Journal
METALS
Volume 11, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/met11122001
Keywords
magnetic pulse welding; metal; composite joining; spot welds; linear coil; o-shape coil; shear lap test; automotive joining
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Car manufacturers prefer to use aluminum alloys or composite materials to replace steel structures to reduce vehicle weight. Magnetic pulse welding technology offers a fast, clean, and environmentally friendly option for assembling different materials together.
To lighten their vehicles, car manufacturers are inclined to substitute steel structures with aluminum alloys or composites parts. They are then faced with the constraints inherent to dissimilar (galvanized steel/aluminum) or hybrid (metal/composite) assemblies. Recent developments in magnetic pulse welding seems to offer a viable route. Very fast, this process can be robotized and generates a very localized heating system which limits the formation of intermetallic and damage the composite. Low energy consumption, without filler metal or smoke it is recognized as an environmentally friendly process. In this paper, electromagnetic pulse welding is exploited to assemble polymer composite to metals. Two techniques, a metallic insert in polymer composite or an external patch, have been tested with possible design considerations.
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