Abstract
In this study, production of dual phase steel-Al 1100 aluminium alloy laminated composite by explosive welding and investigation the microstructural and mechanical properties especially fatigue life of the composite and its components were aimed. Finite element analysis (FEA) was used to simulate the bending fatigue tests of the Al 1100-DP steel (LITEC 1050) bimetal. A semi-wave at the explosive interface with intermetallic was obtained as a microstructural result. Hardness was increased near the interface due to deformation and intermetallic formation at the explosive weld interface. The impact test results showed that the samples’ impact toughness was enriched by fabricating steel-Al laminated composite. The results also showed that the Al 1100-DP steel (LITEC 1050) bimetal composite properties were appropriate to the composite theory and satisfied strength-ductility relations accomplished. Additionally, the bending fatigue test and FEA results were compatible. Moreover, fatigue cracks were observed at the explosive weld interface between Litec DP steel and intermetallic but not at the Al-intermetallic interface.
Funding source: Karabuk University
Award Identifier / Grant number: KBUBAP-17-KP-049
About the authors
Muhammed Elitas is Assistant Professor at Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkey. He was born in 1990. His research interests include microstructure characterization, mechanical testing of materials, welding performance in metals and advanced metal alloys. His studies and finals are “Effects of welding parameters on tensile properties and fracture modes of resistance spot welded DP1200 steel” and “Residual stress evaluation during RSW of DP600 sheet steel” published in Materials Testing, “The effects of the welding parameters on tensile properties of RSW junctions of DP100 sheet steel” published in Engineering Technology and Applied Science Research.
Mustafa Goktas was born in 1995. He is Phd student at Karabuk University, Engineering Faculty, Mechanical Engineering Department in Karabuk, Turkey. His research interests about fatigue properties of metals and composites. For example: “Evaluation of the effect of MWCNT amount and dispersion on bending fatigue properties of non-crimp CFRP composites” published in Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal.
Mustafa Acarer was born in 1971. He is a professor at Selcuk University Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department in Konya-Turkiye. He is working on improving the mechanical properties of metals. He has expert on explosive welding. His research articles are about production and characterization of metals and composites. Some of them are “Microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of an explosively welded Mg–Al composite” published in Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, “Dispersion mechanism-induced variations in microstructural and mechanical behavior of CNT-reinforced aluminum nanocomposites” published in Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, “Effect of Mg addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of AlSi12 alloy produced by high-pressure casting method” published in Industrial Lubrication and Tribology.
Bilge Demir was born in 1970. He is a professor at Karabuk University Mechanical Engineering Department in Karabuk-Turkiye. He has been working at University for 27 years. His some of papers are “Manufacturing the dual phase steel: The hardenability of austenite with different alloy content and dispersion in dual-phase steels” published in “Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Investigation of mechanical and metallurgical properties of explosive welded aluminum–dual phase steel” published in Materials Letters, “Tensile shear stress and microstructure of low-carbon dual-phase Mn-Ni steels after spot resistance welding” published in Metal Science and Heat Treatment.
Acknowledgements
Authors owe a debt of thanks to Sezgin Sheet Company/Kocaeli for providing a free supply of steel sheets, to Abdulsamet Özden for supplying the aluminium materials, to Karabuk University BAP coordinators for indirectly supporting the KBÜ-BAP project (Grant number: KBÜBAP-17-KP-049) work within the scope of the study, and to MKE Barutsan Company, Turkey.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: This work was supported by Karabuk University (KBÜBAP-17-KP-049).
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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