Modal Analysis of Ultrasonic Spot Welding for Lightweight Metals Joining

Hui Huang; Jian Chen; Zhili Feng; Xin Sun

doi:10.3390/met13101735

Modal Analysis of Ultrasonic Spot Welding for Lightweight Metals Joining

Hui Huang, Jian Chen, Zhili Feng, Xin Sun

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Ultrasonic spot welding (USW) represents one of the unique solid-state joining methods for lightweight materials such as magnesium alloy and aluminum alloy. However, the sonotrode vibration may have a detrimental impact on the sheet material and the existing welds, depending on the component geometry and vibration frequency. In this study, a modal analysis tool based on steady-state dynamics was developed for ultrasonic spot welding which features a cyclic load applied to the sheets during the joining process. Through predicting relative motion and shear stress at the faying surfaces, coupon geometry and weld spacing are identified as two major factors that affect the welding reliability and joint quality in USW. The model was validated via welding experiments on aluminum alloy and magnesium alloy and relevant characterization of temperature distribution, joint strength as well as fracture location.

Original language	English
Article number	1735
Journal	Metals
Volume	13
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/met13101735
State	Published - Oct 2023

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This research was funded by the US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Office, under a prime contract DE-AC05-00OR22725. This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan ( http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan , accessed on 8 October 2023).

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Wind Energy Technologies Office	DE-AC05-00OR22725

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aluminum joints
joints computing
solid-state welding
ultrasonic welding
weld modelling

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