Numerical study on the interfacial behavior of Mg/Al plate in explosive/impact welding

Abstract In this study, the process of explosive welding of Mg/Al plate is represented, and the interfacial behavior of two metals is researched. The objective of this work is to investigate the factors that affect the quality of explosive bonding and the distribution of physical parameters on the collision. A finite difference engineering package with smoothed particle hydrodynamics method is used to model the oblique impact of a thin flyer plate (Al) on a relatively thick base plate (Mg). Wavy interface and jetting phenomenon, which existed in the experiment, are well reproduced in the simulation. The contours of pressure, shear stress, velocity, and effective plastic strain of magnesium and aluminum are also distinctly described. The bonding turns out to be a possible solid-state welding process. The effective plastic strain exceeds a minimum value, and the shear stress is just the opposite sign in this simulation where available bonding occurred. Wave formation appears to be the result of variation in the velocity distribution on the interface and periodic disturbances of magnesium and aluminum. A transition from straight to wave occurs along the interface. High values of plastic strain of two metals are predicted on the interface.