ANEWAPPROACH TO PREDICT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AT THE INTERFACE OF ALUMINIUM/COPPER EXPLOSIVE CLADDING BY EXPLOSIVE SCARF WELDING

The purp ose ofthis study is to produce scarfjoint through explosive welding process (exw). the scarf weld is a process in which the final bond interface is oblique. with applying the explosive welding technique, this joint can create a metallic bond between similar or dissimilar metals. in this study, chamfered end of aluminum and copper plates were joined explosively and named scarf joint,employ ing changes in chamfered angle at different stand-off distance and explosive loading. the geometry of scarf joint enables consideration of both flyer and base plate thickness and explosive loading and the effects on mechanical properties of interface such as bond shear strength and microhardness can be investigated. mathematical models developed for the interface properties of scarf joint to make relationship between the bond shear strength and explosive loading ratio. to check the adequacy of developed models, mechanical properties of interface, such as bond shear strength, predicted and compared with actual values in explosive cladding process. the results show reasonable agreement with theoretical predictions. consequently, mathematical model which is based on scarf joints, can predict bond shear strength of cladding metals under desired explosive loading and flyer plate thickness.