Joining of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy to 6061 Aluminum Alloy with Sn-Zn Filler Metals Containing Trace Rare Earth Elements

Shih-Ying Chang; Jun-Yen Lee; Yan-Hua Huang; An-Ban Wu

doi:10.3390/app9132655

Applied Sciences (Jun 2019)

Joining of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy to 6061 Aluminum Alloy with Sn-Zn Filler Metals Containing Trace Rare Earth Elements

Shih-Ying Chang,
Jun-Yen Lee,
Yan-Hua Huang,
An-Ban Wu

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Shih-Ying Chang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Touliu 64002, Yunlin, Taiwan
Jun-Yen Lee: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Touliu 64002, Yunlin, Taiwan
Yan-Hua Huang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Touliu 64002, Yunlin, Taiwan
An-Ban Wu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Touliu 64002, Yunlin, Taiwan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app9132655
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 13
p. 2655

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In this study, AZ31 magnesium alloy and 6061 aluminum alloy were joined with Sn-xZn (x = 5, 10, 20 and 30 wt.%) fillers containing trace rare earth elements at 250 °C in air without the use of flux or a wetting layer. The bond shear strengths of AZ31 magnesium alloy/6061 aluminum alloy joints with Sn-5Zn-0.1RE, Sn-10Zn-0.1RE, Sn-20Zn-0.1RE, and Sn-30Zn-0.1RE fillers were determined to be 14.84, 17.08, 19.39 and 20.86 MPa, respectively. The shear strengths increased with increasing Zn content. The joint strengths of all four alloys significantly decreased with increasing aging time at 150 °C.

Published in Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2076-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Biology (General); Science: Physics; Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci

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