scholarly journals Estimation of Material Flow in Stir Zone during Friction Stir Welding by Distribution Measurement of Si Particles

2006 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 224-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidetoshi Fujii ◽  
Young Gon Kim ◽  
Takuya Tsumura ◽  
Toru Komazaki ◽  
Kazuhiro Nakata
Author(s):  
Kethavath Kranthi Kumar ◽  
Adepu Kumar ◽  
MVNV Satyanarayana

Material flow has a significant impact on the joint properties and is one of the most challenging aspects to be understood in dissimilar friction stir welding. The present study emphasizes the role of process parameters on material flow, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of dissimilar friction stir welds of AA5083-AA6061. Microstructural analysis revealed that the onion ring sub-layer width observed at the stir zone was substantially changed by varying process parameters. It was understood that the higher rotational speeds promote better intermixing and enhanced mechanical properties. The notch tensile strength values were in correlation with the intermixing of materials at the stir zone and the highest notch tensile strength value was obtained at 1400 rpm and 60 mm/min. A remarkable degree of material intermixing and fragmentation of intermetallics at higher rotational speeds resulted in better corrosion resistance.


2011 ◽  
Vol 702-703 ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Kokawa ◽  
Yutaka S. Sato ◽  
Sergey Mironov

The principal features of material flow during friction stir welding (FSW) were illustrated via textural measurements in magnesium alloys. The straining state in the stir zone was demonstrated to be close to the simple-shear deformation with the shear plane/direction aligned with the local surface of the welding tool. Due to the unique nature of FSW process as well as specific character of the welding tool geometry, texture distribution in the stir zone was shown to be inherently inhomogeneous. The impact of this effect on mechanical properties is briefly considered.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 6393-6402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luqman Hakim Ahmad Shah ◽  
Abdelbaset Midawi ◽  
Scott Walbridge ◽  
Adrian Gerlich

This study examines dissimilar friction stir welding of AA5052-AA6061 aluminum alloys with varying tool offsets. The base metals were positioned and fixed at a slight diagonal positioning such that varying tool offset position from the centreline can also be varied along the length of the weld. After the fabrication process, microstructural and mechanical property characterization was subsequently conducted. The results show that, above a certain threshold for tool offset, incomplete consolidation (i.e. kissing bond defects) will occur. Regardless of the base material positioning, a zero tool offset shows optimum intermixing in the stir zone. EDX mapping confirms the presence of a distinct interface between both materials in the stir zone region. However, enhanced material intermixing and better elongation are observed when AA6061 alloy is positioned at the tool advancing side.


2013 ◽  
Vol 774-776 ◽  
pp. 1155-1159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Cong He

Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state welding process where no gross melting of the material being welded takes place. Numerical modelling of the FSW process can provide realistic prediction of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of the process. Latest literature relating to finite element analysis (FEA) of thermo-mechanical behaviour of FSW process is reviewed in this paper. The recent development in thermo-mechanical modelling of FSW process is described with particular reference to two major factors that influence the performance of FSW joints: material flow and temperature distribution. The main thermo-mechanical modelling used in FSW process are discussed and illustrated with brief case studies from the literature.


2010 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 313-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uceu Suhuddin ◽  
Sergey Mironov ◽  
H. Takahashi ◽  
Yutaka S. Sato ◽  
Hiroyuki Kokawa ◽  
...  

The “stop-action” technique was employed to study grain structure evolution during friction-stir welding of AZ31 magnesium alloy. The grain structure formation was found to be mainly governed by the combination of the continuous and discontinuous recrystallization but also involved geometric effect of strain and local grain boundary migration. Orientation measurements showed that the deformation mode was very close to the simple shear associated with the rotating pin and material flow arose mainly from basal slip.


Metals ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajad Fouladi ◽  
Amir Ghasemi ◽  
Mahmoud Abbasi ◽  
Morteza Abedini ◽  
Amir Khorasani ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 856 ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
R. Beygi ◽  
Mohsen Kazeminezhad ◽  
A.H. Kokabi ◽  
S. Mohammad Javad Alvani ◽  
D. Verdera ◽  
...  

In this study friction stir welding of Al-Cu laminated composites were carried out by two different tool geometries. Welding procedure was carried out from both sides of Al and Cu. Analyzing cross section of welds showed that different contact conditions between shoulder and material, offers different material flow behavior which is dependent on the tool geometry. SEM analyses showed that mixing of materials in nugget region is more pronounced in the advancing side. Also XRD results indicated that welding from Cu side, leads to intermetallic formation in mixed regions.


Author(s):  
Avinish Tiwari ◽  
Pardeep Pankaj ◽  
Saurav Suman ◽  
Piyush Singh ◽  
Pankaj Biswas ◽  
...  

Friction stir welding (FSW) of high strength materials is challenging due to high tool cost and low tool life. To address this issue, the present investigation deals with an alternative of plasma-assisted friction stir welding (PFSW) of DH36 steel with WC-10%Co tool. Plasma preheating current (13 A, 15 A, and 17 A) was varied by keeping other FSW parameters as constant. During the FSW and PFSW process, force measurement and thermal history aided in a deep understanding of the process, tool degradation mechanisms, accompanied by the mechanical and microstructural characterization of the welded joints. The stir zone hardness was increased from 140 HV0.5 to about 267 HV0.5. The yield and tensile strength of weld increased from 385 MPa and 514 MPa to about 391 MPa and 539 MPa, respectively. Weld joint elongation (%) was increased from ~10% of weld 1 to ~13.89% of weld 4. During PFSW, the process temperature was increased, the cooling rate was lowered, and the weld bead was widened. The results also revealed that the plasma-assisted weld resulted in polygonal ([Formula: see text]) and allotriomorphic ferrite as the major constituents in the stir zone. Pearlite dissolution and spheroidization were observed in the ICHAZ and SCHAZ, respectively. Additionally, the plasma preheating reduced the tungsten tool’s wear by 58% compared to FSW.


Author(s):  
Debtanay Das ◽  
Swarup Bag ◽  
Sukhomay Pal ◽  
M. Ruhul Amin

Abstract Friction stir welding (FSW) is widely accepted by industry because of multiple advantages such as low-temperature process, green technology, and capable of producing good quality weld joints. Extensive research has been conducted to understand the physical process and material flow during FSW. The published works mainly discussed the effects of various process parameters on temperature distribution and microstructure formation. There are few works on the prediction of defect formation from a physics-based model. However, these models ignore chip formation or surface morphology and material loss during the FSW process. In the present work, a fully coupled 3D thermo-mechanical model is developed to predict the chip formation and surface morphology during welding. The effects of various process parameters on surface morphology are also studied using the current model. Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) technique is used to model the FSW process using a commercial software ABAQUS. The model is validated by comparing the results in published literature. The current model is capable of predicting the material flow out of the workpiece and thus enables the visualization of the chip formation. The developed model can extensively be used to predict the surface quality of the friction stir welded joints.


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