Comprehensive Weldability Criterion for Magnetic Pulse Welding of Dissimilar Materials

Despite its exceptional ability to join dissimilar materials and environmental friendliness, several challenges must be addressed in magnetic pulse welding (MPW). The conventional weldability criterion (i.e., minimum impact velocity) is analytically calculated as a function of material properties wi...

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Published inMetals (Basel ) Vol. 12; no. 11; p. 1791
Main Authors Kapil, Angshuman, Mastanaiah, P., Sharma, Abhay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2022
Subjects
Acoustics
Aluminum
Analysis
bi-metallic joints
Case studies
Coils
Criteria
Deformation
Dissimilar material joining
Dissimilar materials
Electromagnetism
Experimental methods
finite element analysis
Force and energy
Geometry
Impact velocity
Intermetallic compounds
magnetic pulse welding
Material properties
metallography
Parameter identification
Permeability
Physical properties
Process parameters
Research methodology
Shear tests
Surface energy
Velocity
weld interface
Weldability
weldability criterion
Welding
India
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Summary:Despite its exceptional ability to join dissimilar materials and environmental friendliness, several challenges must be addressed in magnetic pulse welding (MPW). The conventional weldability criterion (i.e., minimum impact velocity) is analytically calculated as a function of material properties without considering the geometry of electromagnetic coil, electrical and physical parameters, making the minimum impact velocity a necessary but not sufficient condition for a sound MPW joint. A new weldability criterion, namely effective impact velocity, is proposed, which overcomes the conventional weldability criterion’s limitations. The effective impact velocity can be inversely modelled to identify shop-floor relevant process parameters and it eliminates the need to fabricate several coils in the process and product proving stages. The proposed approach is demonstrated by a case study on tubular welding of Aluminium and SS304. The weld’s soundness produced with computed process parameters was corroborated by experimental observations on lap shear tests, hardness measurements, optical and scanning electron microscopy, and surface energy dispersive spectroscopy mapping. This investigation is expected to pave the way for developing the process window for MPW of several material combinations, with high cost and time savings.
ISSN:2075-4701
2075-4701
DOI:10.3390/met12111791