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MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 98, Issue -, Pages 262-271Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.02.095
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Aluminum alloy; Magnesium alloy; Ultrasonic welding; Sn interlayer; Lap shear strength
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Welding of Mg and Al alloys is hugely challenging due to the formation of hard and brittle Mg-Al intermetallic compounds (IMCs). In this research, gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) assisted hybrid ultrasonic seam welding with Sn interlayer was designed to join Mg to Al alloys. Effects of Sn interlayer and GTAW current on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the joints were investigated in detail. The results indicated that Sn inter layer could restrain the formation of Mg Al IMCs, which were replaced by Mg2Sn and Sn-based solid solution. The peak load of the joints increased with the GTAW current increasing and then decreased dramatically at higher GTAW current. The maximum peak load of the joints with Sn interlayer was approximately 1.3 kN, which about 30% increase over the joints without Sn interlayer. All the joint failures occurred by the interface mode at the Al/Sn interface and the fracture patterns exhibited entirely brittle fracture mode with cleavage facet feature surface. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All lights reserved.
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