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Optimisation of Diffusion Welding Parameters in Al-Cu Bimetal for Shaped Charge Application


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1 Department of Metallurgy and Material Science, College of Engineering Pune, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005, India
 

Optimum process parameters (temperature, pressure, and time) for diffusion welding of aluminium and copper have been achieved with better shear strength for application in shaped charges using the Taguchi method. The study involved characterising the type thickness of intermetallic compounds formed at the faying surfaces using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and electron probe micro analyser, lap shear strength assessment, microhardness, and X-ray diffraction. It is confirmed that intermetallic compounds of type Al4Cu(σ), Al2Cu (θ),and AlCu (η1)with traces of Al2Cu3 (δ) and AlCu4 (α2) were formed at the interface. The optimum shear strength of 42.2 N was achieved with diffusion welding at temperature 510° C, pressure 0.5MPa and time 5400s.By diffusion welding at these conditions, the shape charge cones fabricated and explosively filled such shaped charges paved, an increase of 0.42 times in the penetration of target with diffusion welded copper-aluminium shape charge cones compared with that from conventional monolithic copper sheet.

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Bimetallic Liner, Diffusion Welding, Intermetallic Compound, Lap Shear Strength, Shaped Charge.
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Authors

Santosh Ingole
Department of Metallurgy and Material Science, College of Engineering Pune, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005, India
MJ Rathod
Department of Metallurgy and Material Science, College of Engineering Pune, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005, India

Abstract


Optimum process parameters (temperature, pressure, and time) for diffusion welding of aluminium and copper have been achieved with better shear strength for application in shaped charges using the Taguchi method. The study involved characterising the type thickness of intermetallic compounds formed at the faying surfaces using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and electron probe micro analyser, lap shear strength assessment, microhardness, and X-ray diffraction. It is confirmed that intermetallic compounds of type Al4Cu(σ), Al2Cu (θ),and AlCu (η1)with traces of Al2Cu3 (δ) and AlCu4 (α2) were formed at the interface. The optimum shear strength of 42.2 N was achieved with diffusion welding at temperature 510° C, pressure 0.5MPa and time 5400s.By diffusion welding at these conditions, the shape charge cones fabricated and explosively filled such shaped charges paved, an increase of 0.42 times in the penetration of target with diffusion welded copper-aluminium shape charge cones compared with that from conventional monolithic copper sheet.

Keywords


Bimetallic Liner, Diffusion Welding, Intermetallic Compound, Lap Shear Strength, Shaped Charge.

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