EFFECT OF SS 316 WIRE MESH AND SiCP CERAMIC PARTICLES ON EXPLOSIVE CLADDING OF DISSIMILAR ALUMINIUM Al 5052 AND Al 1100 PLATES SUBJECTED TO VARIED LOADING RATIOS
Keywords:
Explosive cladding, Aluminium composite, Wire mesh, Ceramic particle, Mechanical Strength, Welding windowAbstract
In this study, dissimilar grade aluminium plates (Al 5052, Al 1100) are explosively cladded with the aid of chemical explosive, by placing a stainless steel (SS 316) wire mesh and silicon carbide (SiCp) ceramic particle in between, at varied loading ratios (mass of explosive/mass of flyer plate). Interfacial microstructure of the explosive clad reveals the transformation of straight to wavy morphological interface as the loading ratio is enhanced. Vickers hardness value of the explosive clad increases with loading ratios and the maximum hardness is witnessed at the wire mesh. Ram tensile and shear strengths of the wire mesh – SiCp reinforced dissimilar aluminum clad are higher than the base alloys. Further a welding window - an analytical estimation - is formulated and correlated with the experimental results.
Downloads
References
Bodunrin M O, Alaneme K K and Chown L H (2015), “Aluminium matrix hybrid composites: a review of reinforcement philosophies; mechanical, corrosion and tribological characteristics.” Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol. 4(4), 434-445.
Britto A, Sagai Francis R, Edwin Raj and Carolin Mabel M (2017), "Prediction of shear and tensile strength of the diffusion bonded AA5083 and AA7075 aluminium alloy using ANN." Materials Science and Engineering: A, Vol. 692, 1-8.
Grignon F, Benson D, Vecchio K S and Meyers M A (2004), “Explosive welding of aluminum to aluminum: analysis, computations and experiments.” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 30(10), 1333-1351.
Akbari Mousavi S A A, Farhadi Sartangi P (2009), “Experimental investigation of explosive welding of CP- titanium/AISI 304 stainless steel,” Materials & Design, Vol. 30 (3), 459-468.
Athar M H, and Tolaminejad B (2015), “Weldability window and the effect of interface morphology on the properties of Al/Cu/Al laminated composites fabricated by explosive welding.” Materials & Design, Vol. 86, 516-525.
Acarer M, Gülenç B, Findik F (2003), “Investigation of explosive welding parameters and their effects on microhardness and shear strength,” Materials & Design, Vol. 24 (8), 659-664.
Raghukandan K (2003), “Analysis of the explosive cladding of cu–low carbon steel plates”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 139 (1–3), 573-577.
Akbari Mousavi S A A, Al-Hassani S T S and Atkins A G (2008), “Bond strength of explosively welded specimens,” Materials & Design, Vol. 29 (7), 1334-1352.
Durgutlu A, Okuyucu H and Gulenc B (2008), “Investigation of effect of the stand-off distance on interface characteristics of explosively welded copper and stainless steel,” Materials & Design, Vol. 29 (7), 1480-1484.
Dyja H, Mroz S and Stradomski Z, (2003). “Properties of joint in the bimetallic rods Al-Cu and Cu steel after explosive cladding and rolling,” Metalurgija, Vol. 42 (3), 185-191.
Raghukandan K, Ramanathan A R, and Rathinasabapathi M (2003), “A study on explosively clad Al-SS-Al fiber- reinforced metal composites” in Materials Science Forum Vol. 437, 313-316. Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Zurich- Uetikon, Switzerland.
Saravanan S and Raghukandan K (2013), “Influence of interlayer in explosive cladding of dissimilar metals.” Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 28(5), 589- 594.
Saravanan S, Raghukandan K and Tamilchelvan P (2015), “Parametric Studies on Explosive Cladded Titanium Stainless steel Composites”, Journal of Manufacturing Engineering, Vol. 10(3),161-165.
Prabhat K, Saravanan S, Elango E, and Raghukandan K (2016), "Explosive Welding of Dissimilar Metals with a Wire Mesh Interlayer." Journal of Advanced Engineering Research, Vol. 3(2), 99-102.
Saravanan S, and Raghukandan K (2011), “Tri axial Weldability windows on explosive cladding of dissimilar metals.” Journal of Manufacturing Engineering, Vol. 6(2), 111-114.
Akbari Mousavi S A A and Farhadi Sartangi P (2009), "Experimental investigation of explosive welding of cp- titanium/AISI 304 stainless steel." Materials & Design Vol. 30(3), 459-468.
