Interfacial morphology of magnetic pulse welded aluminum/aluminum and copper/copper lap joints

Abstract

In order to investigate interfacial morphology and their welding condition dependency, Al/Al and Cu/Cu lap joints were fabricated by magnetic pulse welding under various discharge energies. A part of flyer plate along the longitudinal direction of the coil bulged toward a parent plate and hit the parent plate. Two parallel seam-welded areas were formed along the side edges of coil, but the area between them was left un-welded. The welding interface exhibited characteristic wavy morphology, which was similar to that of explosive welding. Wavelength and amplitude of the interfacial wave were not uniform, but gradually changed through the interface. In addition, the maximum wavelength and amplitude increased with increasing discharge energy. Both macro- and microscopic features of interfacial morphology are considered to be due to the oblique collision behavior between the plates, in which traveling velocity, collision angle and collision pressure of the plates gradually change during the welding for a few microseconds.