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Rollennahtelektrode
(2017)
Eine Rollennahtelektrode zur Verwendung beim Rollennahtschweißen umfasst eine segmentförmige Elektrodenfläche (2) zur Anpressung der zu verbindenden Bauteile und zur Einleitung des Schweißstroms und der Schweißspannung. Die Elektrodenfläche (2) ist derart dreieckförmig oder mäanderförmig oder zueinander beabstandet ausgebildet, dass in der ebenen Abwicklung der Elektrodenfläche (2) ein Zickzack-Muster oder ein Wellen-Muster oder ein Steppnaht-Muster oder ein Rechteck-Muster vorliegt.
Bleche mit regelmäßig angeordneten steifigkeitserhöhenden Strukturen werden zunehmend in Kon-struktionen zur Erhöhung der Steifigkeit dünner Bleche bzw. von kompletten Bauteilen verwendet. Damit diese Bauteile wirtschaftlich verarbeitet werden können, bietet das Rollennahtschweißen mit seinen hohen Prozessgeschwindigkeiten und ohne notwendigen Einsatz von Zusatzwerkstoffen bzw. Schweißhilfsstoffen eine kostengünstige Alternative zu anderen Verfahren. Beim Rollennahtschweißen strukturierter Bleche führen jedoch klassische Rollennahtelektroden zur teilweisen bzw. vollständigen Einebnung der Versteifungselemente, sodass deren positive Wirkung reduziert bzw. vollständig auf-gehoben werden kann.
Die geschweißten Bleche haben Wabenstrukturen mit unterschiedlichen Elementtiefen als regelmäßig angeordnete Versteifungselemente. Die Bleche finden vorrangig Anwendung im Fahrzeugbau und im Bauwesen. Aufgrund dieser Branchen und für zukünftige Anwendungen im Wärmetauscher- und Behäl-terbau wurden die Untersuchungen an Werkstoffqualitäten DC04 und X5CrNi 18-10 mit Blechdicken von 0,5 mm und 0,7 mm durchgeführt.
Die entwickelten neuartigen Elektroden berücksichtigen die Topologie der Bleche, um eine Einebnung der strukturierten Bleche zu vermeiden. Daher wurden Elektroden mit veränderten Geometrien an den Elektrodenarbeitsflächen gestaltet. Eine der Elektroden besitzt eine periodisch unterbrochene und die zweite eine laterale Profilierung mit in Schweißrichtung nichtlinearer Form der Elektrodenarbeitsfläche. Das Verhalten beim Schweißen wurde in Schweißversuchen bestimmt und Schweißbereichsdiagram-me bzw. Prozessfenster abgeleitet. Die Verbindungseigenschaften wurden durch Metallografie-, Fes-tigkeits-, Druck- und Dichtheitsuntersuchungen validiert. Als Vergleich und Referenz dienen Schweiß-untersuchungen mit konventionellen Rollennahtelektroden.
Die Untersuchungsergebnisse zeigen Unterschiede bei den Prozessparametern und der Ausprägung der Verbindung in Abhängigkeit von der geschweißten Struktur, dem ausgewählten Schweißpfad und des geschweißten Werkstoffes gegenüber den Referenzschweißungen. Eine anschließende Optimie-rung führte zu einer vergleichbar guten Schweißnahtqualität sowohl bei Erhalt der Versteifungselemen-te mit den neuen Elektroden als auch bei deren Einebnung mit konventionellen Elektroden in Referenz zu Schweißuntersuchungen am ebenen Blech.
Anschließend wurde ein Vergleich der Verbindungsfestigkeiten mit dem Widerstandspunktschweißen und dem Metall-Aktivgas-Schweißen durchgeführt.
Beim Rollennahtschweißen von Blechen mit eingebrachten Versteifungselementen wie Sicken oder regelmäßig
angeordneten Strukturen führen lineare Schweißpfade unter Verwendung klassischer Rollenelektroden zur teilweisen
bzw. vollständigen Einebnung dieser Versteifungselemente. Dadurch kann die positive Wirkung der Versteifungselemente
reduziert bzw. vollständig aufgehoben werden. Somit müssen neue Wege für das Rollennahtschweißen von gesickten oder strukturierten Blechen erarbeitet werden. Es wurden zwei neuartige Elektroden mit veränderten Geometrien an den Kontaktflächen entwickelt, welche die Topologie der Bleche berücksichtigen und eine Einebnung vermeiden. Eine der Elektroden besitzt eine periodisch unterbrochene Kontaktfläche, die zweite eine laterale Profilierung mit in Schweißrichtung nichtlinearer Form der Kontaktfläche. Das Verhalten beim Schweißen wurde durch Schweißversuche bestimmt. Es wurden Schweißbereichsdiagramme bzw. Prozessfenster abgeleitet. Die Verbindungseigenschaften wurden durch Metallografie-, Festigkeits-, Druck- und Dichtheitsuntersuchungen validiert. Als Vergleich und Referenz dienen Schweißuntersuchungen mit konventionellen Rollennahtelektroden. Die geschweißten Bleche haben Wabenstrukturen als regelmäßig angeordnete Versteifungselemente mit unterschiedlichen Elementtiefen. Diese Bleche finden vorrangig Anwendung im Fahrzeugbau, in der Investitionsgüterindustrie und im Bauwesen. Aufgrund dieser Branchen und für zukünftige Anwendungen im Wärmetauscher- und Behälterbau sowie zur Ermittlung grundlegender Kenntnisse wurden die Untersuchungen an Werkstoffqualitäten DC04 und 1.4301 mit Blechdicken von 0,5 mm und 0,7 mm durchgeführt. Die Untersuchungsergebnisse zeigen Unterschiede bei den Prozessparametern und der Ausprägung der Verbindung
in Abhängigkeit von der geschweißten Struktur, dem ausgewählten Schweißpfad und des geschweißten
Werkstoffes gegenüber den Referenzschweißungen. Eine anschließende Optimierung führte zu einer vergleichbar
guten Schweißnahtqualität sowohl bei Erhalt der Versteifungselemente mit den neuen Elektroden als auch bei
deren Einebnung mit konventionellen Elektroden in Referenz zu Schweißuntersuchungen am ebenen Blech.
Strukturierte Bleche besitzen eine dreidimensionale Struktur aus regelmäßig angeordneten Versteifungselementen, welche die Steifigkeit der Bleche global erhöhen. Neben der Steifigkeitserhöhung besitzen strukturierte Bleche eine vergrößerte Oberfläche, ein verändertes akustisches Verhalten sowie ein ansprechendes Design als positive Merkmale. Mit der Qualifizierung des
Rollennahtschweißens für verzugsarme, mediendichte Schweißnähte erschließen sich neue wichtige industrielle Anwendungen für strukturierte Bleche und den daraus hergestellten mehrschaligen Bauelementen (zwei strukturierte Bleche im Parallelstoß) mit Hohlräumen zwischen den Blechen. Innovative Produktentwicklungen in der Wärmetechnik, im Transportwesen und im Bauwesen
können mit strukturierten Blechen für Rekuperatoren, Lüftungsanlagen, Wärmeboxen, chemische Apparate, temperierbare Behälter sowie Fußbodenheizungen, Kühlräume, Klimakammern, Fassadenelemente oder Lärmschutzwände umgesetzt werden. Derzeit steht dazu kein geeignetes Fügeverfahren zur Verfügung, welches alle
Anforderungen erfüllt. Das Rollennahtschweißen eignet sich, strukturierte Bleche so zu fügen, dass sie den Anforderungen der zukünftigen Einsatzbereiche entsprechen unter Erhalt der positiven Eigenschaften. In diesem Projekt wurden strukturierte Einzelbleche und der aus ihnen gefertigten mehrschaligen Bauelemente mit dem Rollennahtschweißen gefügt. Zur Herstellung der mehrschaligen Bauelemente wurden Rollpunktnähte genutzt,
welche strukturerhaltend hergestellt wurden. Dazu sind neuartige Rollennahtelektroden entwickelt, gefertigt und erprobt worden. Die notwendigen Schweißparameter zum strukturerhaltenden Schweißen und zum Schweißen mit
Verformung der Struktur wurden in schweißbereichsdiagrammen dokumentiert
und die Verbindungseigenschaften durch Zugversuche und Metallografie qualifiziert. Für die genannten Anwendungsbereiche wurden Dichtnähte an den
Randbereichen der Bleche hergestellt. Durch die Überprüfung der Dichtheit, der Druck- und Korrosionsbeständigkeit wurden die mehrschaligen Bauelemente für mögliche Anwender qualifiziert.
Für die durchgeführten Recherchen und Untersuchungen wurde ein wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in Vollzeit beschäftigt und durch eine studentische Hilfskraft, sowie einen Techniker unterstützt. Die geleistete Arbeit entspricht im
vollen Umfang dem begutachteten und bewilligten Antrag und war für die Durchführung des Vorhabens notwendig und angemessen.
The paper presents a numerical and experimental approach for the quantification of the thermo-mechanical properties in multi-pass weld’s heat affected zone (HAZ) of low alloy steel “S355J2+N”. First, the characteristic temperature cycles for multi-pass welds were identified by FE temperature field simulations of welding. Based on the identified temperature cycles, the microstructure in the HAZ has been physically simulated with the simulation and testing system Gleeble 3500 to investigate the influence of multi thermal exposure on the thermo-mechanical properties. Thus, the thermo-mechanical material properties including thermal strain and temperature dependent stress strain behaviour as function of peak temperatures and cooling rates have been determined. These material properties were used to calibrate a developed model for numerical prediction of the material properties of multi-pass weld HAZ.
Thermal shock behavior of ceramics plays a decisive role in their broad industrial applications. For
enhanced understanding of damage and failure mechanism under thermal shock loading, in the present
work, a combination of experimental testing and numerical simulation methods has been used. The
thermal shock behavior of the alumina (99.7%) disk samples has been investigated by using a plasma
test stand: the bottom of the ceramic disks were locally heated in the center by plasma beam; during the
heat treatment the temperature distribution at the top of the sample was recorded with a thermographic
system. To characterize the thermal shock resistance, a thermomechanical simulation was subsequently
carried out. It calculates the temperature and stress distribution within the ceramic disks. The
calculated critical thermal tension stresses are reported, which led to the failure of the ceramic disks
under thermal shock loading. The effect of the sample thickness on the temperature and stress
distribution is presented. Compared with the experimental results the simulated results show excellent
agreement. As conclusion, it is possible to determine the thermal shock behavior of ceramic materials by
the combination of experimental testing and numerical simulation.
The purpose of this study is to characterise the corrosion behaviour of zinc-coated sheet metals after a structuring process using the salt spray test. The investigated structured material is manufactured by hydroforming and has a periodic hexagonal geometry. The corrosion behaviour has been evaluated by estimating the development of the corrosion area and penetration depth. The results of the investigation show that the corrosion area is larger on the smooth sheet than on the structured sheet. The difference between the structured and smooth sheets is negligible with increasing exposure time. Furthermore, the reasons for the different corrosion behaviours are discussed.
Die vorliegende Arbeit stellt das von Professor Michailov vorgeschlagene Spitzentemperatur-Austenitisierungs-
Abkühlzeit-Modell für die thermomechanische Schweißsimulation unter Berücksichtigung der Gefügeumwandlungen vor. Das Modell erfasst die für die Gefügeausbildung maßgebenden Temperaturzyklen durch seine drei so genannten STAAZ-Parameter: Spitzentemperatur, Austenitisierungs- und Abkühlzeit. Die Korrelation dieser Temperaturzyklusparameter mit den thermomechanischen gefügeabhängigen Werkstoffeigenschaften erfolgt auf Grundlage einer empirischen Datenbasis. Mit der vorgenommenen Erweiterung zu Mehrmalig-(M-)STAAZ lässt sich das aus einem vorgelagerten Temperaturzyklus entstandene Zwischengefüge berücksichtigen.
Cold cracks in welds are the result of the formation of brittle microstructure as martensite in the presence of diffusible hydrogen as well as of tensile stresses. Cold cracks occur when the combination of cold crack influence parameters (CCIP) overcomes a critical limit. In this study, critical combinations of CCIP were identified with an enhanced test procedure under welding conditions. The test is based on the physical simulation technique of heat affected zone (HAZ) and it is carried out using the test and simulation center Gleeble 3500. Thereby, laboratory special specimens are charged with hydrogen from pure hydrogen atmosphere in the initial stage of the test. Rigidly restraint specimen section is subjected to different weld temperature cycles. Through the thermal exposure, the desired microstructure of HAZ is set in the test zone of the restraint specimen section. A plastic deformation takes place owing to the prevented expansion during heating and contraction of the specimen during cooling. Consequently, compressive or tensile reactions stresses arise in the deformed zone. Cracked specimen represents a critical combination of the CCIP. The quantitative cold crack criterion separates the cold crack susceptible combinations from those non susceptible.
In this study, a three-dimensional thermal conduction model based on the finite element analysis was established to predict a heat distribution during laser welding in overlap configuration of austenitic stainless steel 1.4301 and hardenable aluminum alloy 6016. A hybrid model based on two expanded curve-rotated volumetric heat sources is suggested to capture the complex weld geometry. Since thermal flow in the overlap area is a crucial part of the model, an analytic calculation of a thermal contact conductance between the plates and its subsequent implementation in the FE model through a superposition of two contact surfaces are described in details in this paper. Full thermal cycles, weld shapes, and thus mixing grades were successfully predicted by means of the developed model for different parameter combinations.
Die Erfindung betrifft ein strukturiertes Tailored Blank, umfassend mindestens zwei Fügepartner, wobei mindestens ein Fügepartner ein strukturierter Fügepartner ist und wobei der strukturierte Fügepartner regelmäßig angeordnete Versteifungselemente umfasst und wobei der strukturierte Fügepartner an mindestens einen weiteren Fügepartner gefügt ist.
In this study, the residual stresses distribution induced by multi-pass arc welding of the steel S355J2+N are investigated experimentally and numerically. An extended approach is used for the simulations, which considers the change of the local microstructure properties due to multiple reheating. Experimental material data obtained from physical welding simulations with Gleeble® are used for the model calibration. The experimental stress study is performed using a neutron diffraction method on a fourier stress diffractometer. Numerical analysis of the welding stresses formation in the weldment is performed and compared to the experimental study. The results explain the influence of the welding thermal history on the resulting local thermo-mechanical properties in the heat-affected zone and, thus, on the residual stress distribution. The consideration of the local microstructure properties in the welding simulation leads to a significant increase in accuracy of the numerical results. The major influence factor on the residual stress formation is the change in the interpass microstructure yield strength. When a root pass with short cooling times is subjected to re-austenitisation in the fine-grained zone, the yield strength increases in this area and affects consequently the residual stress distribution. The influence of the reheating is detectable in the depth of the weldment, but it is less significant for the residual stress formation near the surface of the welded joint.
Direct bonding of copper and porous LaCrO₃ without an extra filler interlayer was successfully completed using local and fast Cu‐infiltration through laser cladding. This significantly reduced the susceptibility of the ceramic to cracking. A high‐speed camera investigation into the wetting and infiltration behavior of a Cu‐melt into LaCrO₃ with a porosity of ~63 vol% was performed. By adjusting the focal distance with a constant laser power of 300 W, the Cu‐melt was rapidly infiltrated into the ceramic preform in 10 seconds. This was completed under atmospheric air conditions, without added inert gas. The joining process developed can be used to fabricate ceramic/metal joints with targeted (micro‐) structure properties by adjusting the infiltrated melt and the infiltration depth, which would be suitable for many applications, such as multifunctional devices, solid oxide fuel cells or heating elements.
The properties of sandwiches with aluminum foam and the special features of their use in lightweight welded structures are determined. The weldability of such sandwiches in foamed and non-foamed conditions is analyzed under friction stir welding, laser beam welding and short arc welding in protective gas. The process and mechanical properties of the welds are studied. The results are generalized in a catalog that may be useful for materials scientists and designers.
Great attention is focused nowadays on laser welding of dissimilar steel-aluminum joints in overlap configuration in key-hole mode. It was found that elastic-plastic properties of the weld metal exhibit strong difference to those of the base alloys and can be defined as a function of aluminum content in the weld metal. A developed Finite-Element simulation model allows prediction of the aluminum content as a function of welding parameters and subsequently the elastic-plastic properties of the weld metal as a function of the determined content. The main goal of the present study is to show the impact of the weld metal properties on welding distortions and residual stresses. For that purpose, a sensitivity analysis of the thermomechanical model was performed, where the distortions and residual stresses were computed as a function of welding parameters and therefore as a function of corresponding weld metal properties. The analysis showed that the influence of the weld metal is essential, and its properties should be taken into consideration in the models for better prediction accuracy.
This study presents an experimental results of residual stress states in stainless steel plate samples with size 100 x 50 x 10 mm welded using a high-power fiber laser. The technological parameters of the welding process were: laser power Q = 15 kW; laser spot size = 0.65 mm; welding speed V = 3 m/min; 4 m/min; 5 m/min, using 30 L/min of protective Ar gas. The neutron diffraction method was used to determine the residual stresses in the bulk of the material. The neutron experiments were performed on the FSD diffractometer at the IBR-2 pulsed reactor in the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research - Dubna, Russian Federation. The measured residual stress distributions exhibit maxima at weld seam centers. As expected, for all specimens the residual stress is falling down in regions distant from the weld zone. Maximal residual stress value of 492 MPa was observed for sample welded with speed of V = 5 m/min.
Während in einem konventionellen Ultraschallprüfkopf ein Kunststoffdämpfungskörper mit Kleber oder Öl an einen Piezoschwinger angekoppelt ist, werden als Hochtemperaturlösung feinporöse sintermetallische Dämpfungsmaterialien mit einer Flüssigglasankopplung eingesetzt. Um dabei das Sintermetall vor dem korrosiven Angriff der Glasschmelze zu schützten, wird am Dämpfungskörper gegenwärtig Gold- oder Platinfolie zeit- und kostenaufwendig appliziert.
In der aktuellen Arbeit wurde eine Methode zum Korrosionsschutz der sintermetallischen Oberfläche aus rostfreiem Stahl mittels Laser-Pulverauftragschweißen entwickelt. Im Laufe einer Schweißparameterstudie auf dem Substratmaterial aus massivem rostfreiem Stahl wurde die Eignung unterschiedlicher Auftragsmaterialien auf Nickel- und Kobaltbasis untersucht. Dabei wurde zunächst der Einfluss verschiedener Schweißparameter wie Laserleistung, Vorschubgeschwindigkeit und Pulvermenge auf die Auftragsqualität (Nahtform, Vermischungsgrad, Porosität) metallografisch bewertet. Anschließend wurden die aufgetragenen Schichten hinsichtlich ihrer Korrosionsbeständigkeit getestet. Der Kontakt mit einer flüssigen Glasmischung bei 500 °C hat bei keiner der beschichteten Proben sichtbare Korrosionswirkung gezeigt. Als Resultat der Schweißparameterstudie haben sich besonders die nickelbasierten
Pulver als gut geeignete Materialien für den Prozess gezeigt. Die identifizierten Schweißparameter wurden im nächsten Schritt erfolgreich an das sintermetallische Substrat angepasst.
Crystallography and Mechanical Properties of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Al5356 Components
(2021)
In this study, we present results of the evolution of the crystallographic texture and imperfections, as well as the corresponding mechanical properties of wire and arc additively manufactured (WAAM) Al5356 specimens, studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and tensile testing, respectively. The results show that the phase composition is in the form of a face-centred cubic (fcc) crystal structure, corresponding to the base material, as well as some traces of oxide phase Al2O3. The WAAM specimen growing is accompanied by a slight change in the preferred crystallographic orientation, from (111) to (200) and a decrease in the imperfections concentration. Also, it was found that the ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength (YS), and elongation slightly decrease from the initial to the more advanced stages of growth.
Analysis of temperature field during electron beam welding of hot crack sensitive nickel base alloy
(2021)
The use of temperature-resistant nickel-based superalloys in the field of industrial gas turbines is increasing due to constantly rising operating temperatures. Among different joining methods the electron beam welding is commonly used for manufacturing of turbine components because it provides a reduced heat input. However, the highly localized beam impact causes high temperature gradients and leads to the formation of hot cracks. Welding of such material with a high brittle temperature range is challenging and needs an increasing effort of process adaption. Experiments indicate a significant improvement of hot crack susceptibility when welding outside the common welding parameter range. To understand these observations a study of the temperature field in the specimens using numerical simulations was carried out. For this purpose, a validated simulation model was used. Special attention was paid to the domain in close vicinity of the weld pool. The results illustrate the velocity of solidification isotherm as well as the temperature rates when crossing the melting point. Finally, the relations between thermal fields, crack types and distributions in the different specimens are discussed.
This work investigates heat transfer mechanism of aluminum resistance spot welding process. The main target is to determine thermal contact conductance and heat transfer coefficients for natural convection and thermal radiation at ambient air and forced convection inside the water-cooled electrodes. For this purpose, the heat transfer of hot sheets in a welding gun for aluminum alloys AA5182 and AA6014 is analyzed experimentally and numerically. The transient temperature field is measured by several thermocouples in a simplified experimental setup. Subsequent thermal-mechanical coupled finite
element simulations of the experiments were used to calibrate the heat transfer coefficients. The heat transfer coefficient for natural convection and thermal radiation to ambient air is 13 W m2 K and the heat transfer coefficient for forced convection of electrode water-cooling is 25,000 W m2 K. The results indicate that the thermal contact conductance can be assumed ideal for welding process. Additionally, the finite element model is validated by the measured and calculated dissipated heat due to forced convection. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is performed to compare the influence of maximum and minimum heat transfer coefficients of forced convection (water-cooling) on transient temperature field and dissipated heat of sample
AA5182.
Among different joining methods, the electron beam welding is recently applied for manufacturing of turbine components from temperature-resistant nickel-based conventionally cast Alloy 247 LC CC. However, the high tendency to hot cracking, in particular the formation of solidification cracks, remains a major challenge. Experiments indicate a significant reduction in hot cracks if the welding is performed outside the common welding parameter range. To understand these observations, a study of local thermo-mechanical conditions during electron beam welding of Alloy 247 samples was carried out using numerical simulations. The results were subsequently compared with reference test welds. For this purpose, a finite element model for coupled transient thermal and mechanical analysis was created and used. The work presents a comparative analysis of the evolution of strain components in brittle temperature range during cooling, considering the distribution and orientation of the cracks. Various relations between local strain kinetics and crack appearance, with notable influence of the plastic strain vector, were observed. Finally, the aspects of assessment of hot crack susceptibility with aid of thermo-mechanical welding simulation are discussed.
In this publication, cold gas spraying (CGS) is investigated as an enabler for aluminum-steel joints. Using a powder-based coating process to adhere a steel layer to an aluminum substrate allows a steel component to be welded to the deposited layer by resistance spot welding. This method permits the metallurgical connection between similar materials to be separated, while mechanical bonding ensures the connection at the dissimilar aluminum-to-inlayer interface. A modification of the porous CGS layer, as well as the creation of the remelted zone in the aluminum, can be observed during the resistance spot welding process. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analyses show that the severely prestressed particles in the CGS coating recrystallize, which coincides with a decrease in defect density and hardness in the heat-affected zone. Microscopy of the aluminum substrate shows the creation of metallurgical pores as well as the expansion of pores attributed to the casting process. The rise in remelted aluminum hardness and decrease in the heat-affected zone of the CGS layer indicate the formation of a metallurgical notch.
Mixing of steel and aluminum within the weld pool during keyhole laser welding results in a complex dissimilar microstructure, which in turn, initiates a shift in weld metal mechanical properties. In this study, a numerical model for computation of distortions in laser-welded dissimilar overlap joints (austenitic stainless steel 304 – 6082-T6 aluminum alloy), which considers properties of the mixed steel-aluminum weld metal was developed. The required yield strength, Young's modulus, and strain hardening exponent of the weld metal were experimentally determined using the indentation technique coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The designed material model calculates the weld elastic-plastic properties as a function of the aluminum concentration. The softening of the alloys in the heat-affected zone was determined by physical simulations and considered as a function of maximum temperature. Computed and measured distortions showed good agreement for various welding regimes with an average deviation of 18.4%. The sensitivity analyses indicated that the application of the developed weld material model significantly improves the accuracy of the thermomechanical simulations.
In this work, a numerical model and experiments are used to investigate heat transfer processes during resistance spot
welding process of aluminum. For this purpose, calibrated heat transfer conditions and thermal contact conductance are transferred from a previous work to a coupled thermal-electrical-mechanical finite element model. First, all domains of the numerical model are validated by an experimental study. The experimental setup includes the measurement of current, voltage drops, electrode force, electrode displacement, and temperatures while two sheets of aluminum alloy AA5182 are joined. Computational results show that most of the generated Joule heat (78%) is stored in the electrodes or transferred to cooling water until the end of weld time. Heat transfer by natural convection and thermal radiation is very small and can in general be neglected for complete process. Afterwards, the influence of electrode water-cooling on welding process is investigated numerically. The results indicate that the generation of Joule heat and thermal energy of the sheets during weld time is only slightly affected by electrode water-cooling. As a consequence, water-cooling conditions do not affect nugget formation. In contrast, electrode water-cooling highly influences cooling conditions during hold time.
Knowledge of the properties of dissimilar welds is of great significance for the development of multi-material lightweight structures. In this study, stainless steel (1.4301) and aluminum alloy (6082-T6) sheets were welded in overlap configuration in keyhole mode. The resulting weld metals were investigated with respect to their mechanical properties. Several samples were cut out of different locations along the welds and their cross-sections were subjected to indentation testing and energy dispersive X-ray (EDS) analysis. Young's modulus E, yield stress σy, and strain hardening exponent n, were determined by means of reverse analysis of the indentation load (P) – depth (h) curves, allowing construction of true stress – true strain relations. An essential increase in yield stress in comparison to the one of the base alloys was observed inside the weld metal. In contrary, Young's modulus and strain hardening exponent of the welds were almost identical to corresponding values of the base steel metal. Due to the sensitivity of yield stress to the aluminum content, slight variations of the welding parameters lead to significant changes in elastic-plastic behavior of the weld metal.
Thin sheet metals from deep drawing steel DC04 are very often used in the production of car body and case parts. Quality improvement of sheet
metal components by new constructive solutions (structuring) as well as
adapted joining technology is going on. Structured sheet metals differ from each other by their high bending stiffness. At the same time, they show certain anisotropy due to the structure. Therefore a typical testing
method of structured semi-finished parts (single sheet metals, sandwiches)is the bending test. The literature review revealed that in many
studies no special demands on tests of structured materials were made. This concerns particularly the structure arrangement, structure direction and structure location of the specimen relative to the mandrel position during bending tests, i. e., the direction of the fixed load relative to the structure. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the test
specification on flexural behavior. In the present paper, honeycomb-structured
sheet metals were examined using 3-point bending tests. Bending stiffness and lightweight potential were calculated with respect to the location of load application and compared for different structure arrangements,directions and locations. The influence of the anisotropy on flexural
behavior of the honeycomb-patterned sheet metals was moderate.
Das pulverbasierte 3D-Metalldrucken ermöglicht die Fertigung von hochkomplexen Integralbauteilen, die als Trägerstruktur für Mikroreaktoren benutzt werden. Nach einer Beschichtung der Struktur mit einem Katalysatormaterial, können diese Mikroreaktoren höchst effizient für die CO2-Methanisierung eingesetzt werden. Durch die additive Fertigung mit dem selektiven Laserstrahlschmelzen (SLM) wurden adaptierte dreidimensionale periodische Gitterstrukturen mit sehr geringen Wandstärken hergestellt. Diese weisen ein sehr günstiges Verhältnis von Oberfläche zu Volumen (TPMS - Triply periodic minimal surface) auf. Des Weiteren zeigen die TPMS-Strukturen vorteilhafte Strömungseigenschaften, die sowohl für die Beschichtung mit dem Katalysator-Material als auch die Durchströmung mit den Reaktionsmedien im Betrieb essentiell sind. So ist es beispielsweise möglich, durch die Variation der Dimension einer TPMS-Struktur die Oberfläche pro Volumeneinheit, den hydraulischen Durchmesser des Reaktors und somit auch den Transportprozess des Fluids deutlich zu verbessern. Diese Faktoren ermöglichen eine effektivere Gas-Katalysator-Reaktion. Im Vergleich zu Mikroreaktorstrukturen aus den traditionellen Herstellungsverfahren liefern die additiv gefertigten Strukturen sowohl eine höhere CO2-Umwandlungsrate als auch eine CH4-Selektivität innerhalb des diffusionskontrollierten Bereichs.
Investigation of thermal shock behaviour of refractory ceramics based on the calcium-aluminate
(2015)
Leichtbau und das Streben nach Ressourcen- und Energieeffizienz fördern in den letzten Jahren vermehrt den Einsatz hochfester Stähle. Das Laserstrahlschweißen dieser Werkstoffe wird in der industriellen Großserienferti-gung zur effizienten Herstellung hochpräziser Bauteile und Komponenten mit höchsten Qualitätsanforderungen eingesetzt. Die Vermeidung schweißbedingter Fehler wie Schweißverzug und Kaltrissbildung sind dabei von ent-scheidender Bedeutung. Konventionelle Anwendungen erfüllen diesen Anspruch derzeit bedingt durch sehr enge Prozesstoleranzen und die Auswahl unkritischer Werkstoffe, was die Potentiale der Fügeverbindung begrenzt. Auf Basis von FE-Schweißprozesssimulationen konnten Konzepte entwickelt werden, welche eine Verzugs- und Riss-minderung durch aktive Steuerung des Laserschweißprozesses ermöglichen. Die zugrundeliegenden Modelle be-rücksichtigen zum einen das schweißbedingte Temperaturfeld, Gefügeumwandlungen und Eigenspannungen für die Berechnung des Verzugs. Zudem wird die lokale Wasserstoffkonzentration berechnet und die Ergebnisse der Schweißprozesssimulation mittels eines Kaltrisstools bewertet, welches werkstoffspezifische Risskriterien enthält. Die Fähigkeit das Verzugs- und Kaltrissverhalten abzubilden, eröffnet die Möglichkeit zur Parametervariation. Aus den erhobenen Daten wurden Konzepte der aktiven Krafteinleitung mit einer dynamischen Werkstückeinspannung abgeleitet, die zu Verzugs- und Kaltrissminimierung führen und die Schweißbarkeit hochfester Werkstoffe fördern.
Die lichtbogenbasierte additive Fertigung (WAAM) ist ein vielversprechendes Werkzeug, um die Ersatzteilbereitstellung von schwer verfügbaren oder aufwendig herstellbaren Einzelkomponenten in kürzester Zeit zu gewährleisten. Die Straffung innerbetrieblicher Abläufe sowie die Minimierung von Herstellungs- und Lagerkosten sind eine direkte Folge. Vor dem Einsatz im Betrieb muss sichergestellt werden, dass die Bauteile fehlerfrei additiv herstellbar sind und die mechanischen Eigenschaften den Anforderungen konventionell gefertigter Werkstücke entsprechen. Ein solcher Nachweis konnte am Beispiel eines additiv hergestellten Zwischenstücks für die Bergbauausrüstung mit einer abschließenden Charakterisierung der Werkstoffeigenschaften erfolgreich geführt werden. Das Zwischenstück mit einem Gewicht von ca. 31 kg zur Verbindung von geometrisch unterschiedlichen Profilen wurde ausgehend von einer Grundplatte aus S355-J2+N beidseitig additiv mit einem Massivdraht G3Si1 aufgebaut. Die Ermittlung geeigneter Parameter, Schweißfolgen und Zwischenlagentemperaturen erfolgte experimentell mit begleitenden metallografischen Untersuchungen. Nach erfolgreicher Fertigung wurden die mechanischen Eigenschaften des Zwischenstücks bestimmt sowie die Festigkeit und Zähigkeit mit den geforderten Werkstoffkennwerten des bisher eingesetzten konventionellen Konstruktionsmaterials verglichen.
The object of the present work is the introduction of a welding simulation approach for aluminium to steel welded joints which are realised by short-arc welding. The study is carried out with special emphasis on the simulation of temperature field by means of conduction solution, on the
applicability of different metallurgical models as well as the aspects of the mechanical simulation of the residual welding stresses and distortions. As result an approved heat source model is suggested and the calibration parameters are presented. For the modelling of the microstructure and corresponding thermomechanical material properties in the heat affected zone different material models are validated. They are used to simulate the welding residual stresses and distortions. Furthermore, the welding simulation of a real component as well as a simulation study of different welding scenarios is presented.
Der Vortrag stellt die Identifizierung und Bewertung der relevanten Einflussfaktoren auf die Gefügeumwandlungen und auf die thermomechanischen Werkstoffkennwerte bei komplexen Temperaturbelastungen vor. Dies erfolgt durch physikalische Simulation der Gefüge in der WEZ von Mehrlagenschweißungen und Aufnahme von Dilatometerkurven und Spannungs-Dehnungskurven. Es wurden einflussarme Kombination von Temperaturzyklen und weitere mit starkem Einfluss auf die Gefügeumwandlung identifiziert. Hinweise zu den erforderlichen Werkstoffkennwerten für die numerische Schweißsimulation wurden gegeben.
Fügen strukturierter Bleche - Remote-Laserstrahlschweißen im Vergleich zum Widerstandspunktschweißen
(2013)
This work presents a comparative study towards the development of efficient micro-reactors based on 3D-printed structures. Thus, the study evaluates the influence of the metal substrate geometry on the performance of structured catalysts for the CO2 methanation reaction. For this purpose, 0.5%Ru–15%Ni/MgAl2O4 catalyst is wash coated over two different micro-monolithic metal substrates: a conventional parallel channel honeycomb structure and a novel 3D-printed structure with a complex gyroid geometry. The effect of the metal substrate geometry is analyzed for several CO2 sources including ideal flue gas atmospheres, the presence of residual CH4 and CO in the flue gas, as well as simulated biogas sources. The advantages of the gyroid-3D complex geometries over the honeycomb structures are shown for all evaluated conditions, providing at the best-case scenario a 14% improvement of CO2 conversion. Moreover, this contribution shows that systematically tailoring geometrical features of structured catalysts becomes an effective strategy to achieve improved catalysts performances independent of the flue gas composition. By enhancing the transport processes and the gas-catalyst interactions, the employed gyroid 3D metal substrates enable boosted CO2 conversions and greater CH4 selectivity within diffusional controlled regimes.
3D-printed structured catalysts for CO2 methanation reaction: Advancing of gyroid-based geometries
(2022)
This work investigates the CO2 methanation rate of structured catalysts by tuning the geometry of 3D-printed metal Fluid Guiding Elements (FGEs) structures based on periodically variable pseudo-gyroid geometries. The enhanced performance showed by the structured catalytic systems is mostly associated with the capability of the
FGEs substrate geometries for efficient heat usages. Thus, variations on the channels diameter resulted in ca. 25% greater CO2 conversions values at intermediate temperature ranges. The highest void fraction evidenced in the best performing catalyst (3D-1) favored the radial heat transfer and resulted in significantly enhanced catalytic activity, achieving close to equilibrium (75%) conversions at 400 ◦C and 120 mL/min. For the 3D-1 catalyst, a mathematical model based on an experimental design was developed thus enabling the estimation of its behavior as a function of temperature, spatial velocity, hydrogen to carbon dioxide (H2/CO2) ratio, and inlet CO2 concentration.
Its optimal operating conditions were established under 3 different scenarios: 1) no restrictions, 2) minimum H2:CO2 ratios, and 3) minimum temperatures and H2/CO2 ratio. For instance, for the lattest scenario, the best CO2 methanation conditions require operating at 431 ◦C, 200 mL/min, H2/CO2 = 3 M ratio, and inlet CO2 concentration = 10 %.
Die Schweißposition beeinflusst erheblich die mechanischen Eigenschaften der Schweißnaht, insbesondere die Kerbschlagzähigkeit. Dies zeigt ein umfassender Vergleich der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Schweißgütern, die in der Steigposition (PF) und Wannenlage (PA) ausgeführt wurden. Schweißgüter von Kohlenstoff-Mangan-Stählen weisen in der PF-Position eine reduzierte Kerbschlagarbeit im Vergleich zur PA-Position auf. Dagegen ist bei austenitischen und Duplexstählen der Einfluss der Schweißposition auf die Kerbschlagarbeit genau entgegengesetzt. Der Vortrag fasst den Einfluss der Schweißpositionen auf die mechanischen Eigenschaften zusammen und liefert eine Erklärung für die gegensätzlichen Auswirkungen auf die Kerbschlagzähigkeit der Schweißgüter. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf hochlegierten Fülldrähten mit einer schnell erstarrenden Schlacke. Die Schlackeneigenschaften, Schweißgutmikrostruktur, Delta-Ferrit-Gehalte für Schweißgüter vom Typ Duplexstahl (2209) und von austenitischen Schweißgütern (308L) sowie die Auswirkungen der Schweißposition auf die Richtung des Schweißkornwachstums werden erläutert. Zum Vergleich werden Kohlenstoff-Mangan-Rutil-Fülldrähte mit schnell erstarrender Schlacke herangezogen.
Investigations on the thermal conditions during laser beam welding of high-strength steel 100Cr6
(2023)
This study examines the thermal conditions during laser beam welding of 100Cr6 high-strength steel using a TruDisk5000 disc laser with a continuous adjustable power range of 100–5000 W. Two parameter sets, characterized by laser power and welding speeds, were analyzed by thermal-metallurgical FE simulations to determine their impact on the thermal conditions during welding. The results show a significant shift in heat coupling, with conduction transitioning to deep penetration welding. As a result of the high welding speeds and reduced energy input, extremely high heating rates up to 2∙104 K s−1 (set A) respectively 4∙105 K s−1 (set B) occur. Both welds thus concern a range of temperature state values for which conventional Time-Temperature-Austenitization (TTA) diagrams are currently not defined, requiring calibration of the material models through general assumptions. Also, the change in energy input and welding speed causes significantly steep temperature gradients with a slope of approximately 5∙103 K mm−1 and strong drops in the temperature rates, particularly in the heat affected zone. The temperature cycles also show very different cooling rates for the respective parameter sets, although in both cases they are well below a cooling time t8/5 of 1 s, so that the phase transformation always leads to the formation of martensite. Since the investigated parameters are known to cause a loss of technological strength and conditionally result in cold cracks, these results will be used for further detailed experimental and numerical investigation of microstructure, hydrogen distribution, and stress-strain development at different restraint conditions.
Due to the recent developments of hardware components and the hereby resulting ability to increase process parameters, the application area of the cold gas spray technology is expanding quickly. The present
research focuses on the influence of working gas pressure and working gas temperature on the adhesive strength of inner diameter coatings, which were produced with two different alloy steel powder variants. Gas pressure and gas temperature were varied in four different parameter sets. At first, the powder variants were examined for morphology and particle size distribution. Secondly, the influence of
four different process parameters on the achievable particle velocity was measured. In addition, the arithmetical mean height (Sa) of the coating was measured in order to determine the effect of the four parameter sets on the achievable surface roughness. Furthermore, the impact of the process parameters on the steel particles’ penetration
depth into the aluminum substrate was examined. Finally, adhesion strength measurements of the inner diameter coatings were carried out. The results reveal that with rising process parameters, the particle velocity increases, and the achievable surface roughness is lowered. It was also shown that the penetration depth of the particles into
the substrate increases with increasing particle velocity. In addition, this study demonstrated a dependence of the process parameters on the adhesion strength for inner diameter coatings.
The beam inclination leads to a change in the laser spot size on the material surface. The higher the inclination, the larger the irradiated area and the lower the laser intensity. Moreover, if the material surface is outside of the beam focal plane, the intensity distribution profile becomes asymmetric. In this study, a heat source model, which calculates the intensity distribution on the workpiece surface as a function of beam parameters (beam waist, divergence half-angle) and process parameters (laser power, incidence angle, and distance to focal plane) was developed. The applicability of the heat source model was demonstrated by simulating 4 different laser hardening regimes. Once the heat efficiency coefficient had been calibrated the developed finite-element model allowed computation of temperatures while hardening with perpendicular laser beams as well as with inclined beams. The open-source software FEniCSx was used for the finite element computations. The mathematical formulation, required for performing temperature simulations with FEniCSx was briefly introduced.
Due to recent developments, cold gas spraying technology can now be used to create inner diameter coatings for cylinder inner diameters > 70 mm. The present investigations focus on the process optimization and the specific properties of cold gas spray inner diameter coatings created with three different alloy steel powder variants. The cold gas spray coating properties were compared with the corresponding properties of coatings created with twin wire arc technology. The particle velocities and deposition efficiencies were measured with the aim of optimizing the process parameters. The most suitable process parameters were used to analyze the microstructure of the deposited coating in terms of porosity and interface quality. Furthermore, the hardness and adhesion strength properties of the coatings were measured. In addition, the different liners were honed, and the achievable surface roughness of each was determined. Finally, wear resistance was evaluated using ball-on-disk testing. The results reveal that with the maximum process parameters, the cold gas spray coating properties are comparable to the twin wire arc coating properties. Further investigations are necessary to determine whether cold gas spraying is a feasible alternative to the current series production process for cylinder surface coatings.
For the reliability of many welded structures like pipelines or offshore wind parks, it is necessary to ensure high mechanical properties such as strength and toughness of the entire material. In order to improve quality of weld joints, flux cored rods and wires containing different nanoparticles (ZrO2, LaB6 and Al2O3) were manufactured and welded with the TIG and MAG welding processes. Influence of these nanoparticles on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the weld joints were investigated. The acicular ferrite and improved strength of the weld metals were observed by the addition of 0.2 wt.% of iron powder with ZrO2 nanoparticles to the filling of flux cored wires.
Verbesserte Verzugsvorhersage beim Laserstrahlschweißen durch Implementierung eines Prozessmodells
(2006)
FE-Simulation des Schweißens
(2006)
Numerical models for thermo-mechanical simulation of the welding
residual stresses in laser beam and multi-pass arc welded joints are developed. The models describe the resulting microstructure as a function of the peak temperature, austenization time, cooling time and take into account the microstructure formed after
single or multiple thermal cycles. The results of simulations are validated by neutron diffraction experiments performed on FSD diffractometer at the IBR-2 pulsed reactor in FLNP JINR (Dubna, Russia). The elaborated numerical models are in good agreement
with obtained neutron diffraction data, which enable to study the influence of different conditions and process parameters on the distribution of residual welding stresses.
In the present work, laser beam build-up welding of AlSi12 alloy powder on AlSi1MgMn-alloy (EN AW-6082) substrate has been studied to determine the laser deposition strategy for fabrication of 3-D structure. First, the influence of laser power, scanning speed and powder feeding rate on the output parameters, such as clad geometry, dilution ratio, powder efficiency and porosity were analysed for deposition of a single track. Mathematical relationships were then established and the optimal parameters were identified by the desirability approach. Second, these optimal process parameters are furthermore adjusted to fabricate rectangular, cylindrical and complex combination volumes; different layer deposition strategies are used and evaluated. Finally, by using an adapted deposition strategy, one prototype consisted of different complexly shaped elements on one curved Al-alloy substrate without welding fusion defects was manufactured. The average tensile strength of deposited
samples with four different layer deposition directions (vertical 0°/90°; horizontal 0°/90°; horizontal 0° and horizontal 90°)
was measured, respectively, which are comparable strengths or higher than those of cast samples. The microstructure of the
laser-deposited material is investigated using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy as well as microcomputed
tomography. Microstructure and hardness of deposited multilayers exhibit inhomogeneous distributions, which vary with the deposit location
One main problem of thin-walled, large-area sheet components for lightweight construction solutions is the inadequate stiffness. One approach for a solution is provided by structured sheet metals which have an increased flexural stiffness due to three-dimensionally incorporated structures. The areas of application of the structured sheet metals (e.g. in subassemblies in automobile, rail vehicle and tank construction) necessitate adapted welding technologies. Since few systematic investigations have been conducted on structured sheet metals in the field of joining technology until now, there is a lack of knowledge about the further processing of these sheets by means of welding technology. The aims of the presented investigations are to make it possible to utilise these modern semi-finished products industrially using remote laser beam welding and to compare this with resistance spot welding. Both are important joining processes in the areas of applications interesting for structured sheet metals and thus constitute key technologies for industrial utilisation. Resistance spot welding has already been qualified for utilisation on structured sheet metals [1]. In addition, investigations were conducted into the remote laser beam welding of structured and flat sheets. These investigations encompass the possibilities of joining structured and flat joining members by means of remote laser beam welding as well as the assessment of the joint strength in tensile shear and peel tests. Thereafter, the results of the investigations are compared with the resistance spot welding of structured sheet metals and specific application recommendations are derived.
In the current paper, the correlation between the physical size of additively built wire arc specimens and their structure and properties is studied. For the purpose of this work, two oval shaped specimens of different lengths were manufactured under the same technological conditions. The specimens have a length of 200 mm and 400 mm and will be referred to as L200 and L400. The microstructure of the samples was studied using X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), optical microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The microhardness, yield strength (YS), and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) were determined and their correlation with the technological conditions of specimen build-up was clarified. The results of the carried out experiments indicated that the crystallographic structure of both specimens is similar. The scanning electron microscopy images show a higher concentration of irregularly shaped micro-pores formed near the edge of the αAl grains in the structure of the L400 specimen compared to the L200 one. An increase in the size of the αAl solid solution grains in the case of the L200 specimen towards its top section was noticed using optical microscopy. A slightly lower magnitude change was noticed concerning the L400 specimen. The increase in the size of the aluminum crystals was determined to be the increasing interpass temperature. Due to the much smaller thermal dissipation capacity of the smaller specimen, the interpass temperature of the same increased faster compared to the larger specimen. All of the above-mentioned factors led to a decrease in the microhardness of the specimens at higher stages of build-up. Since the specimens were deposited using similar layer deposition conditions, the resultant YS and UTS data are also highly comparable.
The mass production of metallic components requires high agility in the working process conditioned by the necessity of building details of different shapes and sizes. Changing the size of the components theoretically influences the thermal dissipation capability of the same, which could lead to a change in their structure and mechanical properties. This is particularly important when aluminum alloys are concerned. For this reason, two Al5356 single-track specimens were built using the same technological conditions of layer deposition by varying only their geometrical size. In all cases, the specimens were wire and arc additively manufactured (WAAM) using a process based on gas metal arc welding (GMAW) in the cold arc pulse mode (CAP). The structure of both specimens was studied and defects along their surfaces were detected in the form of micro-pores and micro-cracks. A high concentration of undissolved Mg particles was also detected, along with some standalone Si particles. Uniformity in the build-up process was achieved, which led to the formation of nearly identical structures in the specimens. Subsequently, the resultant mechanical properties were also highly comparable. This indicates that the geometry-related variation in thermal conditions has an insignificant influence on the component’s structure and properties.