Effect of GMAW Process and Material Conditions on DP 780 and TRIP 780 Welds
Effect of GMAW Process and Material Conditions on DP 780 and TRIP 780 Welds
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GMAW 工艺和材料条件对 DP 780 和 TRIP 780 焊接的影响
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2008
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C. Albright
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N. Kapustka;C. Conrardy;S. Babu;C. Albright
The drive to reduce vehicle weight and improve crash performance has led automotive manufacturers to introduce higher-strength grades of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS). For these materials to be used effectively, the influence of material and process conditions on gas metal arc (GMA) weld properties must be understood. The objective of this work was to characterize the effects of material prestrain, cooling rate conditions (welding heat input and fixture heat sink), filler metal selection, dilution, and postbaking on the microstructure and mechanical properties of GMA welds on coated dual-phase (DP) and transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steels. The primary materials studied were DP 780 and TRIP 780; for comparison purposes a limited amount of work was conducted with DP 980. The DP steels showed varying degrees of heat-affected zone (HAZ) hardening and softening depending on the material grade, prestrain, and cooling rate condition. The relatively high aluminum content of the TRIP 780 allowed retained ferrite to be present in all regions of the HAZ, along with a continuous region of coarse ferrite along the weld interface. This resulted in the TRIP 780 having lower peak HAZ hardness than the DP 780. Fusion zone microstructure and hardness were found to be affected by the base metal chemistry, the cooling rate condition, and the filler metal composition. Filler metal strength did not affect the static or dynamic tensile properties of either the TRIP 780 lap or butt joint welds, or the DP 780 butt joint welds. All of the TRIP 780 and DP 780 butt joints failed in the soft HAZ. The results of the lap joint tests showed a greater variation in strength that is attributed to porosity at the root of the weld.