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Joining Dissimilar Mg/Al Alloys by Solid-State Friction Spot Welding

  • Aluminum and Magnesium: High Strength Alloys for Automotive and Transportation Applications
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To reduce intermetallic compounds (IMCs), dissimilar Mg/Al alloys were joined by solid-state friction spot welding. No incomplete refilling was observed when Al sheet served as the upper sheet. Almost no IMCs formed at the sleeve-affected zone even though the sleeve plunged during welding. A 530-µm-thick Al12Mg17 layer formed at the center of the Al/Mg joint due to a large amount of liquid phase formed during welding. Only a 5-µm-thick Al3Mg2 layer formed in the Mg/Al joint because the oxide film on the Al sheet was difficult to break. The Al/Mg joint exhibited much higher lap shear failure load even though it had a thicker IMC layer. The joint formation mechanism was studied.

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  1. AVIC Manufacturing Technology Institute, Beijing, China

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  2. School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, China

    Peng Chai

  3. School of Aerospace Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang, 110136, China

    Kang Yang, Shude Ji, XinXin Ai, Zan Lv & Qi Song

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Chai, P., Yang, K., Ji, S. et al. Joining Dissimilar Mg/Al Alloys by Solid-State Friction Spot Welding. JOM 71, 1760–1767 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03401-2

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