Magnetic pulse welding is a high-speed, solid-state welding process that is applicable to sheets or tube-to-tube or tube-to-bar configurations. In this article we discuss about the MPW process modeling and simulation for welding AI tubes to steel bars. Finite element simulation was done to weld 6061 Al tubes of 1.65 mm wall thickness to 1010 steel bars of a 47.6 mm nominal diameter. Simulation results indicate that A1 tubes can be successfully welded to steel bars using MPW. It is found that the standoff distance between the Al tube and the steel bar i.e. gap between inner diameter of Al tube and diameter of steel bar is a dominant factor for achieving a sound weld. The addition of receding angles to the bars can promote MPW weldability window.
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