Investigation of residual stress in composites produced by explosion welding with ultrasound

Abstract

Abstract The paper presents the results of experimental studies of residual stress in homogeneous steel samples obtained by explosion welding with simultaneous exposure to ultrasound. For experimental determination of residual stress in composites, a method based on sequential removal of thin metal layers from the sample surface and measurement of deformations of the sample from the opposite side using strain gages was chosen. It is shown that the introduction of ultrasound in the process of explosion welding leads to both a redistribution of residual stress and a significant decrease in their maximum values measured in the immediate vicinity of the junction zone of steel samples.