition conducted in this research was the climate of high temperature & high humidity. The natural corrosion fatigue tests were also performed outdoor on Miyakojima Island in Japan and indoor in an air-conditioned room. The accelerated corrosion fatigue tests suggest that the corrosion fatigue property of the dissimilar WB joint joined by RSW seems to be better than that of the WB joint joined by RFSSW because of the difference in the area of adhesive interface. In addition, it is considered that the crack would propagate in the adhesive interface and then lap joint might break suddenly after achieving the crack to the circumference of joint interface produced by RSW or RFSSW. Moreover, it can be concluded that the accelerated corrosion condition employed in the research seems to be an appropriate condition for examining the corrosion fatigue property of lap joint in the climate of high temperature and high humidity.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 384)
• Pages: 71-76
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-47fX1m
• Online since: January 2026
• Authors: Hisashi Serizawa*
• Keywords: Corrosion Fatigue Property, Dissimilar Joint, Friction Stir Spot Welding, Galvanic Corrosion, Resistance Spot Welding

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