Dissimilar metals joining have been used in many industry fields for various applications due to their technique and beneficial advantages, such as aluminum-steel and magnesium-steel joints for reducing automobile weight, aluminum-copper joint for reducing material cost in electrical components, steel-copper joints for usage in nuclear power plant, etc. The challenges in achieving dissimilar joints are as below. (1) Big difference in physical properties such as melting point and coefficient of thermal expansion led to residual stress and defects. (2) The miscibility issues resulted in either brittle intermetallic compound layer at the welded interface for miscible combinations (such as, aluminum-steel, aluminum-copper, aluminum-titanium, etc.) or no metallurgical bonding for immiscible combinations (such as magnesium-copper, steel-copper, etc.). For metallurgical miscible combinations, brittle intermetallic compounds formed at the welded interface created the crack initiation and propagation path during deformational tests. (3) Stress concentration appeared at the welded interface region during tensile testing due to mismatch in elastic properties of dissimilar materials. In this study, different combinations of dissimilar metals were joined with friction stir welding. Lap welding of 6022-T4 aluminum alloy/galvanized mild steel sheets and 6022-T4 aluminum alloy/DP600 steel sheets were achieved via friction stir scribe technology. The interlocking feature determining the fracture mode and join strength was optimized. Reaction layer (intermetallic compounds layer) between the dissimilar metals were investigated. Butt welding of 5083-H116 aluminum alloy/HSLA-65 steel, 2024-T4 aluminum alloy/316 stainless steel, AZ31/316 stainless steel, WE43/316 stainless steel and 110 copper/316 stainless steel were obtained by friction stir welding. The critical issues in dissimilar metals butt joining were summarized and analyzed in this study including IMC and stress concentration.

BARROS, I. F. Soldagem dissimilar do aço inoxidável ferrítico AISI 444 e do aço inoxidável austenítico AISI 316L por meio do processo TIG autógeno utilizando corrente pulsada. 2014. 197 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências de Materiais) – Centro de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 2014. / Submitted by Marlene Sousa (mmarlene@ufc.br) on 2015-05-08T16:03:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_dis_ifbarros.pdf: 11649143 bytes, checksum: f4e6ad321a3ef82f5badd87ce9859e52 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marlene Sousa(mmarlene@ufc.br) on 2015-05-11T14:52:38Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_dis_ifbarros.pdf: 11649143 bytes, checksum: f4e6ad321a3ef82f5badd87ce9859e52 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-11T14:52:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_dis_ifbarros.pdf: 11649143 bytes, checksum: f4e6ad321a3ef82f5badd87ce9859e52 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-01-24 / The use of stainless steels has intensified with the industrial demand growing, which extends its application for various sectors such as the oil and gas, desalination equipment in industry, sugar industry, among others. In that context, the use of ferritic stainless steels has grown in recent years on account of its excellent relationship between corrosion resistance and cost, and a great option in substitution of austenitic stainless steels. Intending to study the connection of dissimilar stainless steels by means of a welding process, this paper will lay the submit the ferritic stainless steel AISI 444 and AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel with TIG welding autogenous (without filler metal) with pulsed current. That union seeks to get a fused zone with better mechanical properties together with the correction of possible related to welding those steels problems, such as grain growth in ferritic steels, to which its refinement is possible through the use of pulsed current during the procedure. The choice of these two materials was based on the characteristics of each one separately for they possess closest properties, despite having different classifications, allowing the combined use of both, and thus ferritic act in order to partially replace the austenitic stainless steel in situations where the combination of high corrosion resistance and mechanical strength are not relevant. That action combined, and does not affect the characteristics of the set of negative way is to use lower cost benefit, because the presence of nickel austenitic stainless steels by more expensive finishes them. Thus, it is expected to provide, through this work, further deepening the respect of dissimilar welding between stainless steel AISI 444 ferritic and austenitic stainless steel AISI 316L, evaluating operational parameters such as the pulse of current and heat input on obtained microstructure and mechanical properties / A utilização dos aços inoxidáveis tem se intensificado juntamente com a crescente demanda industrial, em que sua aplicação se estende pelos mais variados setores, como por exemplo, na indústria de petróleo e gás, em equipamentos de dessalinização, na indústria sucroalcooleira, entre outros. Neste contexto, o uso de aços inoxidáveis ferríticos tem crescido nos últimos anos devido a sua excelente relação entre resistência à corrosão e custo, sendo uma ótima opção em substituição aos aços inoxidáveis austeníticos. Objetivando estudar a união de aços inoxidáveis dissimilares por meio de um processo de soldagem, o presente trabalho submeterá o aço inoxidável ferrítico AISI 444 e o aço inoxidável austenítico AISI 316L à soldagem TIG autógeno (sem metal de adição) com corrente pulsada. Essa união visa obter uma zona fundida com melhores propriedades mecânicas juntamente com a correção dos possíveis problemas relacionado à soldagem desses aços, como por exemplo, o crescimento de grão nos aços inoxidáveis ferríticos, em que seu refinamento se torna possível através da utilização de corrente pulsada durante o procedimento. A escolha desses dois materiais baseou-se nas características inerentes a cada um separadamente e também por possuírem propriedades muito próximas, apesar de possuírem classificações diferentes, permitindo a utilização combinada de ambos e dessa forma o aço inoxidável ferrítico atuará de forma a substituir parcialmente o aço inoxidável austenítico nas situações em que a combinação de elevada resistência à corrosão e resistência mecânica não são tão relevantes. Essa utilização combinada, além de não afetar as características do conjunto de maneira negativa tem como benefício reduzir custos, visto que a presença de níquel nos aços inoxidáveis austeníticos acaba por encarecê-los. Dessa forma, espera-se fornecer através deste trabalho um maior aprofundamento a respeito da soldagem dissimilar entre o aço inoxidável ferrítico AISI 444 e o aço inoxidável austenítico AISI 316L, avaliando os parâmetros operacionais, como a pulsação da corrente e a energia de soldagem sobre a microestrutura obtida, bem como as propriedades mecânicas

Laser welding of metals and alloys is extensively used in industry due to its advantages of controlled heating, narrow weld bead, low heat affected zone (HAZ) and its ability to weld a wide range of metals and dissimilar metals. Laser welding of dissimilar metals such as carbon steels and stainless steel is still a challenging task, particularly due to the formation of brittle phases in the weld, martensitic formation in the HAZ and solidification cracking in the fusion zone. These issues can significantly deteriorate the strength of the welded joint. The aim of this work is to investigate the fundamental phenomena that occur inside the dissimilar weld zone and their effect on weld quality. In order to establish the key process variables, an initial study concentrated on the effect of different laser process parameters on dissimilar weld quality. In the second part of the work, a comprehensive study was performed to understand and subsequently control the alloying composition in laser dissimilar welding of austenitic stainless steel and low carbon steel. A dissimilar weld that is predominantly austenitic and homogeneous was obtained by controlling the melt pool dynamics through specific point energy and beam alignment. The significance of dilution and alloying elements on joint strength was established. A coupled CFD and FEM numerical model was developed to assist in understanding the melt pool dynamics and transportation processes of alloying elements. The model has been validated by a series of laser welding experiments using various levels of specific point energy. The laser welding characteristics in terms of geometric dimensions, surface morphology, alloying concentration, and dilution, were compared, and it is concluded that the specific point energy and laser beam position are the key parameters that can be controlled to obtain a weld bead with characteristics most suitable for industrial applications. In the third part of the work, a comparative study was performed to understand the significance of cooling rate, and alloying composition on the microstructure and phase structure of the dissimilar weld zone. Results show that the HAZ within the high carbon steel has significantly higher hardness than the weld area, which severely undermines the weld quality. A new heat treatment strategy was proposed based on the results of the numerical simulation, and it is shown to control the brittle phase formation in HAZ of high carbon steel. A series of experiments was performed to verify the developed thermo-metallurgical FEA model and a good qualitative agreement of the predicted martensitic phase distribution is shown to exist. Although this work is presented in the context of dissimilar laser welding of mild steel to stainless steel, the concept is applicable to any dissimilar fusion welding process.

The linear friction welding process is currently commercially used solely to produce titanium alloy aeroengine bladed disks (blisks). The process can, however, be potentially used to produce welds in non-aeroengine materials for non-aeroengine applications. The aim of this thesis was therefore to demonstrate the capabilities of the process to join materials not commonly used in the aeroengine industry and to develop understanding of the process. The focus of this thesis has been on the linear friction welding of 316L stainless steel and the linear friction welding of dissimilar materials: aluminium to copper, aluminium to magnesium and aluminium to steel. For all of these studies it was seen that weld line and near weld line microstructure could be altered by the use of different welding parameters. This property of linear friction welding was used to advantage to optimise microstructures in dissimilar welds. Intermetallic formation is usually a major challenge to the achievement of welds with good mechanical properties, and for work in this thesis welding parameters were optimised to allow welds with limited intermetallic formation. The welding of 316L and the dissimilar welding of aluminium to copper proved viable. For the welding of 316L and aluminium to copper, fracture during tensile testing occurred in the parent material (aluminium parent material for aluminium to copper). The welding of aluminium to magnesium and aluminium to steel showed promising results, with weld strength comparable to the aluminium parent material for aluminium to steel and comparable to the parent materials in O temper for aluminium to magnesium. However, repeatability of mechanical properties was poor for these dissimilar welds, which would be a significant barrier to commercial exploitation. Further work needs to be conducted to improve repeatability. Weld microstructures were characterised using optical and scanning electron microscopy as well as electron backscatter diffraction and X-ray diffraction techniques.

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico / As ligas de nÃquel podem ser utilizadas na uniÃo de juntas dissimilares de aÃos carbono baixa liga. Uma das finalidades desta uniÃo à evitar a formaÃÃo de trincas induzidas pelo hidrogÃnio. Existe uma limitaÃÃo por norma que impÃe a temperatura de interpasse mÃxima de 150ÂC para soldagem com ligas de nÃquel. Contudo, a temperatura de interpasse baixa reduz a produtividade e consequentemente aumenta os custos de fabricaÃÃo. Um estudo que avalia como a temperatura de preaquecimento/interpasse na soldagem dissimilar influencia as alteraÃÃes metalÃrgicas e propriedades mecÃnicas à oportuno. Desta forma, o objetivo geral deste trabalho à avaliar o efeito do aumento da temperatura de interpasse nas alteraÃÃes metalÃrgicas e nas propriedades mecÃnicas de juntas dissimilares soldadas do aÃo ASTM A182-F22 com diferentes ligas de nÃquel. Foram realizadas soldagens MIG/MAG automÃtica em juntas do aÃo (ASTM A182-F22) utilizando diferentes ligas de nÃquel como metal de adiÃÃo e diferentes temperaturas de interpasse (35ÂC, 150ÂC e 350ÂC). A energia de soldagem foi mantida constante (1,0 kJ/mm). Baseado nos resultados obtidos o aumento da temperatura de preaquecimento tende a reduzir a fraÃÃo de precipitados, decorrente do aumento da diluiÃÃo. O coeficiente de distribuiÃÃo do Mo e Nb diminuem com o aumento do teor de ferro na solda. Isto, por sua vez, torna mais forte a segregaÃÃo destes elementos. A temperatura de interpasse tendeu a reduzir a dureza da (ZTA-GG), por conta da reduÃÃo da velocidade de resfriamento. Nos ensaios de traÃÃo os corpos de prova romperam na regiÃo referente ao metal de base. Houve uma reduÃÃo no limite de escoamento nas condiÃÃes soldadas com temperatura de 350ÂC, sendo uma possÃvel causa a precipitaÃÃo de carbonetos devido ao preaquecimento e aos multipasses. Os ensaios de Charpy-V indicaram que, de uma forma geral, o aumento da temperatura de interpasse reduziu a tenacidade na zona fundida. A energia absorvida na interface sofreu reduÃÃo com o aumento da temperatura de interpasse, decorrente do aumento da descarbonetaÃÃo. O tempo de soldagem foi reduzido de forma considerÃvel com o aumento de temperatura de interpasse, entretanto, deve-se avaliar as alteraÃÃes na ZTA e ZF. / Nickel alloys can be used to weld dissimilar joints of low alloy carbon steels. One of the purposes of this union is to avoid the formation of hydrogen induced cracking. According codes and standard there is a limitation that imposes the maximum interpass temperature at 150ÂC for welding using nickel alloys. However, the low interpass temperature reduces productivity and increases manufacturing costs. A study that evaluates effect of the preheating and interpass temperature of dissimilar welds on the metallurgical changes and mechanical properties is of great relevance. In this way, the general objective of this study is to assess the effect of interpass temperature on metallurgical changes and mechanical properties of dissimilar welded joints among ASTM A182-F22 steel and different nickel-based alloys. GMAW were carried out on joints of steel (ASTM A182-F22) using different nickel-based alloys as filler metal and different interpass temperatures (35ÂC, 150ÂC and 350ÂC). The heat input was kept constant (1.0 kJ/mm). Based on the results obtained it was observed that increasing preheating temperature there is a tends to reduce the precipitates content, because of dilution. The distribution coefficient of Mo and Nb decrease with the increase of iron content in the fusion zone, making stronger the segregation of these elements. Interpass temperature tend to reduce the HAZ hardness, due to the in cooling rate reduction caused by increase interpass temperature. In the tensile tests failure in the base metal. There was a reduction in yield strength for welds produced with 350ÂC preheat temperature, being a possible cause the precipitation of carbides due to preheating and multipasses. The Charpy-V tests indicated that, generally, the increase in interpass temperature reduced the toughness in the fusion zone. The absorbed energy by the interface dropped when interpass temperature increase. The welding time was considerably reduced with the interpass temperature increase, however, it should be to considerate changes in HAZ and fusion zone.

FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico / Grande parte do petrÃleo nacional encontra-se em ambiente offshore, onde suas condiÃÃes de extraÃÃo apresentam nÃveis crÃticos de tensÃo e um alto potencial corrosivo. Um dos grandes desafios do setor à assegurar as propriedades de juntas submarinas de aÃos soldadas quanto à resistÃncia mecÃnica, tenacidade e dureza, onde as mesmas, expostas a proteÃÃo catÃdica, podem sofrer fragilizaÃÃo por hidrogÃnio. Com o objetivo de evitar a necessidade de tratamento tÃrmico pÃs-soldagem no amanteigamento das juntas, uma alternativa à o emprego da tÃcnica dupla camada, a qual por meio da relaÃÃo adequada de energia de soldagem da primeira e segunda camada, visa-se obter o revenimento e o refino da estrutura com a sobreposiÃÃo de ciclos tÃrmicos. Para selecionar os parÃmetros utilizados nas camadas foram realizados os Testes Higuchi, depositando a liga de nÃquel UNS N06625 no aÃo baixa liga alta resistÃncia AISI 8630M com o processo de soldagem plasma com arco transferido, empregando material de adiÃÃo na forma de pà (PTA). As soldagens foram realizadas variando-se a energia de soldagem, a tÃcnica de soldagem e o gÃs de proteÃÃo. A partir das extensÃes de zona dura (ZD), zona macia (ZM), regiÃo grÃo grosso (ZACGG) e regiÃo grÃo fino (ZACGF) da zona afetada pelo calor obtidas com realizaÃÃo de perfis de microdureza e microscopia Ãtica, foi encontrada uma melhor relaÃÃo de energia, que promovesse o revenimento e o refino da microestrutura da ZAC. Juntas dos aÃos AISI 8630M e ASTM A182 F22 foram amanteigadas com as relaÃÃes de energia obtidas utilizando o processo PTA e enchidas utilizando o processo MIG. Nas interfaces dissimilares geradas entre os aÃos baixa liga alta resistÃncia e a liga de nÃquel UNS N06625 do amanteigamento foi realizada caracterizaÃÃo microestrutural e suas propriedades mecÃnicas foram medidas com a realizaÃÃo de microdureza, dureza e ensaio de fratura, visando avaliar a eficiÃncia dos Testes Higuchi. TambÃm foram analisadas a interface gerada entre a liga de nÃquel na forma de pà (amanteigamento) e na forma de arame (enchimento da junta) com microscopia Ãtica e dureza. As juntas amanteigadas na condiÃÃo indicada pelos testes Higuchi apresentaram um intenso refino na ZAC do aÃo baixa liga. A interface dissimilar apresentou uma composiÃÃo quÃmica intermediÃria entre os aÃos utilizados e a liga de nÃquel. A zona afetada pelo calor (ZAC) das amostras amanteigadas apresentaram uma diminuiÃÃo nos valores de dureza, no entanto para ambos os aÃos esses valores foram superiores aos estabelecidos pelas normas que regem a sua aplicaÃÃo. Os ensaios de fratura indicam que o fator de intensidade de tensÃo (K) encontrado para as amostras amanteigadas foram condizentes com a literatura. / Much of the domestic oil is located offshore environment where their extraction conditions have critical levels of strain and a high corrosion potential. One of the major challenges the sector is to ensure the properties of underwater joints welded steel as the mechanical strength, toughness and hardness, where the same exposed to cathodic protection can suffer hydrogen embrittlement. With the aim of avoiding the need for post-welding heat treatment of the buttering joints, an alternative is the use of double layer technique, which by means of suitable welding power ratio of the first and second layer, the aim is to obtain the tempering and refining structure with overlapping thermal cycles. To select the parameters used in the tests Higuchi layers were carried out by depositing nickel alloy UNS N06625 in high strength low alloy steel AISI 8630M with the process of welding plasma transferred arc, employing filler metal in powder form (PTA). The weldments were performed varying the welding energy, the welding technique and the shielding gas. From extensions harsh zone (HZ), soft zone (SZ), rough grain region (HAZRG) and fine grain region (HAZFG) of the heat affected zone obtained by performing microhardness and optical microscopy, better energy ratio was found, which promotes tempering and refining the microstructure of HAZ. Joints of AISI 8630M and ASTM A182 F22 were buttery with energy ratios obtained using the PTA process and filled using the MIG process. In the dissimilar interfaces generated between the low alloy high strength steels and nickel alloy UNS N06625 buttering the microstructural characterization was performed, and their mechanical properties were measured by carrying out hardness, hardness and fracture test, to evaluate the efficiency of tests Higuchi. The generated interface between the nickel alloy in powder form (buttering) and in the form of wire (joint filler) were anayzed using optical microscopy and hardness tests. The buttery joints in the condition indicated by Higuchi tests showed an intense refining HAZ of the low alloy steel. The dissimilar interface had a chemical composition intermediate between the steel used and nickel alloy. The heat affected zone (HAZ) of buttery showed a decrease in hardness, however for both steels these values of hardness test were higher than those established by the rules governing its application. The fracture test indicate that the fracture stress intensity factor (K) found for the buttery samples were consistent with the literature.

FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico / The use of stainless steels has intensified with the industrial demand growing, which extends its application for various sectors such as the oil and gas, desalination equipment in industry, sugar industry, among others. In that context, the use of ferritic stainless steels has grown in recent years on account of its excellent relationship between corrosion resistance and cost, and a great option in substitution of austenitic stainless steels. Intending to study the connection of dissimilar stainless steels by means of a welding process, this paper will lay the submit the ferritic stainless steel AISI 444 and AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel with TIG welding autogenous (without filler metal) with pulsed current. That union seeks to get a fused zone with better mechanical properties together with the correction of possible related to welding those steels problems, such as grain growth in ferritic steels, to which its refinement is possible through the use of pulsed current during the procedure. The choice of these two materials was based on the characteristics of each one separately for they possess closest properties, despite having different classifications, allowing the combined use of both, and thus ferritic act in order to partially replace the austenitic stainless steel in situations where the combination of high corrosion resistance and mechanical strength are not relevant. That action combined, and does not affect the characteristics of the set of negative way is to use lower cost benefit, because the presence of nickel austenitic stainless steels by more expensive finishes them. Thus, it is expected to provide, through this work, further deepening the respect of dissimilar welding between stainless steel AISI 444 ferritic and austenitic stainless steel AISI 316L, evaluating operational parameters such as the pulse of current and heat input on obtained microstructure and mechanical properties. / A utilizaÃÃo dos aÃos inoxidÃveis tem se intensificado juntamente com a crescente demanda industrial, em que sua aplicaÃÃo se estende pelos mais variados setores, como por exemplo, na indÃstria de petrÃleo e gÃs, em equipamentos de dessalinizaÃÃo, na indÃstria sucroalcooleira, entre outros. Neste contexto, o uso de aÃos inoxidÃveis ferrÃticos tem crescido nos Ãltimos anos devido a sua excelente relaÃÃo entre resistÃncia à corrosÃo e custo, sendo uma Ãtima opÃÃo em substituiÃÃo aos aÃos inoxidÃveis austenÃticos. Objetivando estudar a uniÃo de aÃos inoxidÃveis dissimilares por meio de um processo de soldagem, o presente trabalho submeterà o aÃo inoxidÃvel ferrÃtico AISI 444 e o aÃo inoxidÃvel austenÃtico AISI 316L à soldagem TIG autÃgeno (sem metal de adiÃÃo) com corrente pulsada. Essa uniÃo visa obter uma zona fundida com melhores propriedades mecÃnicas juntamente com a correÃÃo dos possÃveis problemas relacionado à soldagem desses aÃos, como por exemplo, o crescimento de grÃo nos aÃos inoxidÃveis ferrÃticos, em que seu refinamento se torna possÃvel atravÃs da utilizaÃÃo de corrente pulsada durante o procedimento. A escolha desses dois materiais baseou-se nas caracterÃsticas inerentes a cada um separadamente e tambÃm por possuÃrem propriedades muito prÃximas, apesar de possuÃrem classificaÃÃes diferentes, permitindo a utilizaÃÃo combinada de ambos e dessa forma o aÃo inoxidÃvel ferrÃtico atuarà de forma a substituir parcialmente o aÃo inoxidÃvel austenÃtico nas situaÃÃes em que a combinaÃÃo de elevada resistÃncia à corrosÃo e resistÃncia mecÃnica nÃo sÃo tÃo relevantes. Essa utilizaÃÃo combinada, alÃm de nÃo afetar as caracterÃsticas do conjunto de maneira negativa tem como benefÃcio reduzir custos, visto que a presenÃa de nÃquel nos aÃos inoxidÃveis austenÃticos acaba por encarecÃ-los. Dessa forma, espera-se fornecer atravÃs deste trabalho um maior aprofundamento a respeito da soldagem dissimilar entre o aÃo inoxidÃvel ferrÃtico AISI 444 e o aÃo inoxidÃvel austenÃtico AISI 316L, avaliando os parÃmetros operacionais, como a pulsaÃÃo da corrente e a energia de soldagem sobre a microestrutura obtida, bem como as propriedades mecÃnicas.

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Joining two dissimilar metals, specifically Mg and Al alloys, using conventional welding techniques is extraordinarily challenging. Even when these alloys are able to be joined, the weld is littered with defects such as cracks, cavities, and wormholes. The focus of this project was to use friction stir welding to create a defect-free joint between Al 2139 and Mg WE43. The stir tool used in this project, made of H13 tool steel, is of fixed design. The design included an 11 mm scrolled and concave shoulder in addition to a 6 mm length pin comprised of two tapering, threaded re-entrant flutes that promoted and amplified material flow. Upon completion of this project an improved experimental setup process was created as well as successful welds between the two alloys. These successful joints, albeit containing defects, lead to the conclusion that the tool used in project was ill fit to join the Al and Mg alloy plates. This was primarily due to its conical shaped pin instead of the more traditional cylindrical shaped pins. As a result of this aggressive pin design, there was a lack of heat generation towards the bottom of the pin even at higher (800-1000 rpm) rotation speeds. This lack of heat generation prohibited the material from reaching plastic deformation thus preventing the needed material flow to form the defect free joint.