Effects of Different Cooling Processes on the Structure and Properties of Aluminum/Steel Composite Plate

Abstract The aluminum (Al)/steel transition joints used in ships are processed from composite plates, and their mechanical properties have a significant impact on the safety of ships. In this paper, the Al/steel composite plate was prepared using rolling, with 5083 aluminum plate as the cladding pla...

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Main Authors: Yufei Zhu, Runwu Jiang, Chao Yu, Yuhua Wu, Hong Xiao
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-01-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-024-01161-y
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Runwu Jiang
Chao Yu
Yuhua Wu
Hong Xiao
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Hong Xiao
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description Abstract The aluminum (Al)/steel transition joints used in ships are processed from composite plates, and their mechanical properties have a significant impact on the safety of ships. In this paper, the Al/steel composite plate was prepared using rolling, with 5083 aluminum plate as the cladding plate, Q235 steel plate as the substrate, and TA1 titanium (Ti) plate and DT4 pure iron (Fe) plate as the intermediate layers. The heterothermic billet was prepared through induction heating by the magnetic effects of the steel plate and the pure Fe plate, and then the Al/steel composite plate was obtained by rolling. The impacts of post-rolling cooling process on the microstructure and properties of the Al/Ti/pure Fe/steel composite plate were studied. The results manifested that the pure Fe/steel interface had a good composite effect. With the increase in the cooling rate, the bonding strength of the Al/Ti interface was raised, and that of the Ti/Fe interface was increased first and then decreased. When the oil cooling process was adopted, the Al/Ti/pure Fe/steel composite plate exhibited the highest comprehensive performance. The shear strength of the Al/Ti interface and the Ti/Fe interface was 102 MPa and 186 MPa, respectively. The plastic fracture was determined as the mode of interface fracture.
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spelling doaj-art-34735e680e6d431b8f7d722565c5f5fd2025-02-02T12:11:51ZengSpringerOpenChinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering2192-82582025-01-0138111310.1186/s10033-024-01161-yEffects of Different Cooling Processes on the Structure and Properties of Aluminum/Steel Composite PlateYufei Zhu0Runwu Jiang1Chao Yu2Yuhua Wu3Hong Xiao4National Engineering Research Center for Equipment and Technology of Cold Strip Rolling, Yanshan UniversityNational Engineering Research Center for Equipment and Technology of Cold Strip Rolling, Yanshan UniversityNational Engineering Research Center for Equipment and Technology of Cold Strip Rolling, Yanshan UniversityNational Engineering Research Center for Equipment and Technology of Cold Strip Rolling, Yanshan UniversityNational Engineering Research Center for Equipment and Technology of Cold Strip Rolling, Yanshan UniversityAbstract The aluminum (Al)/steel transition joints used in ships are processed from composite plates, and their mechanical properties have a significant impact on the safety of ships. In this paper, the Al/steel composite plate was prepared using rolling, with 5083 aluminum plate as the cladding plate, Q235 steel plate as the substrate, and TA1 titanium (Ti) plate and DT4 pure iron (Fe) plate as the intermediate layers. The heterothermic billet was prepared through induction heating by the magnetic effects of the steel plate and the pure Fe plate, and then the Al/steel composite plate was obtained by rolling. The impacts of post-rolling cooling process on the microstructure and properties of the Al/Ti/pure Fe/steel composite plate were studied. The results manifested that the pure Fe/steel interface had a good composite effect. With the increase in the cooling rate, the bonding strength of the Al/Ti interface was raised, and that of the Ti/Fe interface was increased first and then decreased. When the oil cooling process was adopted, the Al/Ti/pure Fe/steel composite plate exhibited the highest comprehensive performance. The shear strength of the Al/Ti interface and the Ti/Fe interface was 102 MPa and 186 MPa, respectively. The plastic fracture was determined as the mode of interface fracture.https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-024-01161-yAl/steel composite plateCooling methodMicrostructureShear strength
spellingShingle Yufei Zhu
Runwu Jiang
Chao Yu
Yuhua Wu
Hong Xiao
Effects of Different Cooling Processes on the Structure and Properties of Aluminum/Steel Composite Plate
Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Al/steel composite plate
Cooling method
Microstructure
Shear strength
title Effects of Different Cooling Processes on the Structure and Properties of Aluminum/Steel Composite Plate
title_full Effects of Different Cooling Processes on the Structure and Properties of Aluminum/Steel Composite Plate
title_fullStr Effects of Different Cooling Processes on the Structure and Properties of Aluminum/Steel Composite Plate
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Different Cooling Processes on the Structure and Properties of Aluminum/Steel Composite Plate
title_short Effects of Different Cooling Processes on the Structure and Properties of Aluminum/Steel Composite Plate
title_sort effects of different cooling processes on the structure and properties of aluminum steel composite plate
topic Al/steel composite plate
Cooling method
Microstructure
Shear strength
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-024-01161-y
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