Interfacial Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Explosively Welded Mg/Al Alloy Plates

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The interfacial microstructure and hardness of cladding plates produced by explosive welding between magnesium alloys having different aluminum concentrations and A6005C aluminum alloy were investigated. Further, measurements of residual stress at the interface of cladding plates were performed. In all cladding plates, the bonding interface had a wavy shape. Adiabatic shear bands were formed at the interface on the magnesium alloy side and deformation twins appeared at the interface due to the impact of explosive welding. Microstructure observation using scanning transmission electron microscope revealed that a thin interlayer was formed at the interface in all cladding plates. The thickness of the interlayer increased with an increase in aluminum concentration in the magnesium alloy, while the thickness was 1 μm or less. In the cross-section of the cladding plate, aluminum alloy showed a relatively higher Vickers hardness value compared with the magnesium alloy, and the hardness value increased when approaching the interface. However, nanoindentation tests revealed no increase in hardness was observed at the interface. Measurements of the residual stress using synchrotron radiation x-rays at the interface of cladding plates revealed a tendency for the occurrence of tensile residual stress on the magnesium alloy side and compressive residual stress on the aluminum alloy side. This might be due to a difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion between the magnesium and aluminum alloys.

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Mihara-Narita, M., Asai, K., Sato, H., Watanabe, Y., Mori, H., Saito, N., & Chino, Y. (2022). Interfacial Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Explosively Welded Mg/Al Alloy Plates. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 31(9), 7039–7048. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-06843-z

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