Journal of Welding Science

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This Paper presents the welding parameter's effect (forging pressure, welding time) on macrostructure and mechanical properties of friction welding valve steel HNV3 to Nimonic 80A super alloy. For this purpose, two rods with 20 mm diameters are prepared and with using different parameters (Increase forging pressure and welding time) by friction welding method are welded together. Tensile Test carried out on samples for investigating the effect of a parameter. It was discovered that when the welding parameters used in connecting HNV3 and Nimonic 80A Superalloy couple through friction welding were selected correctly; strength of the connection would increase compared to the main material.

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The aim of this study is investigation of TLP variables on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al2024 to Ti-6Al-4V bonding for TLP joint. For this purpose, the sheets were prepared with dimension of 130×32×3 mm from Ti-6Al-4V and Al2024 alloys and 50µm thick Sn-5.3Ag-4.2Bi foil as interlayer. Sn-5.3Ag-4.2Bi foil prepared with dimension of 32×25 mm. Two alloys was joint together by process of Successive stage Transient Liquid Phase (S-TLP). This process is contains two stages. The first one is Transient Liquid Phase (TLP) of Ti-6Al-4V and the second stage is diffusion bonding of Al2024 to Ti-6Al-4V. In the first stage, TLP process was used for joining of Ti-6Al-4V to Ti-6Al-4V samples. This process carried out under argon gas at 2 atmosphere and at 620 °C. After the end of first stage, the samples were broken from the joint region and then, the obtained surface was jointed to Al2024 with new interlayer. In the second stage, that is soldering, the samples were placed in furnace under argon gas at 2 atmosphere and at 453 °C. Maximum tensile strength of diffusion bonding was  about 62 Mpa.

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In this research, the effect of different welding parameters on residual stress and microstructure of the weld region, as well as the comparison of two methods of measuring residual stress using critical fracture longitudinal wave method and preformation method have been investigated. For this purpose, the taguchi DOE methodology is used as a statistical method to optimize four parameters of pulse current, base current, and pulse on time% and pulse frequency to minimize longitudinal residual stresses in austenite 304 AISI stainless steel. After welding, stress measurements were performed using two methods critical fracture longitudinal and perforation, and hardness, tensile and OM tests were performed on the specimens. The tests results show that at all levels of the pulse parameters arranged with the standard L9 Taguchi array, the incident heat input is irrefutable and the effect of this parameter is move then 50%. The optimum conditions obtained while the highest frequency level should be considered. The general trend is achieved from the residual stress measurement charts is consistent with the logic of stress distribution in both methods. Sample number 1 with stress equivalent to 232 MPa and sample number 9 with stress of MPa 126 in ultrasonic method with frequency 4 MHz have the highest and lowest stress among different samples, respectively. The size of the coaxial grains weld was directly related to the incoming heat, so that the least amount of coaxial grains in the welding center was related to specimens NO. 3 and 9 with grain size of 8 µm and 9 µm, which in these samples had the lowest amount of welding heat is measured. The samples 1 and 4 with HV 128 and HV 144 hardness and MPa 633 and MPa 639 have the least hardness and tensile strength and the highest strength and hardness of sampled 3 and 9 with 166 and 161 hardness and tensile strength MPa 703 and MPa 695.
 

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In this research  the effect of heat treatment offer welding (PWHT) in 650,750 and 8500C for two hours on Sulfide stress corrosion cracking resistance (SSC), welding metal Inconel 625 to low alloy steel 4130 was analyzed that was welded using Automatic TIG welding process then the mechanical properties of the joint was observed using micro hardness measure experiment (weld metal, base metal and the welding heat-affected zone) and welding metal structure using light microscopy, electron SEM(EDX), also XRD. The comparison of the microstructure in different temperatures show the least effect on microstructure in 6500C. In micro hardness measure test after post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) with increasing temperature we observed decreasing hardness of base metal and heat-effected zon and alsoincreasing weld metal micro hardness. when the temperature of post-weld heat treatment reached to 8500C phase γ" changed quickly to delta phase δ.when temperature reached to 8500C secondary phases changed to needle form. After stress testing in Sulfide environment magnetic particles (MT) was done on the samples and results showed that in the post-weld heat treatment sample 8500C tension crack is made. Pictures of stress testing(SSC) SEM sample shows that tension cracks mode is base metal cracks along the grain boundaries and it also extends the base metal to weld metal.

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In this research, the FSW Butt joint of commercial aluminum 1050 was investigated by using the 7075 aluminum alloy interlayer on the linear velocity of 30, 50 and 100 mm / min, and rotational speeds of 800 and 1200 rpm. A threaded cylindrical tool was used for joining of the 5 mm sheets. The OM, SEM, microhardness and tensile tests were done. The results shows that in sample with an interlayer at the condition of the 800 rpm and 30 mm/min the maximum tensile strength and hardness appeared and in the non-layered sample at the 800 rpm and 50 mm/min, the maximum tensile strength and hardness was obtained. The results shows that by using the interlayer the tensile strength and hardness were increase.

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Friction  Stir Welding  is one of the solid-state processes and today it has been used to join different types of materials. Friction stir welding does not have many problems and limitations due to melting and solidification of weld metal and by controlling its variables, the microstructure and desired mechanical properties can be achieved at the joint. Recently, in most industrial areas, due to its lightness and energy saving, much attention has been paid to the joining of aluminum alloys. The present study investigates the microstructure and evaluation of mechanical properties of friction stir welding in AA2024 and AA6061butt welds. A cylindrical threaded tool was used to join 5 mm thick plates at rotational speeds of 800, 1000 and 1200 rpm and traverse speeds of 30, 50, 70, 90 and 110 mm / min. In order to perform the necessary investigations, metallurgical observations were performed by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope equipped with a chemical analysis system of the elements, as well as mechanical tests of tensile strength and micro hardness. The results showed that the difference between the two alloys causes hardness variations in the nugget zone and a large hardness drop at the transition between the zone composed of both alloys and the 6061 zone. By increasing the traverse speed from 30 to 110 mm / min at constant rotational speeds of 800, 1000 and 1200 rpm, due to reduced input heat, the grain size decreases and the hardness and strength increase. Also, the highest tensile strengths and hardness were 221.6 Mpa and 111.05 Vickers, respectively, for a sample welded at a rotational speed of 1000 rpm and a traverse speed of 110 mm / min.

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In this investigation, the AISI 2205 duplex stainless steel was welded in the form of bead on plate by A-TIG process with different amount of the ZrO2 and TiO2 activated fluxes. The results of the visual inspection showed that the specimen with 50% ZrO2 and 50% TiO2 activated flux, had the lowest face width and the specimen with contains 90% ZrO2 activated flux, had the highest penetration depth. Also, the results showed that the angular distortion of the specimens with mix of the ZrO2 and TiO2 activated flux were 225% less than the specimen without activated flux. The results of macroscopic examination of different samples showed that the maximum length and width of the macroscopic grains were related to the sample with 90% ZrO2 activated flux and the smallest length and width of the macroscopic grains were related to the sample with 90% TiO2 activated flux. The hardness test results showed that the highest hardness of the samples was gained to 90% TiO2 activated flux specimen with 950 HV and the lowest hardness value for the sample with 90% ZrO2 activated flux with 410 HV. The results of all tests showed that surface activated fluxes (ZrO2 and TiO2) affected to the depth of penetration, face width, angular distortion, length and width of macroscopic grains and the hardness of weld metal by changing the longitudinal and transverse melt flow in the weld pool.

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Effect of  Interlayer Composition on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of 1050 Aluminium to St14 Carbon Steel Joint Via Resistance Spot Welding Method.

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