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Grain structure and solidification cracking in oscillated arc welds of 5052 aluminum alloy

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The effect of arc oscillation on grain structure and solidification cracking in GTA welds of 5052 aluminum alloy was investigated using a four-pole magnetic arc oscillator and a modified fish-bone crack test. Two different mechanisms of crack reduction were identified: one in the low frequency range of arc oscillation and the other in the high frequency range. The former was the alteration of the orientation of columnar grains, while the latter was grain refining. Neither mechanism was operative in the intermediate frequency range and solidification cracking was severe, especially when the amplitude of arc oscillation was small. Alteration of grain orientation was obtained in welds made with transverse and circular arc oscillations, but not longitudinal arc oscillation. Grain refining, on the other hand, was achieved in welds made with all three types of arc oscillation patterns. The differences between the response of alloy 5052 to arc oscillation and that of alloy 2014 observed previously were discussed.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical and Mineral Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 53706, Madison, WI

    S. Kou (Associate Professor) & Y. Le (Graduate Student)

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Kou, S., Le, Y. Grain structure and solidification cracking in oscillated arc welds of 5052 aluminum alloy. Metall Trans A 16, 1345–1352 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02670338

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