The evaporation and oxidation of zinc during the welding process was studied. The characteristics of microstructure and micro-hardness of the ZA alloy’s bond area that welded by TIG were investigated by using TEM, SE...The evaporation and oxidation of zinc during the welding process was studied. The characteristics of microstructure and micro-hardness of the ZA alloy’s bond area that welded by TIG were investigated by using TEM, SEM and other methods. The results show that, by using the same filler metal as the parent metal, zinc content in bond area is lower than that in the weld metal and the base metal. The main structure of the bond area is columnar dendrite, including Zn, Al 4Cu 9, CuTi 2, Al 7Cu 3Mg 6 phases. There are many changes of structure in the bond area. The structure near the weld is some tiny slice Zn and α-Zn. The structure near the parent metal is rather coarse but is still a little tiny than that of the parent metal. As the tiny structure of the heat affected zone has high hardness, it can strengthen the weld, and thus improve the mechanical properties of the welded joint.展开更多
文摘The evaporation and oxidation of zinc during the welding process was studied. The characteristics of microstructure and micro-hardness of the ZA alloy’s bond area that welded by TIG were investigated by using TEM, SEM and other methods. The results show that, by using the same filler metal as the parent metal, zinc content in bond area is lower than that in the weld metal and the base metal. The main structure of the bond area is columnar dendrite, including Zn, Al 4Cu 9, CuTi 2, Al 7Cu 3Mg 6 phases. There are many changes of structure in the bond area. The structure near the weld is some tiny slice Zn and α-Zn. The structure near the parent metal is rather coarse but is still a little tiny than that of the parent metal. As the tiny structure of the heat affected zone has high hardness, it can strengthen the weld, and thus improve the mechanical properties of the welded joint.
