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Item Open Access Effects of laser offset and hybrid welding on microstructure and IMC in Fe–Al dissimilar welding(MDPI, 2017-07-25) Casalino, Giuseppe; Leo, Paola; Mortello, Michelangelo; Perulli, Patrizia; Varone, AlessandraWelding between Fe and Al alloys is difficult because of a significant difference in thermal properties and poor mutual solid-state solubility. This affects the weld microstructure and causes the formation of brittle intermetallic compounds (IMCs). The present study aims to explore the weld microstructure and those compounds over two different technologies: the laser offset welding and the hybrid laser-MIG (Metal inert gas) welding. The former consists of focusing the laser beam on the top surface of one of the two plates at a certain distance (offset) from the interfaces. Such a method minimizes the interaction between elevated temperature liquid phases. The latter combines the laser with a MIG/MAG arc, which helps in bridging the gap and stabilizing the weld pool. AISI 316 stainless steel and AA5754 aluminum alloy were welded together in butt configuration. The microstructure was characterized and the microhardness was measured. The energy dispersive spectroscopy/X-ray Diffraction (EDS/XRD) analysis revealed the composition of the intermetallic compounds. Laser offset welding significantly reduced the content of cracks and promoted a narrower intermetallic layer.Item Open Access Mechanical and microstructure analysis of AA6061 and Ti6AI4V fiber laser butt weld(Elsevier, 2017-08-31) Casalino, Giuseppe; D'Ostuni, Sonia; Guglielmi, Pasquale; Leo, Paola; Mortello, Michelangelo; Palumbo, Gianfranco; Piccininni, AntonioDissimilar metal welding involves the joining of two or more different pure metals or alloys, usually by melting and mixing and often with the addition of filler metal. There are several types of dissimilar metal welds including stainless steel, either as base metal or as filler metals. Dissimilar metal joints have distinctive features because of differences in the chemical composition of base metal and filler material. Their alloying elements will diffuse intensely during welding. The structures near the fusion line are very complex. Despite of great potentiality in aircraft and automotive industries, dissimilar joining of hybrid Al-Ti structures is often challenging because of the unavoidable formation of brittle intermetallic compounds, mixing of molten phases, and significant differences in material properties. In this work, dissimilar 2 mm thickness AA6000 and Ti6Al4V butt joints were produced by shifting an Yb fiber laser beam on the upper surface of the Ti sheet. Neither filler wire nor groove preparation was adopted. Different working conditions and seam shapes were assessed. The welds were characterized in terms of metallurgical and mechanical behaviors.