Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (8): 2555-2569.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20231227

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Effect of laser surface treatment on the shear strength of aluminum-aluminum bonding joints

Gui-shen YU1,2(),Xin CHEN2(),Yue TANG2,Chun-hui ZHAO1,Ai-jia NIU1,Hui CHAI1,Jing-xin NA2   

  1. 1.Department of System Overall Technology,North China Vehicle Research Institute,Beijing 100072,China
    2.State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control,Jilin University,Changchun 130012,China
  • Received:2023-11-08 Online:2025-08-01 Published:2025-11-14
  • Contact: Xin CHEN E-mail:yugs18@mails.jlu.edu.cn;cx@jlu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Laser ablation is an effective interfacial treatment to improve the joint bonding performance, whereas the effect mechanism of the laser treatment process on the shear strength of bonded joints is not clear. This study developed a test fixture for the shear strength of bonded joints which addressed the out-of-plane bending during the tensile shear of thin plates. The effect of laser surface treatment process on the shear strength of aluminum bonded joints was elucidated through the interfacial microstructure, wettability, and fracture mechanism. The results show that the shear strength of bonded joints is affected by the combination of interfacial roughness and surface wettability. The highest shear strength (24.51 MPa) was obtained using a laser energy density of 82.6 J/cm2, a 45°+135° morphology, and overlap rate of -25%. Compared to the rolled surface (11.74 MPa), the shear strength of the laser-machined joints increased by 108.7%.

Key words: vehicle engineering, aluminum alloy joints, adhesive joints, shear strength, wettability, roughness

CLC Number: 

  • U463.82

Fig.1

Schematic diagram of the laser surface treatment process"

Table 1

Laser parameters for the selected engraving machine"

激光器参数数值
峰值功率Pmax/W50
激光波长λ/nm1 064
光斑直径d/μm50
脉冲频率f/kHz20
扫描速度v /(mm·s-10~2 000

Fig.2

Schematic and physical diagrams of the fixture of shear mechanical properties for bonding joints"

Fig.3

Schematic representation of the interfacial contact angle model"

Table 2

Experimentally used laser energy density and its power parameters"

激光效率η/%平均功率Pave/W激光能量密度Φ/(J·cm-2
208.0120.4
4016.3741.7
6023.5960.1
8032.4282.6
10039.92101.7

Fig.4

XPS spectra of the interface between the base material (a)~(c) and the laser-treated (d)~(f) interface"

Fig.5

Surface morphology of laser processing with different laser energy densities"

Fig.6

White light interference surface profiler"

Fig.7

Three-dimensional profiles of surfaces processed with different laser energy densities"

Fig.8

Effect of laser energy density on the infiltration and shear strength of the bonding joints"

Fig.9

Effect of laser energy density on the surface morphology of the bonding joint and a schematic diagram of the bonding interface with different groove depths"

Fig.10

Shear macroscopic fracture morphology of bonding joints in different energy densities"

Fig.11

Schematic diagrams of typical laser-treated surface groove processing paths"

Fig.12

Surface morphology of different laser groove shapes processed"

Fig.13

Surface profiles machined with different laser groove shapes"

Fig.14

Wettability of surfaces of five groove shapes and shear strength of bonding joints"

Fig.15

Morphology of surface droplets with five types of groove"

Fig.16

Force analysis of bonding joints under shear loads"

Fig.17

Shear fracture morphology for five surface shapes"

Fig.18

Surface morphology of bonded joints at four laser overlap rates"

Fig.19

Surface profiles of the bonding joints for four laser overlap rates"

Fig.20

Wettability and shear strength of the bonding joints at different overlap rates"

Fig.21

Fracture morphology of the bonding joints with four overlap rates"

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