The influence of the rolling direction of aluminum alloy AA2024 sheets on mechanical properties of welded joints produced at different friction stir welding modes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. N. Kalashnikov ◽  
T. A. Kalashnikova ◽  
V. A. Beloborodov ◽  
V. A. Bataev ◽  
A. G. Tyurin ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 558-564
Author(s):  
Hüseyin Köken ◽  
Hasan Kaya ◽  
Ramazan Samur ◽  
Mehmet Uçar

In this study, spectral analyzes were performed to determine the chemical composition of the samples at 2x40x40 mm taken from aluminum alloy sheet materials. Plates to be combined with friction stir welding were mechanically cut with guillotine scissors at 2x100x300mm. The welded joints of the aluminum plates to be friction-mixed are coated with titanium-based powder material with a thickness of 40µm by high velocity oxygen fuel spraying (HVOF) method. A friction stir tool with a cone tip geometry with machining, 20mm shoulder diameter and 1.8mm pin height was produced for use in the friction stir welding process. In addition, the aluminum alloy sheets prepared were machined according to ASTM E8M-04 standard with dimensions of 2x100x300mm so that they could be joined with friction stir welding on the milling bench. Waterjet drawing and metallographic samples were cut from welded aluminum plates formed with parameters of 2000 rpm rotation speed and 140 mm / min welding speed and 2 degree head angle in accordance with ASTM E8M-04 standard. Tensile specimens were measured on the universal drafting table at a pulling speed of 2 mm / min along with the maximum tensile breaking values ??as well as percent elongation. In order to determine the microstructure and mechanical properties of the weld inserts, hot stamping of the samples, which were not affected by heat, was followed by coarse and fine sanding followed by final polishing with 1µm diamond paste. The hardness values of the samples were determined by Vickers hardness measurement along an axis to characterize the welded zone upper, middle and lower zones to cover all weld zones and the main material.


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir Ali Amin ◽  
Mohannad Yousif Hanna ◽  
Alhamza Farooq Mohamed

Bobbin friction stir welding (BFSW) is a variant of the conventional friction stir welding (CFSW); it can weld the upper and lower surface of the work-piece in the same pass. This technique involves the bonding of materials without melting. In this work, the influence of tool design on the mechanical properties of welding joints of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy with 6.25 mm thickness produced by FSW bobbin tools was investigated and the best bobbin tool design was determined. Five different probe shapes (threaded straight cylindrical, straight cylindrical with 3 flat surfaces, straight cylindrical with 4 flat surfaces, threaded straight cylindrical with 3 flat surface and threaded straight cylindrical with 4 flat surfaces) with various dimensions of the tool (shoulders and pin) were used to create the welding joints. The direction of the welding process was perpendicular to the rolling direction for aluminum plates. Tensile and bending tests were performed to select the right design of the bobbin tools, which gave superior mechanical properties of the welded zone.  The tool of straight cylindrical with four flats, 8 mm probe and 24 mm shoulders diameter gave better tensile strength (193 MPa), elongation (6.1%), bending force (5.7 KN), and welding efficiency (65.4%) according to tensile strength.     


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wali Muhammad ◽  
Wilayat Husain ◽  
Anjum Tauqir ◽  
Abdul Wadood ◽  
Hamid Zaigham ◽  
...  

Abstract In this study, friction stir welding of AA2014-O and AA2014-T6 aluminum alloy was performed at various welding speeds to evaluate the influence of temper conditions of base metal on the properties of the welded joints. The results showed strong influence of base metal temper conditions on the microstructural morphologies and mechanical behavior of the welded joints. In the 2014-O joints, different zones of weld joint were diffused into each other and there was no clear interface between them. In 2014-T6 joints, there was a distinct demarcation between the NZ, TMAZ, HAZ and base metal. The welded joints in 2014-O temper condition showed increase in hardness in the vicinity of weld center due to grain refinement whereas, in 2014-T6, softening occurred in the same region by the dissolution of strengthening precipitates. The mechanical properties of 2014-O joints were equivalent to the base metal showing a 100% weld efficiency with fracture located in the base metal, whereas 2014-T6 welds exhibited about 70% weld efficiency with fracture located at the NZ/TMAZ interface. All the samples in mechanical testing fractured at retreating side (RS) which exhibited heterogeneity in the mechanical properties of the welded joints. SEM fractographic analysis revealed a ductile fracture mode comprising of dimples in both temper conditions. The size and shape of the dimples was strongly dependent on base metal temper condition.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1619-1622
Author(s):  
J. A. Al-jarrah ◽  
A. Ibrahim ◽  
S. Sawlaha

This paper investigates the effect of axial force on the surface appearance and mechanical properties of 6061 aluminum alloy welded joints prepared by friction stir welding. The applied pressure varies from 1.44 to 10.07 MPa. The applied pressure was calculated from the axial force which exerted by a spring loaded cell designed for this purpose. Defect free joints obtained at an applied pressure of 3.62 MPa. The mechanical properties of the welded joints were evaluated through microhardness and tensile tests at room temperature. From this investigation, it was found that the joint produced with an applied pressure of 5.76 MPa exhibits superior tensile strength compared to other welded joints. The fracture of this joint happened at the base material.


2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 2743-2754
Author(s):  
Ashish Jacob ◽  
Sachin Maheshwari ◽  
Arshad Noor Siddiquee ◽  
Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari ◽  
Mustufa Haider Abidi ◽  
...  

Certain age hardenable alloys such as AA7475 cannot be joined with perfection using fusion welding techniques. This requires non-conventional welding technique such as friction stir welding process to join these ‘difficult to weld’ alloys. In this study, three different cooling conditions i.e. cryogenic, sub-zero, and zero-degree Celsius temperature conditions have been analyzed to understand its impact on the welding process. In-process cooling was found to behave effectively and also enhanced the mechanical properties of the welded joints. A stable microstructure was clearly seen in the images observed under the metallurgical microscope. The weld efficiencies were found to be good in each of the samples which are indicative of a strong metallic joint. The effective cooling conditions employed had an overall positive impact on the joint.


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