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Al-3003/Zn bi-layer soldering sheets were produced using roll bonding process at different reductions in both cold and hot conditions. The bond strengths of the bi-layer sheets were measured by peel test before and after supplemental annealing treatment. The peeled surfaces were examined using optical and scanning electron microscopy. The results indicate that by increasing the reduction in thickness during rolling and/or the annealing treatment the bond strength improves. Additionally, the decrease of initial sheet thickness and increase of rolling temperature can effectively improve the bond strength. Microscopic examinations show that the fracture type of Al-3003/Zn sheets is... 

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of annealing phenomena on the energy absorption of Al-steel bilayer sheets, bonded by cold rolling, through wedge tearing. Tearing by wedge is a dissipating energy system that includes three components: cutting, friction and plastic deformation due to bending. In order to find the bonding and annealing effects on energy absorption, the non-bonded bilayer sheets are prepared in the same condition of bonded ones. The results show that energy absorption of bonded sheets is larger than that of non-bonded ones. This is due to different plastic bending moment of bonded and non-bonded bilayer sheets. Whenever the bond is improved by heat... 

Al-1100/St-12 aluminum clad steel sheets were produced using roll bonding process at different reductions in thickness and with various supplemental annealing treatments. Experiments were conducted by applying the Taguchi method to obtain optimum condition for maximizing the joint strength. The joint strengths of the bi-layer sheets were evaluated by peel test. The Al/Fe intermetallic phases at the joint interface and the peeled surfaces were examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and Vickers microhardness test were performed to characterize the intermetallic compounds. The results indicate that at the optimum condition of 0.50 reduction in...