简介：研究析出强化AW-6016-T4金属板材的低温成形行为。利用拉伸和Nakazima测试方法获得材料在-196至25°C范围内的流变曲线和成形极限曲线。结果表明，材料的强度和伸长率随温度的降低而增大。背散射电子衍射(EBSD)研究表明变形材料在室温和低温下显微组织有细微区别。但连续加热差热分析表明析出动力学之间无明显区别。本研究结果表明低温变形可用于制造8mm深的B柱，而常温变形只能制造6mm深的B柱。

简介：Inthisstudy,atwo-stepheatingprocessisintroducedfortransientliquidphase(TLP)diffusionbondingforsoundjointswithT91heatresistantsteels.Atfirst,ashort-timehighertemperatureheatingstepisaddressedtomelttheinterlayer,followedbythesecondsteptocompleteisothermalsolidificationatalowtemperature.Themostcriticalfeatureofournewmethodisproducinganon-planarinterfaceattheT91heatresistantsteelsjoint.WeproposeatransitionalliquidphasebondingofT91heatresistantsteelsbythisapproach.Sincejointmicrostructureshavebeenstudied,wetestedthetensilestrengthtoassessjointmechanicalproperty.Theresultindicatesthatthesolidifiedbondmaycontainaprimarysolid-solution,similarcompositiontotheparentmetalandfreefromprecipitates.Jointtensilestrengthofthejointisnotlowerthanparentmaterials.Jointbend'sstrengthsareenhancedduetothehighermetal-to-metaljunctionproducinganon-planarbondlines.Nevertheless,thetraditionaltransientliquidphasediffusionbondingproducesplanarones.Bondingparametersofnewprocessare1260℃for0.5minand1230℃for4min.

简介：Inthispaper,6mmthick2219-T6aluminumalloywasjoinedbymeansofvariablepolaritytungsten-arcwelding(VP-TIG)andtheinfluenceofgradientmismatchesonVP-TIGjointsisinvestigated.Theaveragetensilestrengthofthejointsreduces32%,53%and59%,whenthemismatchofthejointwas0.635mm,1.44mm,1.83mm,respectively.Incompletepenetration,additionalbendingmoment(Ma)anddecreaseofeffectiveloadregionareaareconsideredtoexplainthisphenomenon.Thefracturelocationoftensilespecimensoccurredattheweldzone(WZ)closetopartialmeltzone(PMZ),correspondingtoasharpdeclineofmicrohardnessfromPMZtoWZ.Theoriginalpositionoffractureisfoundatweldtoe,whereincompletepenetrationformsduetotheintroductionofgradientmismatches.