Corrosion and wear resistance of the Al/steel dissimilar weld metals by using multi-principal filler materials

Shanguo Han; Bin Li; Yongqiang Yang; Maobao Xu; Dejia Liu

doi:10.1515/mt-2022-0350

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Corrosion and wear resistance of the Al/steel dissimilar weld metals by using multi-principal filler materials

Shanguo Han
Shanguo Han, born in 1987, is a senior engineer and a head of Yangjiang China-Ukraine E. O. PATON institute of technology in China. He is a Ph.D. candidate in the school of mechanical & automotive engineering at the South China University of Technology. The main research interests are dissimilar metal welding of Al/steel and laser welding.
, Bin Li
Bin Li, born in 1999, is a postgraduate student majoring in materials and chemical engineering at East China Jiaotong University. The main research interests are dissimilar metal welding of Al/steel.
, Yongqiang Yang
Yongqiang Yang, born in 1961, is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the South China University of Technology. He is a vice president of the China 3D printing technology alliance and a supervisor of the Guangdong laser industry association in China. The main research interests are 3D printing and laser processing technology.
, Maobao Xu
Maobao Xu, born in 1997, is a university graduate majoring in material forming and control engineering at East China Jiaotong University. The main research interests are dissimilar metal welding of Al/steel.
and Dejia Liu
Dejia Liu, born in 1984, is an associate professor at East China Jiaotong University. He graduated from Chongqing University in 2014 with a degree in Materials Science and Engineering and received a Ph.D. The main research interests are dissimilar metal welding of Al/steel or Ti/steel via a high-entropy design.

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Abstract

Multi-principal filler materials via a high-entropy design have been reported to successfully finish the dissimilar metal joining of Al alloy to steel and to reduce the amount of Fe-Al IMCs in weld metals. However, few studies have concentrated on the corrosion and wear resistance of the Al/steel dissimilar weld metals by using multi-principal filler materials. In this study, the joining of Al 6061 alloy to 304 stainless steel served as the research object. Three types of filler materials including CoZnCuMn_0.8Si_0.2, FeCoCrNiMn, and AlSi12 powders were used. The effects of multi-principal filler materials on the corrosion behavior and wear resistance of the weld metals were evaluated. It was found that the weld metals by using multi-principal filler materials presented the contents of chemical elements in the range of 5–35 at%. The thermodynamic environment with a low ΔG _mix was formed in the weld metals. Compared to the AlSi12 sample, the FeCoCrNiMn sample had excellent corrosion resistance in NaCl solution, whereas the CoZnCuMn_0.8Si_0.2 sample had excellent corrosion resistance in HCl solution. Moreover, the weld metals by using multi-principal filler materials had a better wear resistance compared to that of the AlSi12 sample. The wear loss of the CoZnCuMn_0.8Si_0.2 and FeCoCrNiMn samples was 4.5% and 11.4% of that of the Al 6061 alloy, respectively. Abrasive wear was the main wear mode for the weld metals by using multi-principal filler materials.

Keywords: Al/steel joints; corrosion resistance; multi-principal filler materials; wear resistance; weld metal

Corresponding author: Dejia Liu, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, E-mail: ldj515@126.com

Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China

Award Identifier / Grant number: 52265047

Funding source: Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2022A1515240045

Funding source: Yangjiang Provincial Science and Technology Special Fund project

Award Identifier / Grant number: SDZX2020007

Award Identifier / Grant number: SDZX2021010

About the authors

Shanguo Han

Shanguo Han, born in 1987, is a senior engineer and a head of Yangjiang China-Ukraine E. O. PATON institute of technology in China. He is a Ph.D. candidate in the school of mechanical & automotive engineering at the South China University of Technology. The main research interests are dissimilar metal welding of Al/steel and laser welding.

Bin Li

Bin Li, born in 1999, is a postgraduate student majoring in materials and chemical engineering at East China Jiaotong University. The main research interests are dissimilar metal welding of Al/steel.

Yongqiang Yang

Yongqiang Yang, born in 1961, is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the South China University of Technology. He is a vice president of the China 3D printing technology alliance and a supervisor of the Guangdong laser industry association in China. The main research interests are 3D printing and laser processing technology.

Maobao Xu

Maobao Xu, born in 1997, is a university graduate majoring in material forming and control engineering at East China Jiaotong University. The main research interests are dissimilar metal welding of Al/steel.

Dejia Liu

Dejia Liu, born in 1984, is an associate professor at East China Jiaotong University. He graduated from Chongqing University in 2014 with a degree in Materials Science and Engineering and received a Ph.D. The main research interests are dissimilar metal welding of Al/steel or Ti/steel via a high-entropy design.

Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: This study was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (52265047), Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2022A1515240045), Yangjiang Provincial Science and Technology Special Fund project (SDZX2020007, SDZX2021010).
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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