{"title":"Dissimilar impact spot welding of high-thickness aluminum-steel sheets using vaporizing foil actuators","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mfglet.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The automotive industry’s shift towards multi-material structures necessitates efficient joining of aluminum and steel, yet techniques for high-thickness (>2 mm) dissimilar AA6XXX-HSLA steel pairs, remain underexplored. This study explores vaporizing foil actuator welding for spot welding 2.5 mm AA6111-HSLA 340 steel pairs, demonstrating successful joint formation via lap-shear testing and microscopy. Post-weld heat treatment influences joint strength and fracture behavior, with intermetallic compound (IMC) formation at the weld interface affecting mechanical properties. IMC cracking is observed in heat-treated samples. Fracture analysis reveals material transfer and secondary brazing action outside the weld zone. VFAW lap-shear failure loads outperform other joining techniques.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38186,"journal":{"name":"Manufacturing Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Manufacturing Letters","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213846324000531","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The automotive industry’s shift towards multi-material structures necessitates efficient joining of aluminum and steel, yet techniques for high-thickness (>2 mm) dissimilar AA6XXX-HSLA steel pairs, remain underexplored. This study explores vaporizing foil actuator welding for spot welding 2.5 mm AA6111-HSLA 340 steel pairs, demonstrating successful joint formation via lap-shear testing and microscopy. Post-weld heat treatment influences joint strength and fracture behavior, with intermetallic compound (IMC) formation at the weld interface affecting mechanical properties. IMC cracking is observed in heat-treated samples. Fracture analysis reveals material transfer and secondary brazing action outside the weld zone. VFAW lap-shear failure loads outperform other joining techniques.