Journal of Welding and Joining

1: J Weld Join. 2014;32(5):474-479. Published online October 30, 2014.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5781/JWJ.2014.32.5.44; Mechanical Behavior of Weldbond Joint of 1.2GPa Grade Ultra High Strength TRIP Steel for Car Body Applications; Jong-Dae Lee^*,**, So-Jeong Lee^*, Jung-Hwan Bang^*, Dong-Cheol Kim^*, Mun-Jin Kang^*, Mok-Soon Kim^**, Jun-Ki Kim^*; Corresponding author: Jong-Dae Lee ,Email: jkim@kitech.re.kr

Abstract: The effect of weldbond hybrid joining process on the mechanical behavior of single lap and L-tensile joints was investigated for the newly developed 1.2GPa grade ultra high strength TRIP(transformation induced plasticity) steel. In the case of single lap shear behavior, the weldbond joint of 1.2GPa TRIP steel showed lower maximum tensile load and elongation than that of the adhesive bonding only. It was considered to be due to the reduction of real adhesion area, which was caused by the degradation of adhesive near the spot weld, and the brittle fracture behavior of the spot weld joint. In the case of L-tensile behavior, however, the maximum tensile load of the weldbond joint of 1.2GPa TRIP steel was dramatically increased and the fracture mode was change to the base metal fracture which is desirable for the spot weld joint. These synergic effect of the weldbond hybrid joining process in 1.2GPa TRIP steel was considered to be due to the stress dissipation around the spot weld joint by the presence of adhesive which resulted in the change of crack propagation path.

Keywords :Weldbond, Hybrid joining, Ultra high strength steel, TRIP steel, Single lap shear behavior