Microstructure and properties of Al-Mg-(Sc, Zr) welded joint

Abstract

Mechanical properties and microstructure of Al-Mg-(Sc, Zr) welded joint prepared by manual labor melt inert gas(MIG) welding method using Al-Mg and Al-Mg-Sc weld wire as filling materials were studied comparatively. The results show that the apparent recrystallization does not happen in heat-affected zone. It proves that Al-Mg(Sc,Zr) alloy has a high capability of resistance to weldiing heat-soften. Using Al-Mg-Sc welding wire as filling material can obviously refine the grains of weld seam and improve its strength. The layer of small equal-axe grains in fusion area improves the joint strength between welded metal and base metal. The coefficients of welded joints when Al-Mg-Sc and Al-Mg weldiong wire are used as filling material are greater than 0.90, respectively. The yield strength of welded joints with Al-Mg welding wire is only 187 MPa, one is as 287 MPa with Al-Mg-Sc welding wire, thus the working strength of the welded unit is greatly improved.

Keywords

Al-Mg-Sc alloy welding / welding wire / microstructure and properties of welded seam

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