Limiting dome height (LDH) tests were used to evaluate the formability of laser butt welded blanks of the dual phase 980 steel in comparison with the base metal. Two different lasers were used: diode and Nd:YAG, giving a wide range of welding thermal cycles. A sharp decrease in LDH was observed in the welded specimens due to the formation of a softened zone in the outer heat affected zone. Soft...

Currently, advances due to tailored blanking can be enhanced by the development of new grades of advanced high-strength steels (HSSs), for the further weight reduction and structural improvement of automotive components. In the present work, diode laser welds of three different grades of advanced high-strength dual-phase (DP) steel sheets (with tensile strengths of 980, 800, and 450 MPa) to hig...

in this paper, the deep drawing process of tailor welded blanks is simulated using the finite element modelling and verified using the experimental results available in the literature. then the effect of die and material properties on the welding line movement is investigated. it is seen that the most effective material parameters on weld line movement are different between sheet metal thicknes...

ABSTRACT This paper refers to some numerical simulation and experimental tests related to forming and springback of a part manufactured from tailor welded blanks. Final shape of the formed part is seriously affected by springback effect. This paper work is trying to prove out the important role of welding line placement has on the springback phenomenon. The influence of the welding line placeme...

Currently there is a huge competition amongst the OEMs and manufacturers in the auto industry to reduce the weight of the car. A few design modifications or use of different size and grades of materials solves this problem greatly. This paper focuses upon the metal finishing process of Laser Welded Blanks (LWB) with simulation and reliability as well as new process development. These blanks are...

Conventional assessment of welded joint impact toughness, as defined in relevant standards for welding procedure qualification is based on testing of real specimens taken from base metal, weld metal, and heat affected zone. Here particularly, testing of heat affected zone may become unreliable, mainly due to the welded joint configuration and placement of initial notch. In addition, from genera...

Different methods have been applied to refine various characteristics of the zone (or nugget) obtained by friction stir welding (FSW). In the current research, joining components are vibrated normal to the weld line during FSW to refine the zone microstructure. This process is described as friction stir vibration welding (FSVW). The effect of FSVW on mechanical properties, corrosion behavior, a...

The Nd:YAG laser welding was used to join the binary NiTi alloy wires with different compositions(Ti–50.0 at.%Ni and Ti–50.9 at.%Ni) which had the same diameter of 1 mm. The wires were welded with different parameters, including impulse width and welding current. The aim was to assess the influence of the laser-welding process on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the welded joint ...