A. Behjat, M. Shamanian, M. Atapour, M. Ahl Sarmadi ,
Volume 2, Issue 1 (8-2016)
Abstract
High-strength low alloy steels are a class of steels used in applications that require high strength and good weldability, including ship hulls, gas pipelines and oil industry. One way to build parts is fusion welding that create areas with a large grain size in the heat-affected zone and increased susceptibility to hydrogen cracking. One way to solve this problem is to use solid state friction stir welding process. In this study, microstructural evaluation and mechanical properties of friction stir welding X-60 cross sections examined by optical microscope and by tensile and micro-hardness tests. The results indicate that changing welding parameters and thereby, change the heat input during friction stir welding have a great impact on maximum temperature and cooling rate that cause creating ferrite and bainitic ferrite in the weld zone. This change in microstructure of weld zone cause to improve mechanical properties that increase yield strength from 380 MPa to 420 MPa .Also, the friction stir process cause increasing hardness of 220 Vickers to an average of 280 Vickers and uniform distribution of hardness in the cross-section of friction stir joints.
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Volume 3, Issue 2 (1-2018)
Abstract
Cold roll bonding (CRB) is a solid state welding process, where the bonding is established by compressive plastic deformation of the metals. This process is applicable for a large number of materials. In addition, materials that cannot be bonded by traditional fusion-based processesmight be bonded by CRB process. In this research, cold roll welding of brass and IF steel was studied .The effects of process parameters such as reduction of thickness, pre-rolling annealingconditions and surface roughness on the mechanical propertiesof welded strips were investigated. The peeling and shear punch testswere used to investigate the mechanical properties of welded samples .It was observed that the bond andshear strengthswere enhanced by increasing the reduction and surface roughness. Also, annealing treatment before the CRB process increased the bond strength anddecreasedthe shear strength. Finally, optical and scanning electron microscopes were used to evaluate the fracture surfaces of the tensile and peelingtest specimens.
