Microstructure and stress distribution of narrow-gap rotating laser welding thick Al-Mg alloy joint
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Abstract
The microstructure and residual stress distribution of the 15 mm-thick 5A06 aluminum joint welded by narrow-gap rotating laser welding were investigated. The results show that the rotating laser can obviously decrease the porosity of the 5A06 aluminum joint. The weld metal (WM) mainly consists of the solidification structure, while the base metal (BM) and the heat affected zone (HAZ) present a rolling banded structure. The second phase in WM is dispersively distributed Mg5Al8, but BM and HAZ also contain (FeMn)Al6 and Mg2Si. Although the lowest ultimate shear strength τu was found in WM, its shear plasticity α is better than that of BM and HAZ. The maximum temperature of HAZ is higher than 280 °C, which exceeds the recrystallization temperature of 5A06 aluminum. Furthermore, the distribution of residual stress along the thickness direction shows a bimodal appearance.
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OpenAlex topics: Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties · Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis · Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
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Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu 610031, China
Funding
the National Key Research and Development Program of China
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