铝合金搅拌摩擦焊接加筋板剪切稳定性能研究

对2024-T3铝合金搅拌摩擦焊接加筋壁板的剪切稳定性能进行试验研究,得到该结构的剪切失稳形式及屈曲载荷、承载能力及破坏形式。应用有限元法对该焊接加筋壁板结构进行简化建模,对该结构的稳定性和承载能力进行计算,将计算结果与试验结果进行比较。试验及有限元计算结果表明,结构的剪切失稳形式表现为筋条间平板的局部屈曲;屈曲后结构进入张力场受力状态,破坏形式主要表现为平板的塑性变形和边缘撕裂、筋条的弯扭变形以及焊接区的局部脱焊;出现脱焊现象的试验件其承载能力较未出现脱焊现象的试验件下降7.7%;线性和非线性屈曲计算所得屈曲载荷分别比试验平均值高出18.4%和26.2%,而非线性计算所得承载能力比试验平均值高出5.7%,焊接引起的初始缺陷对结构承载能力的影响小于对屈曲载荷的影响;有限元分析得到的结构屈曲形式和失效形式与试验现象吻合,验证了有限元模型的合理性,但其仍需要进一步改进以考虑初始缺陷来减小计算误差。     

Characterization of the tensile properties of friction stir welded aluminum alloy joints based on axial force,traverse speed,and rotational speed

Friction stir welding (FSW) process has gained attention in recent years because of its advantages over the conventional fusion welding process. These advantages include the absence of heat formation in the affected zone and the absence of large distortion, porosity, oxidation, and cracking. Experimental investigations are necessary to understand the physical behavior that causes the high tensile strength of welded joints of different metals and alloys. Existing literature indicates that tensile properties exhibit strong dependence on the rotational speed, traverse speed, and axial force of the tool that was used. Therefore, this study introduces the experimental procedure for measuring tensile properties, namely, ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and tensile elongation of the welded AA 7020 Al alloy. Experimental findings suggest that a welded part with high UTS can be achieved at a lower heat input compared with the high heat input condition. A numerical approach based on genetic programming is employed to produce the functional relationships between tensile properties and the three inputs (rotational speed, traverse speed, and axial force) of the FSW process. The formulated models were validated based on the experimental data, using the statistical metrics. The effect of the three inputs on the tensile properties was investigated using 2D and 3D analyses. A high UTS was achieved, including a rotational speed of 1050 r/min and traverse speed of 95 mm/min. The results also indicate that 8 kN axial force should be set prior to the FSW process.