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Microstructures and mechanical properties of metal inert-gas arc welded joints of Mg alloy and ultra-high strength steel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 January 2017

Shuai Liu ,
Daqian Sun ,
Xiaoyan Gu  and
Hongmei Li
Shuai Liu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, People’s Republic of China
Daqian Sun
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, People’s Republic of China
Xiaoyan Gu*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, People’s Republic of China
Hongmei Li
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, People’s Republic of China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: guxiaoyan821@sina.com
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Abstract

The dissimilar MIG welding of Mg alloy and ultra-high strength steel was investigated. The results indicated that the Mg-steel joints had characteristics of welding-brazing and included weld zone, bond zone, and interface zone. The weld zone with an equiaxed grain structure mainly consisted of α-Mg and α-Mg + β-Mg17Al12 phases when AZ31 and AZ61 filler metals were used respectively. The interface zone presents a double-layer structures: the AlFe3 layer at steel side and the Mg(Fe, Al)O4 + Mg3.1Al0.9 layer at Mg side, and their evolution process has been summarized. The joint strength was improved obviously at the heat input of 1987–2100 J/cm due to eliminating incomplete joining defects and cracks in the interface zone. With AZ61 filler metal, the weld Al content was 6.24%, the joint strength was elevated from 174 MPa for AZ31 filler metal to 201 MPa (83.8% of Mg alloy base metal), which is related to the increased Al promoting the interface reaction.

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Mgsteelmicrostructure
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , 28 February 2017 , pp. 843 - 851
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2017 

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Contributing Editor: Jürgen Eckert

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