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Mechanical properties and microstructure of multi-pass butt weld of plates made of Al-Mg-Zr alloy sparingly doped with scandium

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Aluminum alloys doped with scandium represent a new generation of high-performance alloys that have numerous advantages compared to high-strength aluminum alloys. However, the cost of such alloys is quite high. Thus, scientists have been searching for new alloys sparingly doped with Sc that are suitable for industrial use. The current research aims to study the mechanical properties and microstructure of a multi-pass butt-welded joint of plates made of 1580 alloy of the Al-Mg-Zr system sparingly doped with Sc 0.1 wt%, depending on the shape of a weld groove and the chemical composition of the filler wire. Welding of plates with a thickness of 34.5 mm with X-groove and K-groove was performed by the TIG method in manual mode with filler wires from aluminum alloys. Good weldability and hot crack resistance of 1580 alloy providing ultimate strength of welded joints at the level of 0.84–0.93 of the ultimate strength of the base metal were established. The peculiarity of the thermal cycles of multi-pass welding affects the structure formation. The formed coarse-crystalline structure of the weld from 1580 filler wire leads to reduced mechanical properties of the welded joints, compared to the welded joints obtained with the use of 1561 filler wire. The analysis of the macro- and microstructure of the welded joints is given. The results of SEM and EDS studies of welds are presented.

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The manuscript was prepared using the results of the work carried out during the project 03.G25.31.0265 “Development of economically alloyed high-strength Al-Sc alloys for use in road transport and navigation” in the framework of the Program for the implementation of complex projects for the creation of high-tech production, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation on April 9, 2010 №218. The research was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (scientific theme code FSRZ-2020-0011).

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic School, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660074, Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia

    Dovzhenko Nikolay Nikolaevich, Demchenko Aleksandr Igorevich, Bezrukikh Andrey Alekseevich, Dementeva Irina Sergeevna & Gaevskiy Vasiliy Nikolaevich

  2. Department of Metal forming, School of Non-Ferrous Metals and Material Science, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660025, Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia

    Dovzhenko Ivan Nikolaevich & Voroshilov Denis Sergeevich

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    Orelkina Tamara Aleksandrovna & Lopatina Ekaterina Sergeevna

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Dovzhenko, N.N., Demchenko, A.I., Bezrukikh, A.A. et al. Mechanical properties and microstructure of multi-pass butt weld of plates made of Al-Mg-Zr alloy sparingly doped with scandium. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 113, 785–805 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-06665-8

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