铝/镀镍钢异种材料摆动激光熔钎焊接头组织性能
The use of low-density lightweight materials, such as aluminum alloys, instead of traditional steel, titanium, and other materials to form a dissimilar material composite structure is an important way to achieve a light weight. Because of the different physical and chemical properties of aluminum alloys and steel, it is difficult to join aluminum and steel by laser welding-brazing. Brittle intermetallic compounds (IMCs) in the interface layer are easily produced owing to the small solid solubility between iron and aluminum. In this research, a rotating laser is applied to improve the temperature distribution and optimize the interface reaction. Based on the analysis of the morphology, type, and thickness of the interface layer of the aluminum/steel laser welding-brazing joint under different rotating parameters, the mechanical properties of the aluminum/steel welded joint are studied by a tensile test, and the fracture morphology and fracture mode of the joint are also investigated.
The test materials are a 304 stainless-steel plate with a size of 100.0 mm×80.0 mm×0.9 mm and a 6061-T6 aluminum alloy sheet with a size of 100.0 mm×80.0 mm×1.2 mm. AlSi12 is used as filler wire. A fiber laser is used as the heat source. High-purity argon (volume fraction of 99.99%) with a gas flow rate of 25 L/min is used as the protective gas. After welding, the cross-sectional morphology of the weld is observed by using a metallographic microscope. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is used to analyze the morphology and thickness of the IMC layer. The chemical composition of the interface layer is detected using an energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscope (EDS) system integrated with the SEM. The mechanical performance of the joint is represented by the line load. The fracture morphology is observed using the secondary electron detector of the SEM.
After the addition of the rotating laser, the thickness of IMCs composed of θ-(Fe, Ni)(Al, Si)3 and τ5-(Fe, Ni)1.8Al7.2Si is significantly reduced, and the uniformity of the IMC layers is improved. The line load of the joint without a rotating laser is 215.9 N/mm. The joint with a rotation diameter of 2 mm has the largest line load of 289.1 N/mm, which is 33.9% higher than that without rotation. Compared with nonrotating-laser joints, the joint line load increases because of the thinning of the intermetallic layer and the reduction of the complexity of the IMC. At a rotation diameter of 2 mm and frequency of 30 Hz, a fracture occurs at the weld. Under these parameters, the IMC thickness of the joint is uniform and only composed of the τ5-(Fe, Ni)1.8Al7.2Si phase. Compared with the θ-(Fe, Ni)(Al, Si)3/τ5-(Fe, Ni)1.8Al7.2Si interface, a single τ5-(Fe, Ni)1.8Al7.2Si/steel interface achieves relatively low interface crystal plane mismatch and better bonding performance, thereby improving the tensile performance of the joint. In the EDS results in Table 4, α-Al and Al-Si eutectic on the fracture can be observed. Additionally, many dents are formed on the fracture, and the fracture mode is ductile fracture.
Compared with the rotating frequency, the rotating diameter has a greater influence on the wetting width of the joint. To obtain a well-formed rotating laser welding-brazing aluminum/steel joint, the welding process parameters should be optimized with a laser rotating diameter of 2 mm. When the laser is not rotating, two layers of IMCs with a thickness of approximately 8.45 μm are formed at the interface. After the rotating laser is applied, the thickness of the intermediate layer is reduced, and the variety is decreased. The rotating laser reduces the welding peak temperature and inhibits the formation of brittle IMCs. At a laser rotation diameter of 2 mm and frequency of 30 Hz, the linear load reaches a maximum value of 289.1 N/mm, which is approximately 33.9% higher than that without the rotating laser. The fracture position of the joint changes from the interface layer without the rotating laser to the weld.
1 引言
轻量化是汽车、地铁以及航空等领域关键结构的主要发展趋势。在工业快速发展和节能减排的大环境下,行业对材料性能的要求越来越高。采用低密度的轻质材料如铝合金等代替传统的钢、钛等材料制备异种材料复合结构是实现轻量化的重要手段之一[1-3]。
由于铝合金和钢的物理和化学性质不同,采用熔焊技术将铝与钢连接起来往往难以实现,且铁元素和铝元素之间的固溶度小,易在界面层产生脆性金属间化合物(IMCs)[4]。铝合金和钢的焊接接头的断裂行为与IMCs层的形态和厚度有关,因为性能差且临界应力强度低的金属间化合物有利于裂纹扩展[5-6]。且抗拉强度会随着IMCs层厚度的增加而降低[7-8],因为微裂纹通常始于IMCs相对较厚的位置[9]。Xia等[10]通过原位扫描电镜(SEM)发现,相比界面层中有较厚的τ5+θ或τ5+θ+η相,当界面层中只有较薄的τ5-Fe1.8Al7.2Si相时,抗拉强度较高,因为τ5-Fe1.8Al7.2Si相会阻碍裂纹沿钢和τ5-Fe1.8Al7.2Si相之间的界面扩展。
目前,国内外学者进行异种材料焊接时,通常采用优化热输入、超声波辅助、调整焊接工艺、添加中间层、添加填充焊丝等来改善界面金属间化合物层[11-12]。有学者发现,IMCs层的厚度随着热输入的增加而增加[13-15]。而摆动激光可改善激光的能量分布,降低峰值能量[16]。Xie等[17]在加入摆动激光后发现,界面峰值温度降低,抑制了金属间化合物的形成,降低了金属间化合物层的厚度。Jiang等[18]发现,横向激光振荡使焊缝中心附近的金属液温度分布更加均匀,甚至出现负温度梯度。杨晖等[19]发现,接头在摆动频率较高、摆动幅度较大的情况下会出现咬边缺陷。Chen等[20-22]采用激光熔钎焊结合冷金属转移(CMT)电弧工艺和双激光束激光熔钎焊工艺,通过控制激光束向Al侧偏移,获得了成形良好的接头,促进了界面间金属化合物的均匀分布。Tan等[23]研究了不同镍镀层厚度对显微组织和力学性能的影响,发现随着涂层厚度的增加,金属间化合物层的厚度增加,断裂载荷先增大后减小。Chen等[24-25]发现界面层的形态与温度有关。Yang等[26-27]通过添加镀镍层抑制脆性相的形成,提升了接头的力学性能。但同时Ni与Si之间易反应生成Ni2Si[28-30],所以应尽量控制镀镍层的厚度。董斌鑫等[31]通过调整保护气中的氧含量来调控异种材料的焊接质量。Yang等[32]使用锌铝合金(Zn-22Al)作为填充金属,在铝/钢接头的界面金属间化合物基体中出现弥散现象,提升了接头强度。Yu等[33]发现,含有Si元素的焊丝不仅可以提高激光熔钎焊过程中焊接接头的润湿铺展性,也能降低IMCs层的厚度。
本文采用镀镍层优化界面反应,通过摆动激光改善温度分布及优化界面反应,实现铝/钢异种材料的优质连接。分析了不同激光摆动参数下铝/钢激光熔钎焊接头界面层形貌、种类和厚度的变化,对铝/钢焊接接头的力学性能进行了研究,并进一步研究了接头的断口形貌和断裂模式。
2 试验材料及方法
2.1 试验材料
试验材料是尺寸为100.0 mm×80.0 mm×0.9 mm的304不锈钢板与尺寸为100.0 mm×80.0 mm×1.2 mm的6061-T6铝合金板材,所用焊丝为直径为1.6 mm的AlSi12焊丝。试验材料和焊丝的化学成分如
表 1. 6061-T6 铝合金、304不锈钢板和AlSi12焊丝的化学成分
Table 1. Chemical compositions of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy, 304 stainless steel, and AlSi12 filler wire
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2.2 试验设备及方法
焊接采用4 kW光纤激光器,波长为1060 nm,焦距为250 mm。焊丝与水平面的夹角为30°,激光束与竖直方向的夹角为10°,激光光斑和焊丝端部之间的距离为0 mm,试验装置如
表 2. 摆动激光熔钎焊工艺参数
Table 2. Process parameters of rotating laser welding-brazing
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2.3 组织分析和力学性能测试
焊接后制备尺寸为20 mm×10 mm的焊缝金相试样。通过金相显微镜观察焊缝的横截面形貌。扫描电子显微镜(SEM)配备的背散射电子探测器用于分析IMCs层的形貌和厚度。采用配备在SEM仪器上的能量色散光谱仪(EDS)检测界面层的化学成分。制备三组尺寸为80 mm×15 mm的拉伸试样。为了减小界面润湿面积对接头力学性能的影响,接头的力学性能用线载荷(F/W,其中F为最大负载,W为拉伸试样的宽度)表示,单位为N/mm。通过SEM二次电子探测器观察断口形貌。
3 结果与分析
3.1 摆动激光对界面润湿性的影响
图 3. 接头横截面和润湿宽度。(a)无摆动激光模式;摆动直径为(b)1 mm、(c)2 mm、(d)3 mm、(e)4 mm;摆动频率为(f)10 Hz、(g)50 Hz、(h)70 Hz、(i)80 Hz
Fig. 3. Joint cross sections and wetting widths. (a) Without rotating laser mode; rotating diameter is (b) 1 mm, (c) 2 mm, (d) 3 mm, (e) 4 mm; rotating frequency is (f) 10 Hz, (g) 50 Hz, (h) 70 Hz, (i) 80 Hz
图 4. 激光摆动参数对润湿宽度的影响。(a)摆动直径;(b)摆动频率
Fig. 4. Effects of laser rotating parameters on wetting width. (a) Rotating diameter; (b) rotating frequency
3.2 摆动激光对界面层的影响
不同激光摆动直径和频率下焊缝/钢界面区域的SEM图像如
图 5. 不同摆动直径下焊缝/钢界面区域的SEM图像。(a)0 mm;(b)2 mm;(c)4 mm
Fig. 5. SEM images of weld /steel interfacial regions under different rotating diameters. (a) 0 mm; (b) 2 mm; (c) 4 mm
表 3. 图5和图6中标记区域的EDS结果
Table 3. EDS results of marked zones in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6
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采用摆动激光熔钎焊后,在界面处形成了致密的 IMCs,但当摆动频率在10~50 Hz范围内变化时,界面层形貌有较大差异。随着频率的增加,IMCs厚度明显减小,如
图 6. 不同摆动频率下焊缝/钢界面区域的SEM图像。(a)10 Hz;(b)30 Hz;(c)50 Hz
Fig. 6. SEM images of weld/steel interfacial regions under different rotating frequencies. (a) 10 Hz; (b) 30 Hz; (c) 50 Hz
3.3 接头的力学性能
采用合适的激光摆动参数可以显著提高铝/钢接头的力学性能。如
图 7. 不同摆动参数下接头的线载荷。(a)摆动直径;(b)摆动频率
Fig. 7. Line loads of joints under different rotating parameters. (a) Rotating diameter; (b) rotating frequency
3.4 断裂行为分析
为了阐明铝/钢异种接头的界面显微组织与力学性能之间的关系,研究了接头的断裂行为。分析发现,存在
图 8. 两种断裂模式。(a)断裂在界面处;(b)断裂在焊缝处
Fig. 8. Schematics of two fracture modes. (a) Fracture at interface; (b) fracture at weld
接头断裂区域的断口形貌和EDS结果分别如
图 9. 不同摆动参数下铝/钢接头的断口形貌。(a)未加摆动时钢侧;(b)未加摆动时焊缝侧;(c)摆动频率30 Hz,摆动直径2 mm;(d)摆动频率30 Hz,摆动直径4 mm
Fig. 9. Fracture morphologies of Al/Fe joints under different welding parameters. (a) Fracture on steel side without rotation; (b) fracture on weld side without rotation; (c) rotating frequency of 30 Hz, and rotating diameter of 2 mm; (d) rotating frequency of 30 Hz, and rotating diameter of 4 mm
表 4. 图9所示区域的EDS结果
Table 4. EDS results of regions shown in Fig. 9
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4 结论
研究了摆动激光工艺参数对铝/镀镍钢激光熔钎焊接头组织和力学性能的影响。详细分析了铝/钢异种材料激光熔钎焊接头界面金属间化合物的形貌以及厚度,并对接头界面IMCs层的组成和力学性能进行了分析。得到以下结论:
1)与摆动频率相比,摆动直径对接头润湿宽度的影响较大。为了获得成形良好的摆动激光熔钎焊铝/钢接头,应在激光摆动直径为2 mm时优化焊接工艺参数。
2)激光未摆动时,在界面处形成了厚度约为8.45 μm的两层IMCs。激光摆动后,中间层厚度降低、种类减少。这是由于摆动激光降低了焊接峰值温度,抑制了脆性IMCs的形成。
3)当摆动直径为2 mm、频率为30 Hz时,接头线载荷达到了289.1 N/mm,比不摆动时提高了约33.9%,接头的断裂位置由未加摆动激光时的界面层断裂转变为焊缝断裂。
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Article Outline
刘永洪, 蔡创, 谢佳, 张冰冰, 余杰, 黄嘉森. 铝/镀镍钢异种材料摆动激光熔钎焊接头组织性能[J]. 中国激光, 2024, 51(12): 1202105. Yonghong Liu, Chuang Cai, Jia Xie, Bingbing Zhang, Jie Yu, Jiasen Huang. Microstructure and Properties of Rotating Laser Welded‑Brazed Aluminum/Nickel‑Plated Steel Dissimilar Joint[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(12): 1202105.