• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 49, Issue 16, 1602013 (2022)
Jiaqi Zhang, Yunqi Liu, Shaoxiong He, Ben Liu, and Zongtao Zhu*
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  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan, China
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    Jiaqi Zhang, Yunqi Liu, Shaoxiong He, Ben Liu, Zongtao Zhu. Ultrasonic Vibration Steel/Aluminum Butt Joints by Laser-MIG Hybrid Fusion-Brazing Welding[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(16): 1602013 Copy Citation Text show less
    Ultrasonic-assisted laser-MIG hybrid welding. (a) Schematic of equipment; (b) sectional view of partial assembly;(c) schematic of welding
    Fig. 1. Ultrasonic-assisted laser-MIG hybrid welding. (a) Schematic of equipment; (b) sectional view of partial assembly;(c) schematic of welding
    Dimension diagram of tensile specimen (unit: mm)
    Fig. 2. Dimension diagram of tensile specimen (unit: mm)
    Front and back sides (left) and macro-forming (right) of welded joints under different ultrasonic powers. (a1)-(a3) 0 W; (b1)-(b3) 130140 W; (c1)-(c3) 200210 W
    Fig. 3. Front and back sides (left) and macro-forming (right) of welded joints under different ultrasonic powers. (a1)-(a3) 0 W; (b1)-(b3) 130140 W; (c1)-(c3) 200210 W
    Structures of middle areas of joint welds and welds near fusion line at aluminum side under different ultrasonic powers. (a)(d) 0 W; (b)(e) 130-140 W; (c)(f) 200-210 W
    Fig. 4. Structures of middle areas of joint welds and welds near fusion line at aluminum side under different ultrasonic powers. (a)(d) 0 W; (b)(e) 130-140 W; (c)(f) 200-210 W
    Microstructures of IMCs at steel/ aluminum interface and EDS line scanning results under different ultrasonic powers. (a)(b) 0 W; (c)(d) 130140 W; (e)(f) 200210 W
    Fig. 5. Microstructures of IMCs at steel/ aluminum interface and EDS line scanning results under different ultrasonic powers. (a)(b) 0 W; (c)(d) 130140 W; (e)(f) 200210 W
    Hardness distributions of welded joints under different ultrasonic powers
    Fig. 6. Hardness distributions of welded joints under different ultrasonic powers
    Tensile strengths of joints after removing reinforcement under different ultrasonic powers
    Fig. 7. Tensile strengths of joints after removing reinforcement under different ultrasonic powers
    Tensile fracture morphologies of specimens after removing reinforcement under different ultrasonic powers
    Fig. 8. Tensile fracture morphologies of specimens after removing reinforcement under different ultrasonic powers
    MaterialAlFeSiCrNiMgMnC
    304-Bal≤0.117.020.08.010.5-≤0.2≤0.08
    6061-T6Bal.0.70.40.80.100.35-1.00.15-
    ER404381.83-16.96--1.31--
    Table 1. Chemical compositions of base metal and welding wire (mass fraction, %)
    Welding parameterValue
    Welding current(I)/A96
    Wire feeding speed (v) /(m·min-1)5
    Welding speed(vw) /(mm·s-1)8
    Flow rate of shielding gas Ar (R) /(L·min-1)25
    Ultrasonic power /W0-220
    Table 2. Parameters for ultrasonic-assisted laser-MIG hybrid welding
    LocationAtomic fraction of Al /%Atomic fraction of Fe+Cr+Ni / %Atomic fraction of Si /%Possible phase
    A76.5817.445.98Al8Fe2Si
    B70.3427.032.62FeAl3
    C78.4013.867.74Al8Fe2Si
    D67.9725.556.48Al8Fe2Si
    E63.0032.294.71FeAl3
    F83.0010.816.19Al8Fe2Si
    G61.9227.6610.43Al8Fe2Si
    H53.2738.797.96Al8Fe2Si
    Table 3. EDS point scanning analysis results at locations AH in Fig. 5
    AreaUltrasonic power of 0 WUltrasonic power of 130-140 WUltrasonic power of 200-210 W
    HAZ474952
    FZ818391
    Table 4. Average hardness of each area of joints under different ultrasonic powers
    LocationMass fraction of Al /%Mass fraction of Fe+Cr+Ni /%Mass fraction of Si /%Possible phase
    181.0111.467.53Al8Fe2Si
    272.8022.84.39FeAl3
    375.0917.887.03Al8Fe2Si
    473.2622.464.28Al8Fe2Si
    572.8219.97.28FeAl3
    671.7824.983.24Al8Fe2Si
    766.8329.563.61Al8Fe2Si
    874.8518.446.70Al8Fe2Si
    973.2721.665.07FeAl3
    106.7192.011.28Steel
    1167.5926.156.26Al8Fe2Si
    1265.5725.466.96Al8Fe2Si
    1316.5382.241.24Steel
    147.9790.921.11Steel
    Table 5. EDS point scanning analysis results at locations 114 in Fig. 8
    Jiaqi Zhang, Yunqi Liu, Shaoxiong He, Ben Liu, Zongtao Zhu. Ultrasonic Vibration Steel/Aluminum Butt Joints by Laser-MIG Hybrid Fusion-Brazing Welding[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(16): 1602013
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