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Double Pulse Resistance Spot Welding of Dual Phase Steel: Parametric Study on Microstructure, Failure Mode and Low Dynamic Tensile Shear Properties

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
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Materials 2021, 14(4), 802; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040802
Received: 12 December 2020 / Revised: 31 December 2020 / Accepted: 27 January 2021 / Published: 8 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Welding and Joining Processes of Materials)
Resistance spot welding (RSW) of dual phase (DP) steels is a challenging task due to formation of brittle martensitic structure in the fusion zone (FZ), resulting in a low energy capacity of the joint during high-rate loading. In the present study, in situ postweld heat treatment (PWHT) was carried out by employing a double pulse welding scheme with the aim of improving the mechanical performance of DP590 steel resistance spot weld joint. Taguchi method was used to optimize in situ PWHT parameters to obtain maximum peak load and failure energy. Experiments were designed based on orthogonal array (OA) L16. Mechanical performance was evaluated in terms of peak load and failure energy after performing low dynamic tensile shear (TS) test. Microstructural characterization was carried out using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that improvements of 17 and 86% in peak load and failure energy, respectively, were achieved in double-pulse welding (DPW) at optimum conditions compared to traditional single-pulse welding (SPW). The improvement in mechanical performance resulted from (i) enlargement of the FZ and (ii) improved weld toughness due to tempering of martensite in the FZ and subcritical heat affected zone (SCHAZ). These factors are influenced by heat input, which in turn depends upon in situ PWHT parameters. View Full-Text
Keywords: dual phase steel; resistance spot welding; in situ postweld heat treatment; tensile shear test; fusion zone; martensite; Taguchi design dual phase steel; resistance spot welding; in situ postweld heat treatment; tensile shear test; fusion zone; martensite; Taguchi design
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Soomro, I.A.; Pedapati, S.R.; Awang, M. Double Pulse Resistance Spot Welding of Dual Phase Steel: Parametric Study on Microstructure, Failure Mode and Low Dynamic Tensile Shear Properties. Materials 2021, 14, 802. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040802

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Soomro IA, Pedapati SR, Awang M. Double Pulse Resistance Spot Welding of Dual Phase Steel: Parametric Study on Microstructure, Failure Mode and Low Dynamic Tensile Shear Properties. Materials. 2021; 14(4):802. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040802

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Soomro, Imtiaz A., Srinivasa R. Pedapati, and Mokhtar Awang. 2021. "Double Pulse Resistance Spot Welding of Dual Phase Steel: Parametric Study on Microstructure, Failure Mode and Low Dynamic Tensile Shear Properties" Materials 14, no. 4: 802. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040802

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