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Investigation of Interface Bonding Mechanism of an Explosively Welded Tri-Metal Titanium/Aluminum/Magnesium Plate by Nanoindentation

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A tri-metal titanium/aluminum/magnesium (Ti/Al/Mg) cladding plate, with an aluminum alloy interlayer plate, was fabricated for the first time by explosive welding. Nanoindentation tests and associated microstructure analysis were conducted to investigate the interface bonding mechanisms of the Ti/Al/Mg cladding plate. A periodic wavy bonding interface (with an amplitude of approximately 30 μm and a wavelength of approximately 160 μm) without a molten zone was formed between the Ti and Al plates. The bonding interface between the Al and the Mg demonstrated a similar wavy shape, but the wave at this location was much larger with an amplitude of approximately 390 μm and a wavelength of approximately 1580 μm, and some localized melted zones also existed at this location. The formation of the wavy interface was found to result from a severe deformation at the interface, which was caused by the strong impact or collision. The nanoindentation tests showed that the material hardness decreased with increasing distance from the bonding interface. Material hardness at a location was found to be correlated with the degree of plastic deformation at that site. A larger plastic deformation was correlated with an increase in hardness.

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The authors are very grateful for the generous support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China through Grants 51375328 and 51505322.

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  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 79 West Yingze Street, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China

    T. T. Zhang, W. X. Wang, J. Zhou, X. Q. Cao, Z. F. Yan & Y. Wei

  2. Shanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Magnesium-Based Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, 79 West Yingze Street, Taiyuan, 03024, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China

    T. T. Zhang, W. X. Wang, X. Q. Cao, Z. F. Yan & Y. Wei

  3. Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 79 West Yingze Street, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China

    T. T. Zhang, W. X. Wang, Z. F. Yan & Y. Wei

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA, 16563, USA

    J. Zhou

  5. China Ship Development and Design Center, No. 268 Zhang Zhidong Road, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China

    W. Zhang

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Zhang, T.T., Wang, W.X., Zhou, J. et al. Investigation of Interface Bonding Mechanism of an Explosively Welded Tri-Metal Titanium/Aluminum/Magnesium Plate by Nanoindentation. JOM 70, 504–509 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2517-1

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