In-Plane Testing Behavior of Adhesive-Bonded Steel Sheets: Influence of Sheet Surface Roughness, Adhesive Thickness, and Bonding Width

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 103801
Author(s):  
Ravi Kant ◽  
R. Ganesh Narayanan
2014 ◽  
Vol 794-796 ◽  
pp. 351-356
Author(s):  
Yohei Harada ◽  
Kozo Ishizuka ◽  
Shinji Kumai

High strength 2024 aluminum alloy studs were joined to galvanized, galvannealed and non-coated steel sheets by using an advanced stud welding method. Effect of the coating layer on the interfacial microstructure and the tensile fracture load of the joints were evaluated. A specially-designed stud having a circular projection at its bottom was pressed against a sheet surface. A discharge current was introduced from the upper part of the stud. Local heating could be achieved by a high current density at a contact point between the projection and sheet. The observation of joint area revealed the projection was severely deformed and spread along the sheet surface. The coating layer of the galvanized steel sheet was removed at the joint interface under the charging voltage of 200 V, while that of the galvannealed one locally remained on the steel surface even at 400 V. This would be strongly related to the melting or liquidus and solidus temperatures of each coating layer. Joining was not achieved at a low charging voltage in the non-coated and galvannealed steel sheets, while high tensile fracture load was obtained even at 200 V in the galvanized ones.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Akira Mizobuchi ◽  
Atsuyoshi Tashima

This study addresses the wet grinding of large stainless steel sheets, because it is difficult to subject them to dry grinding. Because stainless steel has a low thermal conductivity and a high coefficient of thermal expansion, it easily causes grinding burn and thermal deformation while dry grinding on the wheel without applying a cooling effect. Therefore, wet grinding is a better alternative. In this study, we made several types of grinding wheels, performed the wet grinding of stainless steel sheets, and identified the wheels most suitable for the process. As such, this study developed a special accessory that could be attached to a wet grinding workpiece. The attachment can maintain constant pressure, rotational speed, and supply grinding fluid during work. A set of experiments was conducted to see how some grinding wheels subjected to some grinding conditions affected the surface roughness of a workpiece made of a stainless steel sheet (SUS 304, according to Japanese Industrial Standards: JIS). It was found that the roughness of the sheet could be minimized when a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) grinding wheel was used as the grinding wheel and tap water was used as the grinding fluid at an attachment pressure of 0.2 MPa and a rotational speed of 150 rpm. It was shown that a surface roughness of up to 0.3 μm in terms of the arithmetic average height could be achieved if the above conditions were satisfied during wet grinding. The final surface roughness was 0.03 μm after finish polishing by buffing. Since the wet grinding of steel has yet to be studied in detail, this article will serve as a valuable reference.


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