scholarly journals Literature review on friction stir welding of magnesium alloys

2020 ◽  
Vol 912 ◽  
pp. 032053
Author(s):  
Rajesh ◽  
T Rajasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Magnesium Alloys ◽  
Friction Stir

Microstructural and Mechanical Behaviour Evaluation of Mg-Al-Zn Alloy Friction Stir Welded Joint

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 8150-8159
Author(s):  
Kulwant Singh ◽  
Gurbhinder Singh ◽  
Harmeet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Magnesium Alloys ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Tensile Fracture ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
The Impact

The weight reduction concept is most effective to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from vehicles, which also improves fuel efficiency. Amongst lightweight materials, magnesium alloys are attractive to the automotive sector as a structural material. Welding feasibility of magnesium alloys acts as an influential role in its usage for lightweight prospects. Friction stir welding (FSW) is an appropriate technique as compared to other welding techniques to join magnesium alloys. Field of friction stir welding is emerging in the current scenario. The friction stir welding technique has been selected to weld AZ91 magnesium alloys in the current research work. The microstructure and mechanical characteristics of the produced FSW butt joints have been investigated. Further, the influence of post welding heat treatment (at 260 °C for 1 h) on these properties has also been examined. Post welding heat treatment (PWHT) resulted in the improvement of the grain structure of weld zones which affected the mechanical performance of the joints. After heat treatment, the tensile strength and elongation of the joint increased by 12.6 % and 31.9 % respectively. It is proven that after PWHT, the microhardness of the stir zone reduced and a comparatively smoothened microhardness profile of the FSW joint obtained. No considerable variation in the location of the tensile fracture was witnessed after PWHT. The results show that the impact toughness of the weld joints further decreases after post welding heat treatment.

Friction Stir Welding Magnesium Alloys

2013 ◽  
pp. 285-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Kohn ◽  
S. Antonsson ◽  
A. Munitz
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Magnesium Alloys ◽  
Friction Stir

Friction Stir Welding of the Aluminum Matrix Composite - A Literature Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 787 ◽  
pp. 669-673
Author(s):  
K. Reddi Prasad ◽  
Arumugam Mahamani
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Aluminium Matrix ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Aluminium Matrix Composites ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Joint Efficiency ◽  
Welding Processes

Aluminium matrix composites have received the attention of numerous researchers, because of its attractive properties like high strength, good thermal conductivity and more strength to weight ratio. Application of the conventional welding processes for aluminium matrix composites, facilitates the formation of undesirable phase at the welded region, which limits the wide spread application. The objective of this paper is to review the literatures belonging to the friction stir welding of the composites and explore the challenges associated to maximize joint efficiency. The major contribution of this paper is to study the issue of welding of ex-situ and in-situ composites, various process parameters, properties of joint and post weld heat treatment process to improve the joint efficiency. This literature review provides some research gaps in the friction stir welding of composites.

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