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Mechanical and Microstructure Investigations on Magnetic Pulse Welded Dissimilar AA3003-TC4 Joints

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In this paper, 3003Al and TC4 sheets were welded by magnetic pulse welding. The mechanical properties and microstructure of Al/Ti joints were investigated. The results showed that the mechanical properties of welding joints could be enhanced by the increasing effective welded area and transition layer average thickness. Three bonding types were observed in the weld interfaces: solid-state bonding, solid–liquid coexistence state bonding and liquid-state bonding. Three distinct types of defects: cracks along the welding direction, cracks across the diffusion layer, micron-sized pores and shrinkage cracks, occurred in the Al/Ti interfaces with different bonding types. The XRD results showed that TiAl3 and Ti3Al were generated in the weld interface. The cleavage fracture, parabolic dimples and orthogonal dimples existed in the failure surface of different locations.

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This project is supported by the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51621004) and the Key Research and Development Program of Hunan Province (2017GK2090).

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  2. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China

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Cui, J., Ye, L., Zhu, C. et al. Mechanical and Microstructure Investigations on Magnetic Pulse Welded Dissimilar AA3003-TC4 Joints. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 712–722 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-019-04542-w

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