Effects of Corrugated Flat Rolling Process on the Bonding Interface, Microstructure, and Properties of Mg/Al Clad Plates

TL;DR

This paper introduces a new rolling process that improves the quality and strength of magnesium-aluminum composite plates.

Contribution

A novel corrugated–flat rolling composite process is proposed to enhance the bonding and mechanical properties of Mg/Al clad plates.

Findings

The corrugated–flat rolling process produces flatter clad plates without warpage.

The new process improves interface bonding quality and mechanical properties significantly.

Tensile strength and elongation reached 259.96 MPa and 8.11% in the transverse direction.

Abstract

In this paper, an AZ31B Mg/Al clad plate with 5052 aluminum alloy as the cladding was successfully prepared by a new composite process of corrugated roll roughing + flat roll finishing. First, finite element simulation software was used to predict and analyze the rolling process. Subsequently, experimental research was carried out according to the simulation results, and clad plate samples under single corrugated rolling and corrugated–flat rolling processes were prepared. Finally, the differences between the two clad plates in shape quality, interface bonding state, and mechanical properties were systematically compared and analyzed. The results show that, compared with the traditional corrugated rolling process, the sheet formed by corrugated–flat rolling composite rolling has a flatter shape with no warpage, and its interface bonding quality is better. The specific performance is as follows: the mechanical properties were significantly improved, and the tensile strength and elongation reached 259.96 MPa and 8.11%, respectively, in the transverse direction (TD). This study provides a new strategy for the preparation of high-performance Mg/Al clad plates.

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