scholarly journals Numerical and Empirical Studies on Friction Stir Welding of Yellow Brass 405-20

Author(s):  
Syed Farhan Raza ◽  
Sarmad Ali Khan ◽  
Muhammad Farhan ◽  
Naveed Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Salman Habib ◽  
...  

Abstract Friction stir welding (FSW) is an eco-friendly and solid-state joining technology. Due to this reason, industries are keenly adopting this joining process in their various applications e.g., automobile, aerospace, marine, etc. Several materials have already been welded by FSW including aluminum, copper, steel, alloys of these materials, plastics, composites, and list are still going on. Few researchers have welded the brass using FSW. In this research, yellow brass 405-20 is welded with FSW for the very first time. Thermal distribution during FSW of brass was recorded via both simulations and experiments. Moreover, ultimate tensile strength was also measured numerically with its validation from its empirical counterpart. Finally, hardness was measured numerically in the form of compressive strength of welded brass, and it was also validated experimentally. Three aspects of validated simulations were never studied for brass 405-20 before and finally a good and close match was found between results from both simulations and experiments.

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Akshansh Mishra ◽  
Devarrishi Dixit

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a solid state joining process which possesses a great potential to revolutionise the aerospace industries. Distinctive materials are selected as aerospace alloys to withstand higher temperature and loads. Sometimes these alloys are difficult to join by a conventional welding process but they are easily welded by FSW process. The FSW process in aerospace applications can be used for: aviation for fuel tanks, repair of faulty welds, cryogenic fuel tanks for space vehicles. Eclipse Aviation, for example, has reported dramatic production cost reductions with FSW when compared to other joining technologies. This paper will discuss about the mechanical and microstructure properties of various aerospace alloys which are joined by FSW process.


Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a topical and propitious solid-state joining process producing economical and strengthened joints of age-hardened and heat-treatable Aluminium Alloy AA 6082-T6. Mechanical and fractural behaviour of weldments were investigated in order to find crack initiation and necking on the weld zone thereby perceiving the complete behaviour of fracture occurred near the weld zone. Weldments are fabricated by employing four tool pin profiles namely MX-TRIVEX, A-SKEW, Three flat threaded and Concave shouldered MX-TRIFLUTE tools at various rotational speeds 1000 rpm, 1200 rpm and 1400 rpm at single traverse speed 25 mm/min. EXCETEX-EX-40 CNC wire cut EDM with 0.25 mm brass wire diameter has been employed to perform the extraction of tensile test specimens from the weldments according to ASTM E8M-04 standard. Tensile test was performed on elctromechanically servo controlled TUE-C-200 (UTM machine) according to ASTM B557-16 standards Maximum Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) of 172.33 MPa (55.5% of base material) and 0.2% Yield Stress (YS) of 134.10 MPa (51.5% of base material) were obtained by using A-SKEW at 1400 rpm, 25 mm/min and maximum % Elongation (%El) of 11.33 (113.3% of base material) was obtained at MX-TRIVEX at 1000 rpm, 25 mm/min. Minimum UTS of 131.16 MPa (42.30% of base material) and 0.2% YS of 105.207 MPa (40.46% of base material )were obtained by using Concave shouldered MX-TRIFLUTE at 1400 rpm, 25 mm/min. Minimum % El of 5.42 ( 54.2% of base material) was obtained by using A-SKEW at 1000 rpm, 25 mm/min.


2003 ◽  
Vol 807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Cederqvist

ABSTRACTFriction Stir Welding (FSW) is a novel solid-state joining process where the work pieces are joined together using a rotating non-consumable tool. The process has mainly been used for joining aluminium alloys, and has not yet been used in production for any other metal. However, the results from the development program confirm that FSW can consistently seal 50mm thick copper canisters without creating defects. A new machine is now installed at SKB's Canister Laboratory to further automate the process to production level.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 6924
Author(s):  
Khaja Moiduddin ◽  
Arshad Noor Siddiquee ◽  
Mustufa Haider Abidi ◽  
Syed Hammad Mian ◽  
Muneer Khan Mohammed

Applications of non-ferrous light metal alloys are especially popular in the field of aerospace. Hence it is important to investigate their properties in joining processes such as welding. Solid state joining process such as friction stir welding (FSW) is quite efficient for joining non-ferrous alloys, but with thick plates, challenges increase. In this study, Mg alloy plates of thickness 11.5 mm were successfully welded via single-pass FSW. Due to the dynamic recrystallization, grain size in the stir zone was reduced to 16 µm which is ≈15 times smaller than the parent material. The optimized rotational speed and traverse speed for optimum weld integrity were found to be 710 rpm and 100 mm/min, respectively. A sound weld with 98.96% joint efficiency, having an Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) of 161.8 MPa and elongation of 27.83%, was accomplished. Microhardness of the nugget was increased by 14.3%.


2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 3661-3666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Jin Cao ◽  
Mohammad Jahazi

As a relatively new solid-state joining process, friction stir welding (FSW) may provide a feasible approach to join dissimilar materials such as Mg to Al alloys. In this work, the effects of selected process parameters including work-piece placement, pin tilting angle, and pin location on the quality of dissimilar AA 2024-T3 to AZ31B-H24 butt joints were investigated for the first time. Sound butt joints with low distortion and no solidification cavities or cracks were successfully obtained indicating the potential of FSW to join dissimilar Al to Mg alloys.


2014 ◽  
Vol 783-786 ◽  
pp. 1729-1734
Author(s):  
P. Cavaliere

Friction Stir Welding is a well known solid state joining technology. Many processing conditions and materials properties affect the microstructural evolution and mechanical behavior of the produced joints. The main parameters involved in the welding process have been studied and the results presented in the present paper. The fatigue life and crack behavior of several aluminum alloys FSW joints have been presented. The analysis was conducted through a multi-objective optimization tool capable of correlating all the material properties and processing parameters to the final mechanical performances of the welds.


2017 ◽  
Vol 867 ◽  
pp. 127-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Shanavas ◽  
J. Edwin Raja Dhas

The welding of aluminium and its alloys was a great challenge for researchers and technologists till 1991. Friction stir welding (FSW), a relatively new solid state joining process was first patented in 1991 by Thomas et. al. from ‘The welding Institute (TWI), England. Later its application found in various industries like aerospace, marine, automobile, etc. due to its high quality joints. The technique is energy efficient, ecofriendly and versatile too. In this review article, the modeling and analysis of friction stir welding and underwater friction stir welding (UFSW) of aluminium alloy are addressed. Commonly used method for modeling and analysis of welded joints such as Taguchi method and Response surface method (RSM) are considered for the review. Finally an attempt has been made to compare UFSW welded joints with FSW welded joints.


2019 ◽  
Vol 969 ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
K. Tejonadha Babu ◽  
S. Muthukumaran ◽  
C.H. Bharat Kumar ◽  
C. Sathiya Narayanan

Friction stir welding (FSW), a solid-state joining process is extensively using in the welding of aluminum alloy sheets. In order to save energy and reduce emission, lightweight materials like aluminum alloys were introduced into steel car body, which requires the development of effective joining processes. In the present study, welding was carried out in two different conditions, in the air (CFSW) and underwater (UWFSW) at various welding speeds to weld 5052-O aluminum alloy sheets. The effect of UWFSW on microstructural developments, mechanical properties, and formability was evaluated and compared. Grain refinement is an important opportunity to improve the mechanical properties of FS welds. Considerable grain refinement was obtained in UWFSW joints, which is smaller than that in the CFSW joints. The results indicated an increase in tensile strength, hardness, the percentage of elongation, and formability of UWFSW weld sheets. The results of the tensile test, hardness test, microstructure and fractography as in good correlation with improved properties.


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