Effect of Post-weld Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Welded Joint

Metal inert-gas welding (MIG) test was carried out using ER5183 welding wire as filler metal and Al-4.8Zn-1.6Mg-0.16Cu alloy profile as base material. Different post-weld heat treatment processes were adopted for Al-4.8Zn-1.6Mg-0.16Cu alloy welded joints. The effects of different post-weld heat trea...

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Published inIOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 772; no. 1; pp. 12112 - 12118
Main Authors Zhang, Xiang, Xie, Dejie, Chen, Bo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.02.2020
Subjects
Aging (artificial)
Aluminum base alloys
Copper
Filler metals
Gas welding
Hardness tests
Heat affected zone
Heat treating
Inhomogeneity
Magnesium
Mechanical properties
Microstructure
Post-weld heat treatment
Welded joints
Welding wire
Zinc
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Summary:Metal inert-gas welding (MIG) test was carried out using ER5183 welding wire as filler metal and Al-4.8Zn-1.6Mg-0.16Cu alloy profile as base material. Different post-weld heat treatment processes were adopted for Al-4.8Zn-1.6Mg-0.16Cu alloy welded joints. The effects of different post-weld heat treatment processes on the microstructures and mechanical properties of welded joints were studied by means of hardness test, microstructure observation and scanning electron microscopy analysis. The results show that the mechanical properties of welded joints can be improved by artificial aging treatment after welding. At the same time, the comprehensive mechanical properties of re-solution and aging after welding will be significantly improved. The inhomogeneity of welded joints and the distribution of strengthening phases will also be improved, the softening of heat affected zone will almost disappear, and the strength of welded joints will be restored.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/772/1/012112