Journal
METALS
Volume 7, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/met7110463
Keywords
aluminum alloy; welding; weld porosity; heat input; heat treatment; microstructure; mechanical properties
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51375233, 51305173]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2014M550289, 2015T80548]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
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Various heat input conditions and post-weld heat treatments were adopted to investigate the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welded joints of AA6082-T6 with porosity defects. The results show that the fracture location is uncertain when an as-welded joint has porosities in the weld zone (WZ), and overaging in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) at the same time. When the fracture of the as-welded joint occurs in the HAZ, the total heat input has a linear relation with the tensile strength of the joint. An excess heat input induces the overgrowth of Mg2Si precipitates in HAZ and the coarsening of alpha-Al grains in WZ, resulting in a decrease in the microhardness of the corresponding areas. After artificial aging treatment, the tensile strength of the welded joint is increased by approximately 9-13% as compared to that of as-welded joint, and fracture also occurs in HAZ. In contrast, for solution treated and artificial aging treated joint, fracture occurs suddenly at the rising phase of the tensile curve due to porosity defects throughout the weld metal. Furthermore, the eutectic Si particles of WZ coarsen and spheroidize after solution treatment and artificial aging treatment, due to the diffusion of Si to the surface of the original Si phases when soaking at high temperature.
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